Unable to power on VM with VNC console

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Cannot start VM with VNC console on FIPS enabled host.
  • VM start process fails with error.
Failed to start VNC server: VNC password auth disabled due to FIPS mode, consider using the VeNCrypt or SASL authentication methods as an alternative

Environment

  • Red Hat Virtualization 4.x

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