-deploy new vcsa.
-went through stage-1
-restore from FTP for stage-2.
MUST BE SAME VERSION
BACKUP: 6.7.0.55000 Build number VMware-VCSA-all-6.7.0-22509723
VMware-VCSA-all-6.7.0-16708996.iso
VMware-VCSA-all-6.7.0-20540798.iso (67.u3s)
VMware-VCSA-all-6.7.0-22509723.iso (67.u3t)
/var/log/vmware/applmgmt/restore.log
/var/log/vmware/applmgmt/reconciliation.log
Failed to start all the vCenter services. Error: Failed to start services in profile ALL. RC=1, stderr=Failed to start sca, vapi-endpoint, vpxd-svcs services
/var/log/vmware/vapi/endpoint/endpoint.log
Server certificate chain is not trusted and thumbprint verification is not configured
vi /etc/hosts
added: 192.168.21.152 localhost
wq
Error message:
vCenter Server has been restored. However, additional steps must be completed before it is available for use. Clicke the link below to continue.
Presumably this happens because the certificates that were in the backup are now expired with the current date.
Need to regenerate all the certificates.
ssh to VCSA.
/usr/lib/vmware-vmca/bin/certificate-manager
8
-Fill in as appropriate.
-Wait about 15 minutes.
-Success
-go back to https://v.c.s.a:5480
-click Setup vCenter Server Appliance
NOTES:
https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article/313384/vcenter-services-not-starting-automatica.html