PowerFlex: SSL Certificate Verify Failed - Failed to Bootstrap

Summary: SSL Certificate Verify Failed - Failed to Bootstrap

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Symptoms

PostgreSQL Leader Logs

host=1.2.3.4, 27737: LOG:  could not accept SSL connection: sslv3 alert certificate expired
2026-05-07 05:54:33,942 INFO: no action. I am (postgres-ha-cmo), the leader with the lock
postgres, 2026-05-07 05:54:34 UTC, app=, db=, user=, host=, 29754: LOG:  received SIGHUP, reloading configuration files
postgres, 2026-05-07 05:54:38 UTC, app=[unknown], db=[unknown], user=[unknown], 
host=1.2.3.4, 27774: LOG:  could not accept SSL connection: certificate verify failed
  • Bootstrap process was blocked until certificates were renewed
  • PostgreSQL replica failed to start succefully 

PostgreSQL replication failed due to expired TLS certificates  

PostgreSQL Replica Logs** (postgres-ha-cmo/database/logs.txt):

```
2026-05-07 05:55:14,743 INFO: No PostgreSQL configuration items changed, nothing to reload.
2026-05-07 05:55:14,746 INFO: Lock owner: postgres-ha-cmo; I am postgres-ha-cmo
2026-05-07 05:55:14,773 INFO: trying to bootstrap from leader 'postgres-ha-cmo'
2026-05-07 05:55:23,905 INFO: Lock owner: postgres-ha-cmo; I am postgres-ha-cmo

Certificate Verify Failed - Failed to Bootstrap 

Cause

PGO operator failed to renew the certificates 

Resolution

Restart the cert-manager

kubectl rollout restart deployment cert-manager -n powerflex

 

Expected result:
- Cert-manager pods restarted
- All managed certificates renewed
- PostgreSQL pod certificates renewed
- Replica pod successfully bootstrapped
- System returned to normal operation

Affected Products

PowerFlex rack, ScaleIO
Article Properties
Article Number: 000504990
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 01 Sept 2026
Version:  1
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