This article forms part of the Replacing vSphere SSL Certificates series.

Before continuing with the steps in this article, please ensure that you have followed the following steps required to generate and sign a new SSL Certificate for vCenter Server:

1. Prepare the Certificate Authority Server with IIS, OpenSSL and Microsoft Certificate Services
2. Create a Certificate Request using OpenSSL on Windows
3. Submit the Certificate Request to the Microsoft Certificate Services CA
4. Create a new PFX-Formatted Certificate