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In FIPS enabled deployment, vracli vro register/unregister commands fail with the following exceptions: java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException: SSL SSLContext not available.
vracli vro vcoin commands do not properly work with FIPS enabled properties.
You are unable to register/unregister vCOIN plugin extension with vCenter.
This issue is resolved in Aria Orchestrator 8.12 and above.
Prerequisites Please take simultaneous non-memory snapshots of each virtual appliance(s) in the cluster.You have access to vSphere administrator user and password.You have SSH or console access to each virtual appliance. Procedure: Register the vCOIN extension in vCenter server through the vCenter MOB endpoint Connect to the vCenter Managed Object Browser (MOB) on address https://vCenter-hostname/mob/ and authenticate with the administrator account.Select serviceContent > ExtensionManager.Select RegisterExtension.Delete the default body of the request and paste the below content, after replacing the variable values (vRO-Hostname and vRO SHA-1 thumbprint where the thumbprint is in AB:CD:12:34... format) <extension> <description> <label>VMware vRealize Orchestrator Plugin</label> <summary>VMware vRealize Orchestrator Plugin for vSphere Web Client</summary> </description> <key>com.vmware.o11n.vcoin.next</key> <company>VMware, Inc.</company> <version>1.0.0</version> <server> <url>https://vRO-Hostname/vcoin/plugin.json</url> <description> <label>VMware vRealize Orchestrator Plugin</label> <summary>VMware vRealize Orchestrator Plugin for vSphere Web Client</summary> </description> <company>VMware, Inc.</company> <type>MANIFEST_SERVER</type> <adminEmail>noreply@vmware.com</adminEmail> <serverThumbprint>vRO SHA-1 thumbprint</serverThumbprint> </server> <client> <version>1.0.0</version> <description> <label>VMware vRealize Orchestrator Plugin</label> <summary>VMware vRealize Orchestrator Plugin for vSphere Web Client</summary> </description> <company>VMware, Inc.</company> <type>vsphere-client-remote</type> <url>https://vRO-Hostname/vcoin/plugin.json</url> </client> <lastHeartbeatTime>1970-01-01T00:00:00Z</lastHeartbeatTime> </extension> Invoke the action.Create an extension record in the vCOIN database: Create a new SSH session to the vRO appliance.Connect to the vRO database: vracli dev psql vco-db Insert a record for the extension registration using the provided insert statement, replacing unique-id, vCenter-hostname, and vCenter-guid with appropriate values: insert into vmo_vcoinextensionrecord values('unique-id', 'vCenter-hostname', 'vCenter-guid'); Replace the following placeholders: unique-id: Any unique string for the table (e.g., 'id-123456').vCenter-hostname: The hostname for the vCenter (e.g., 'vcenter-test.eng.vmware.com').vCenter-guid: The GUID of the vCenter (e.g., '03426901-6216-4c81-8a3a-0e01f0bad9fb'). Procedure: Finding the vCenter GUID Log into the vCenter Web Client.Go to the Inventory.Select the top element - the vCenter host.The GUID will be the value in the address bar after urn:vmomi:Folder:group-d1:. For example, urn:vmomi:Folder:group-d1:03426901-6216-4c81-8a3a-0e01f0bad9fb.