Avamar: Replace ConnectEMC HTTPS root CA

Samenvatting: On Avamar versions 19.9 and earlier, the ConnectEMC HTTPS root CA expires in March 2025. This article shows how to replace the expiring certificate with the new root certificate.

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Note: There is an attachment for the manual procedure added to this article.

This procedure is only required for Avamar Servers on version 19.9 and earlier using ConnectEMC HTTPS transport type.

Replace the expiring ConnectEMC HTTPS root CA with either the GoAV tool, or manually.

GoAV

  1. Download and install Avamar: GoAV tool (See this article for instructions on downloading and installing GoAV.)
  2. Switch to the root user:
su -
  1. Once GoAV is installed, run the following command to replace the expiring ConnectEMC HTTPS root CA with the new root certificate.
./goav system connectemc refresh-ca
Example:
root@avamar:/home/admin/#: ./goav system connectemc refresh-ca
===========================================================
GoAv    :        1.79
Avamar  :        19.4
Date    :        05 Aug 2024 13:10 CDT
===========================================================
COMMAND :  ./goav system connectemc refresh-ca
NOTE: This is not an official tool
===========================================================
Replace ConnectEMC HTTPS Root CA: /opt/connectemc/certs/https-ca-cert.pem
Updating ownership to root:root
Restarting ConnectEMC service


Manually

  1. Check that the Avamar server version is 19.9 or earlier.
  2. Check that the Avamar is configured for ConnectEMC HTTPS transport.
  3. Switch to the root user.
su -
  1. Copy the new root certificate to the Avamar server in a file, which is an attachment on the article. 
  2. Replace the current ConnectEMC HTTPS root CA file with the new file created.
cp <new_root_certificate> /opt/connectemc/certs/https-ca-cert.pem
  1. Update permissions and ownership of the file.
chown root:root /opt/connectemc/certs/https-ca-cert.pem
chmod 755 /opt/connectemc/certs/https-ca-cert.pem
  1. Restart ConnectEMC.
systemctl restart connectemc

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Artikelnummer: 000227555
Artikeltype: How To
Laatst aangepast: 08 jul. 2026
Versie:  7
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