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name: vmwaresolutions-kmip_standalone_addingdeletingcert
title: Managing certificates for KMIP for VMware instances
description: As of 17 July 2025, new automated installations of Red Hat® OpenShift® for VMware® are no longer available for new or existing deployments of VMware Cloud Foundation for Classic - Automated instances. You can still use or delete your existing Red Hat OpenShift for VMware automated installations until 16 July 2026. The service will no longer be available from 17 July 2026.
last-updated: 2026-03-05
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# Managing certificates for KMIP for VMware instances
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As of 17 July 2025, new automated installations of Red Hat® OpenShift® for VMware® are no longer available for new or existing deployments of VMware Cloud Foundation for Classic - Automated instances. You can still use or delete your existing Red Hat OpenShift for VMware automated installations until 16 July 2026. The service will no longer be available from 17 July 2026.
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**End of Marketing**: As of 17 July 2025, new deployments of VMware Regulated Workloads instances are no longer available for new customers. If you are an existing customer, you can still add or delete clusters, add or delete VMware ESXi™ servers or NFS storage, and add or remove services for your existing Regulated Workloads instances. As an existing customer, you can also view or delete your Regulated Workloads instances.
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You can view the certificates that you added to your KMIP™ for VMware® instance. When you no longer need a certificate, you can also delete it from your instance.

## Procedure to view certificates for KMIP for VMware instances
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1. For more information about end of life procedures for IBM Cloud infrastructure services and third-party software products, see [Lifecycle policy for IBM Cloud products](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/overview?topic=overview-services_availability&format=markdown). If you have any questions or need assistance, send an email to clouddigitalsales@us.ibm.com, or [open a support ticket](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/vmwaresolutions?topic=vmwaresolutions-trbl_support&format=markdown) in the VMware Solutions console.
2. In the **KMIP for VMware** table, click the instance to view the certificates for.
3. View the list of added certificates under the **Client SSL certificates** section.
4. To view the content of a particular certificate, click **Download**.

## Procedure to delete certificates from KMIP for VMware instances
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1. In the VMware Solutions console, click **Resources** > **KMIP for VMware** from the left navigation panel.
2. In the **KMIP for VMware** table, click the instance that you want to delete certificates from.
3. In the **Client SSL certificates** table, locate the certificate that you want to delete and click the **Delete** icon ![Delete icon](../../icons/delete.svg "Delete").

   The client immediately loses access to all keys for encrypting and decrypting data or backup data. For the client to gain access again, you must add the client SSL certificate again.
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## Related links
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* [Viewing KMIP for VMware instances](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/vmwaresolutions?topic=vmwaresolutions-kmip_standalone_viewing&format=markdown)
* [Ordering KMIP for VMware instances](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/vmwaresolutions?topic=vmwaresolutions-kmip_standalone_ordering&format=markdown)
* [Deleting KMIP for VMware instances](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/vmwaresolutions?topic=vmwaresolutions-kmip_standalone_deleting&format=markdown)
* [Activity tracking events for VMware Solutions](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/vmwaresolutions?topic=vmwaresolutions-at_events&format=markdown)