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Configure SSL Settings

You can configure vCenter Server to check the SSL certificates of hosts to which it connects. If you select this

option, vCenter Server and the vSphere Client check for valid SSL certificates before connecting to a host for

such operations as adding a host or making a remote console connection to a virtual machine.

Required privilege: Global.Settings

Prerequisites

To configure SSL settings, the vSphere Client must be connected to a vCenter Server system.

Procedure

1 If necessary, select Administration > vCenter Server Settings to display the vCenter Server Settings dialog

box.

2 If the vCenter Server system is part of a connected group, select the server you want to configure from the

Current vCenter Server drop-down menu.

3 In Current vCenter Server, select the appropriate server.

4 In the settings list, select SSL Settings.

5 Select vCenter requires verified host certificates.

If there are hosts that require manual validation, these hosts appear in the host list at the bottom of the

dialog box.

6 Determine the host thumbprint for each host that requires validation.

a Log into the direct console.

b Select View Support Information on the System Customization menu.

The thumbprint is displayed in the column on the right.

7 Compare the thumbprint you obtained from the host with the thumbprint listed in the vCenter Server

Settings dialog box.

8 If the thumbprints match, select the check box for the host.

Hosts that are not selected will be disconnected after you click OK.

9 Click OK.

Configure Advanced Settings

You can use the Advanced Settings page to modify the vCenter Server configuration file, vpxd.cfg.

This page can be used to add entries to the vpxd.cfg file, but not to edit or delete them. VMware recommends

that you change these settings only when instructed to do so by VMware technical support or when you are

following specific instructions in VMware documentation.

Required privilege: Global.Settings

Prerequisites

To configure statistics settings, the VI Client must be connected to a vCenter Server system.

Procedure

1 If necessary, select Administration > vCenter Server Settings to display the vCenter Server Settings dialog

box.

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