vCO - get ESX SSL thumbprint

To add a new ESX host to virtual center by vCO you need the SSL thumbprint of this host.
The following scriptable task shows a simple solution. To keep the example as simple as possible, most parameters are defined local. For production use declare these parameters (port, userName, ...) as input parameters.

For example, you can modify the VMware workflow 'add host to cluster' as shown below, to add a host with self signed or unknown CA to your cluster:

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Regards, Andreas