ONTAP System Manager fails to load with ERR_SSL_PROTOCOL_ERROR
Applies to
ONTAP System Manager 9.11.1
Issue
After upgrading to ONTAP 9.11.1, ONTAP System Manager frequently fails to load the page, showing a browser error of ERR_SSL_PROTOCOL_ERROR
or SSL_ERROR_RX_MALFORMED_CERTIFICATE
- A packet trace collected while navigating to the System Manager URL shows the following packet coming from the cluster:
475 2022-08-24 18:12:00.626881 10.222.5.120 10.103.229.110 TLSv1.2 158 Server Hello, Certificate, Alert (Level: Fatal, Description: Internal Error)
TLSv1.2 Record Layer: Handshake Protocol: Certificate
Content Type: Handshake (22)
Version: TLS 1.2 (0x0303)
Length: 7
Handshake Protocol: Certificate
Handshake Type: Certificate (11)
Length: 3
Certificates Length: 0 - When checking the site information in the browser, certificate information is not available.