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Replaces the host certificate on standalone ESXi hosts.

The appliance sends the package to VMware ESXi over SSH on port 22, and the package runs on the device. No agent is installed.

What happens

  1. The appliance sends the package to VMware ESXi over SSH, port 22.
  2. The host certificate is replaced.
  3. The services are restarted one at a time. If it fails: Rollback puts the previous certificate back from the backup.
  4. Verification: the package reads the host's certificate.

Technical details

Connection
The appliance sends the package over SSH, port 22, and it runs on the device. No agent is installed.
Service ports
443
You need
SSH sign-in for root or an administrator, with a password or key.
Platform
Standalone ESXi 7.0 and 8.0
Actions
Discovery, Installation, Verification, Rollback
Packages
vmware-esxi-ssh 1.2.0
Note
  • Standalone ESXi 7.0 and 8.0: the package accepts RSA keys of 2048, 3072 or 4096 bits. ECC is refused before certificate files or services change. The certificate and private key must match. Broadcom KB 420663 documents the RSA requirement.

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