Reference Guide
4. In vSphere under Host and Clusters, select the primary node of the primary PowerStore X model appliance in the cluster.
For example, DataCenter-WX-D6013 > Cluster WX-D6013 > PSTX-44W1BW2-A
5. Under Summary, click CD/DVD drive 1 and select Connect to datastore ISO file.
The Choose an ISO image to mount window appears.
6. Under Datastores, click the primary PowerStore X model appliance in the cluster and select the ISOs folder.
The reset.iso file should appear under Contents.
7. Select the reset.iso file and click OK.
Under Summary, CD/DVD drive 1 should appear as Connected for about 10 seconds, and then change to Disconnected.
The cluster admin password, or service password, or both, are now reset to their default.
8. Connect to the cluster through a browser using the cluster IP address and log in as admin with the default initial password,
which is Password123#.
A prompt to reset the admin or service passwords, or both should appear. If you prefer to reset the service password using
SSH, the initial default password for the service account is service.
9. Change the admin password from the default to a user specified password.
10. If you wish to set the service account password to be different from the admin password, clear the related check box.
Results
If you are still not prompted to reset the password on login attempt after executing this procedure, contact your service
provider.
Certificates
Data in the certificate store of PowerStore is persistent. The certificate store stores the following types of certificates:
● Certificate Authority (CA) certificates
● Client certificates
● Server certificates
Viewing certificates
About this task
The following information appears in PowerStore Manager for each certificate that is stored on the appliance:
● Service
● Type
● Scope
● Issued by
● Valid
● Valid to
● Issued to
NOTE: Use the REST API or CLI to view additional certificate information.
To view the certificate information, do the following:
Steps
1. Launch the PowerStore Manager.
2. Click Settings and under Security click Certificates.
Information about the certificates stored on the appliance appears.
3. To view the chain of certificates that comprise a certificate and associated information for a service, click the specific
service.
View Certificate Chain appears and lists information about the chain of certificates that comprise the certificate.
Authentication and access
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