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ONTAP Tools for VMware vSphere: "Unable to find valid certification path to requested target" when adding storage in OTV 9.12 and 9.13

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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

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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

 

 

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