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How to configure Multiple TLS Certificates with SNI in NSX-T Load Balancer

When you want to use the same public IP address for multiple websites, you have to leverage the SNI extension. Server Name Indication (SNI) is an extension to the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol which allows a client to indicate which hostname it wants to connect to. This allows a server to present specific certificates on the same IP address and hence allows multiple secure (HTTPS) websites to be served by the same server.

The NSX-T Load Balancer supports SNI Certificates on a single Virtual Server (IP Address) with different Server Pools in the backend. This article explains how to configure SNI-based Load Balancing with 3 different secure HTTPS Websites on a single IP Address with the NSX-T 3.1 Load Balancer.

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Import of Let's Encrypt Certificates in NSX-T Fails With "Certificate chain validation failed"

When you try to import a Let's Encrypt SSL Server Certificate in NSX-T, the following error message is displayed:

Error: You have 1 Error(s)
Certificate chain validation failed. Make sure a valid chain is provided in order leaf,intermediate,root certificate. (Error code: 2076)

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Failed to connect to VMware Lookup Service during Web Client Login

At least since vSphere 5.1, a clean DNS and SSL setup prevents from several errors. I've often seen the vCenter Server Appliance failing with the following error message after trying to log in to the vSphere Web Client:

Failed to connect to VMware Lookup Service https://[VCENTER]:7444/lookupservice/sdk - SSL certificate verification failed.

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