Reference http://www.davidhill.co/2012/09/failed-to-connect-to-vmware-lookup-service/
Failed to connect to VMware Lookup service by Admin on September
<update>this also resolves the issue with VCenter 5.5</update>
I have been re-building my lab yesterday with all the latest VCloud Suite 5.1 GA bits, and received the error " Failed To connect to VMware Lookup Service.
Failed to connect to VMware Lookup service
After deploying and configuring the VCenter Virtual Appliance, when I am trying to login to the VSphere Web client, I Kep T receiving the error "Failed to connect to VMware Lookup Service https://[hostname]:7444/lookupservice/sdk–ssl cer Tificate verification failed. " and could not login.
This issue occurs if you have changed the hostname or IP address of the VCenter Virtual Appliance. The certificate is created on initial configuration is no longer valid. To resolve this issue, follow the steps below:
- Login into VCenter VA Configuration https://[hostname]:5480
- Select The Admin tab
- Click Toggle Certificate setting, you'll see certificate regeneration enabled change to Yes.
- Re-Boot the Virtual Appliance
During the bootup procedure you'll seehostname or IP has changed. Regenerating Self signed certificate.
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