NSX OVF Certificate Expiry Issue – January 3, 2026
(Example OVF deployment warning due to expired signing certificate) On January 3, 2026 , an issue was identified in NSX appliance OVF templates related to the signing certificate used during deployment of NSX Manager and Edge appliances. The certificate that signs these OVF packages expired on that date, meaning the OVF signature can no longer be validated during deployment workflows. What Happens? When deploying or redeploying NSX Manager or Edge appliances (including resizing, restore-from-backup, scale-out, or greenfield deployments), deployment operations may fail with certificate validation errors. This includes errors such as: “The OVF package contains advanced configuration options… The Certificate is Expired” OVF validation errors in UI, vSphere Client, or via scripting tools These errors occur because the OVF manifest signature validation fails due to the expired signing certificate. What Is Not Affected? Existing, running NSX Manager or Edge components contin...