6.0.1

Change the Password of the Root User
To prevent unauthorized access to the vCenter Server Appliance Direct Console User Interface, you can
change the password of the root user.
The default root password for the vCenter Server Appliance is the password you enter during deployment
of the virtual appliance.
I The password for the root account of the vCenter Server Appliance expires after 365 days. You
can change the expiry time for an account by logging as root to the vCenter Server Appliance Bash shell, and
running chage -M number_of_days -W warning_until_expiration user_name. To increase the expiration
time of the root password to innity, run the chage -M -1 -E -1 root command.
Procedure
1 Browse to the vCenter Server Appliance in the vSphere Web Client or the vSphere Client inventory.
2 On the Summary tab, click Launch Console.
3 Click inside the console window and press F2 to customize the system.
4 To log in to the Direct Console User Interface, type the current password of the root user and press
Enter.
5 Select  Root Password and press Enter.
6 Type the old password of the root user, and press Enter.
7 Set up the new password and press Enter.
8 Press Esc until you return to the main menu of the Direct Console User Interface.
You changed the password of the root user of the appliance.
Configure the Management Network of the vCenter Server Appliance
The vCenter Server Appliance can obtain networking seings from a DHCP server, or use static IP
addresses. You can change the networking seings of the vCenter Server Appliance from the Direct Console
User Interface. You can change the IPv4, IPv6, and DNS conguration.
Prerequisites
To change the IP address of the appliance, verify that the system name of the appliance is an FQDN. If,
during the deployment of the appliance, you set an IP address as a system name, you cannot change the IP
address after the deployment, because the system name is used as a primary network identier.
Procedure
1 Log in to the Direct Console User Interface of the vCenter Server Appliance.
2 Select  Management Network and press Enter.
3 Change the IPv4 seings from IP .
Option Description
Use dynamic IP address and
network configuration
Obtains networking seings from a DHCP server if one is available on
your network
Set static IP address and network
configuration
Sets static networking conguration
vCenter Server Appliance Configuration
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