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ONTAP upgrade image validation fails with encryption key migration status error

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • Automated non disruptive upgrade (ANDU)
  • External Key Manager

Issue

  • ONTAP image validation fails with error:
Encryption key migration status: Error
Error: The following data Vservers with external key management enabled have encryption keys managed by the admin Vserver: svm1.
Action: For each data Vserver listed above, migrate the encryption keys from the admin Vserver to the data Vserver using the (privilege: advanced) 'security key-manager key migrate' command.
  • Attempting to migrate the keys as per the above action plan fails:
Category: ekmip_server
              Status: FAILED
              Details: eKMIP Server:
                       kmip_server:5696, hosted
                       node: cluster-01, status: unknown,
                       status-detail: Response status: OPERATION_FAILED.
                       Reason: AUTHENTICATION_NOT_SUCCESSFUL. Message:
                       CERT_AUTH_FAILED.
  • Expired SSL certificates exist on this SVM per security certificate show output:
SVM1 123456789ABCDEF keyvault.vault.azure.net client
    Certificate Authority: keyvault.vault.azure.net
          Expiration Date: Fri Nov 15 12:18:57 2024

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