i have vCenter Server 5.1.1064983 and I wanted to update to 5.1.0-1235309.
step one - updating SSO. I enter master password and get an error - Provider password is wrong or empty.
I try to login to webclient with admin@system-Domain - yourpassword expires
I try to reset password - C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\SSOServer\ssolscli\ssopass admin
>Using Lookup Service: https://192.168.3.81:7444/lookupservice/sdk (on the current machine).
> Intializing registration provider...
> Getting SSL certificates for https://192.168.3.81:7444/lookupservice/sdk
> com.vmware.vim.vmomi.core.exception.CertificateValidationException: Server certficate assertion not verified and thumbprint not matched
>Return code is: SslHandshakeFailed 1
C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\SSOServer\ssolscli>ssolscli.cmd listServi
ces https://smart.intranet:7444/lookupservice/sdk
Intializing registration provider...
Getting SSL certificates for https://smart.intranet:7444/lookupservice/sdk
Getting SSL certificates for https://smart.intranet:7444/sso-adminserver/sdk
Anonymous execution
Found 6 services.
Service 1
-----------
serviceId={B567E535-386A-417F-B21D-60D2F5B7EBB7}:10
serviceName=vCenterService
type=urn:vc
endpoints={[url=https://smart.intranet:443/sdk,protocol=vmomi]}
version=5.1
description=vCenter Server
ownerId=vCenterServer_2012.11.27_142748@System-Domain
productId=<null>
viSite={B567E535-386A-417F-B21D-60D2F5B7EBB7}
Service 2
-----------
serviceId={B567E535-386A-417F-B21D-60D2F5B7EBB7}:3
serviceName=The group check interface of the SSO server
type=urn:sso:groupcheck
endpoints={[url=https://smart.intranet:7444/sso-adminserver/sdk,protocol=vmomi]}
version=1.0
description=The group check interface of the SSO server
ownerId=<null>
productId=<null>
viSite={B567E535-386A-417F-B21D-60D2F5B7EBB7}
Service 3
-----------
serviceId={B567E535-386A-417F-B21D-60D2F5B7EBB7}:6
serviceName=VMware vSphere Web Client
type=urn:com.vmware.vsphere.client
endpoints={[url=https://smart.cs_ltd.intranet:9443/vsphere-client,protocol=vmomi
]}
version=5.1
description=VMware vSphere Web Client Service
ownerId=WebClient_2012.11.27_141740
productId=<null>
viSite={B567E535-386A-417F-B21D-60D2F5B7EBB7}
Service 4
-----------
serviceId={B567E535-386A-417F-B21D-60D2F5B7EBB7}:5
serviceName=VMware Log Browser
type=urn:logbrowser:logbrowser
endpoints={[url=https://smart.cs_ltd.intranet:12443/vmwb/logbrowser,protocol=unk
nown],[url=https://smart.cs_ltd.intranet:12443/authentication/authtoken,protocol
=unknown]}
version=2.1.0.855129
description=Enables browsing vSphere log files within the VMware Web Client
ownerId=WebClient_2012.11.27_141740
productId=<null>
viSite={B567E535-386A-417F-B21D-60D2F5B7EBB7}
Service 5
-----------
serviceId={B567E535-386A-417F-B21D-60D2F5B7EBB7}:2
serviceName=The security token service interface of the SSO server
type=urn:sso:sts
endpoints={[url=https://smart.intranet:7444/ims/STSService?wsdl,protocol=wsTrust
]}
version=1.0
description=The security token service interface of the SSO server
ownerId=<null>
productId=<null>
viSite={B567E535-386A-417F-B21D-60D2F5B7EBB7}
Service 6
-----------
serviceId={B567E535-386A-417F-B21D-60D2F5B7EBB7}:1
serviceName=The administrative interface of the SSO server
type=urn:sso:admin
endpoints={[url=https://smart.intranet:7444/sso-adminserver/sdk,protocol=vmomi]}
version=1.0
description=The administrative interface of the SSO server
ownerId=<null>
productId=<null>
viSite={B567E535-386A-417F-B21D-60D2F5B7EBB7}
Return code is: Success
0
C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\SSOServer\ssolscli>ssolscli.cmd listServi
ces https://192.168.3.81:7444/lookupservice/sdk
Intializing registration provider...
Getting SSL certificates for https://192.168.3.81:7444/lookupservice/sdk
com.vmware.vim.vmomi.core.exception.CertificateValidationException: Server certi
ficate assertion not verified and thumbprint not matched
com.vmware.vim.vmomi.core.exception.CertificateValidationException: Server certi
ficate assertion not verified and thumbprint not matched
Return code is: OperationFailed
100
vSphere I update from version 5.0 and all was well.