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Active IQ Unified Manager OVA Signing Certificates: Impact of Certificate Expiration and Renewal Guidance

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Applies to

  • Active IQ Unified Manager (AIQUM) 9.x with vApp
  • VMware vCenter Server 9.x

Answer

Q1. What is the impact if the following certificates uploaded to vCenter Server expire?
  • Entrust Root Certification Authority - G2
  • Entrust Code Signing CA - OVCS2
  • Entrust Code Signing Root Certification Authority - CSBR1

A1:

  • These three certificates form the code-signing certificate chain used to verify the AIQUM OVA package during deployment.
  • If the AIQUM deployment has already been completed and the system is operating normally, expiration of these certificates does not affect the functionality or operation of the deployed AIQUM instance.
  • If the certificates expire before deployment, vCenter Server may be unable to validate the certificate chain during OVA deployment. In this case, the deployment wizard's Review Details page may display warnings such as:
    • The certificate is not trusted
    • The certificate is expired
  • Although the deployment can still be completed by proceeding despite the warnings, customers with strict security or compliance requirements may not be able to accept the deployment under these conditions.
Q2. How should these certificates be renewed after they expire?

A2:

  • For an AIQUM system that has already been successfully deployed and is operating normally, renewal of these expired deployment-signing certificates is not required.
  • However, if certificate renewal or any related remediation is required, 

    Please contact NetApp Technical Support or log into the NetApp Support Site to create a technical case. Reference this article for further assistance.

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