ONTAP Tools for VMware vSphere: "Unable to find valid certification path to requested target" when adding storage in OTV 9.12 and 9.13
Applies to
- ONTAP Tools for VMware vSphere 9.12 (OTV)
- ONTAP Tools for VMware vSphere 9.13 (OTV)
- ONTAP Tools for VMware vSphere 9.13P1 (OTV)
- Virtual Storage Console (VSC)
- Certificate Authority signed certificates
Issue
When adding a storage system in OTV 9.12 and higher, error:
An error occurred while adding Storage System. PKIX path building failed: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException. unable to find valid certification path to requested target
This occurs when:
- ONTAP is using a CA (certificate authority) signed certificate.
- The certificate chain for the CA has been imported into OTV's nvpf.keystore