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Disabling SSL encryption on VMware Converter Standalone 5.0 (2020517)
Purpose
By default, the VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 5.0 default the converter worker encrypts the data stream using SSL. Encrypting the traffic increases security, but it can decrease performance.
This article provides steps to disable SSL encryption in VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 5.0.
Resolution
To disable SSL encryption for the converter worker:
Locate the converter-worker.xmlfile. By default, it is located at:
Windows 7 and 2008 Server – C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone
Windows Vista, XP and 2003 Server – %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone
In older Windows versions – %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone
Take a backup of theconverter-worker.xmlfile.
Open the file in a text editor and locate the tag pair<useSsl></useSsl>. It is located inside the<nfc>tag and has a value oftrue.
Change the value tofalse.
Save and close the file.
Restart the VMware vCenter Converter Standalone Worker service on the machine.
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