VMware’s KB 2113917 for repointing vCenter to a new PSC within the same site on vSphere 6 is straightforward. Only requires one command to run on the vCenter Server. However, the repoint will not work if the proxy setting is enabled on the vCenter Server. This is a bug and hopefully will be fixed in a future patch.

Below is the error message after running the repoint command with the proxy enabled.

Validating Provided Configuration …

Failed to open connection https://FQDN_PSC:443/websso/ Error:

Please check the configuration and retry

Using curl to test the port connectivity was fine for port 443 on the PSC. I could even access the page that is in the error message. tcpdump between the vCenter Server and PSC showed information on the proxy. That is odd since the repoint shouldn’t need a proxy. The proxy is there so the vCenter Server can get out for updates.

The proxy can be disabled on the vCenter Server’s Appliance Management UI; https://:5480 Then go to Networking…Proxy Settings…Edit and uncheck ‘Use a proxy server’. Restart the vCenter Server and run the repoint command again.