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Unable to upload image via CLI with 'certificate or SSH remote key was not OK'

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • ONTAP Select
  • Web server / HTTP / HTTPS protocols

Issue

  • SSL certificate error while try to access https server to download ONTAP or firmware images:
  • One of the following errors may be seen:
    Error: command failed: Failed to download package from https://.../ONTAPSELECT_991P18_UPGRADE.tgz. Error: SSL peer certificate or SSH remote key was not OK:  SSL certificate problem: self signed certificate

    SSL peer certificate or SSH remote key was not OK : SSL certificate problem: unable to get local issuer certificate

Cause

FTP and HTTP are the only supported methods for Automated Non-Disruptive Upgrade (ANDU) (i.e. through System Manager or cluster image update  command)

 

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