14 November 2017 Laurens Gregoir null comments 1562 Views

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Word of warning, be carefull when doing this, reverting is not that easy and can result in a non-accessible ESXI server!

What you need is the following:

ESXI 6.5
WinSCP
Enable SSH
Your cerficate exported to PEM that includes your private key and your certificate
Your friendly DNS name e.g. esxi.gregoir.be

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How to:

Logon your esxi server
Go to Host -> Actions -> Services -> Enable Secure Shell (SSH)
Open WinSCP and connect to your esxi host using SSH
In WinSCP browse to "/etc/vmware/ssl"
Backup your current keys by renaming them rui.crt.bak and rui.key.bak
Upload your personal certificate named exactly the same (rui.crt and rui.key)
Restart your management services via SSH and the command "services.sh restart" to load in your new certificate
Browse to your friendly DNS name and check your validated certificate
That's it!