This part of the lab is presented as a Hands-on Labs Interactive Simulation. This will allow you to experience steps which are too time-consuming or resource intensive to do live in the lab environment. In this simulation, you can use the software interface as if you are interacting with a live environment.
The orange boxes show where to click, and the left and right arrow keys can also be used to move through the simulation in either direction.
In this simulation, you will use vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager to generate and replace certificates of the vRealize products being managed. We will focus on vRealize Operations in this example, but certificate management applies to all of the most recent versions of the products that can be managed in vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager.
Generate Self-Signed Certificate for vRealize Suite Products
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Click on the Settings icon to open the Settings page.
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Click on the Certificates tab.
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Click Add Certificate button to create or import a certificate.
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Enter vrops-01a in Certificate Name field.
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Enter vrops-01a-CN certificate in the Common Name field.
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Enter VMWARE in Organization field.
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Enter HOL in the Organization Unit field.
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Enter US in the Country Code field.
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Enter CA in the Locality and State field.
- Click on the sidebar to scroll down.
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Enter *.corp.local in the Domain Name field.
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Click Generate to create a new certificate.
Replace Product Certificate in an Environment
- Click the Home Icon.
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Click on Manage Environments .
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Click on the View Details link for the Rainpole Dev environment.
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Click on the vertical ellipsis for vRealize Operations to see the available options.
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Click Replace Certificate.
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Review the current certificate, then click Next.
- Notice the certificate name is the new one that we just generated. Click Next.
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Click on the Run Precheck button to validate the certificate before applying it.
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Click Finish to continue with the certificate replacement request.
View the Certificate Replacement Request
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Click the  Requests Icon on the navigation pane.
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Note the Replace Product Certificate request at the top of the list.
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Click the In Progress state.
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Note the status of the request changes from Initiated to Completed. This task can take several minutes to complete when doing a live certificate replacement.
Import an Existing Certificate
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Click Add Certificate button.
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Click the Import Certificate radio button.
- Click on Choose File.
- Click on the Certificate named Certificate_lcmcorpcert.pem. Click Open
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Click on Certificate Name field. Enter vRA-01a.
- Scroll down on the sidebar to view the details.
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Click Import button to import the certificate.
Generate a Certificate Signing Request
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Click Generate CSR button.
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Enter vrops-01a.corp.local in Certificate Name field.
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Enter vrops-01a.corp.local in the Common Name field.
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Enter VMWARE in Organization field.
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Enter HOL in the Organization Unit field.
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Enter US in the Country Code field.
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Enter CA in the Locality and State field.
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Domain Name *.corp.local.
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Click the Generate button.
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Note the .pem file getting downloaded. This certificate file can then be signed using your Certificate Authority.
This completes the simulation on Certificate Management with vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager.
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