OpenShift 4.x IPI on vSphere fails with x509 certificate signed by unknown authority
Issue
- Attempting to install OpenShift 4.x using IPI method on vSphere fails with the following:
$ ./openshift-install create cluster
? SSH Public Key /home/user/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
? Platform vsphere
? vCenter vmware.devcluster.example.com
? Username user@vsphere.local
? Password [? for help] ********************
INFO Connecting to vCenter vmware.devcluster.example.com
FATAL failed to fetch Metadata: failed to fetch dependency of "Metadata": failed to fetch dependency of "Cluster ID": failed to fetch dependency of "Install Config": failed to fetch dependency of "Base Domain": failed to generate asset "Platform": unable to connect to vCenter vmware.devcluster.example.com. Ensure provided information is correct and client certs have been added to system trust.: Post https://vmware.devcluster.example.com/sdk: x509: certificate signed by unknown authority
Environment
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
- 4.x
- vSphere
- Installer Provisioned Infrastructure (IPI) installation
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