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vSphere Management Assistant Guide
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Usage
vifp removeserver
<server>
[--protocol <http | https>]
[--portnumber <portnum>]
[--servicepath <servicepath>]
[--username <username>]
[--password <password>]
[--force]
Description
Runvifp removeserverforeachvMAtargetbeforeyoudeletethevMAinstance.Ifyoudonotrunvifp
removeserver,theviuserandviadminusersremainonthetargetserver.IfyoulaterthisservertovMA,
vMAcreatestwomoreaccountsonthisserver.Runvifp removeservertoavoid
havingmultipleusers
createdbyvMAoneachtargetserver.
Options
Examples
vifp removeserver <vCenter_Address>
RemovesavCenterServersystem.Youarenotpromptedforapassword.
vifp removeserver <esxi_Address>
RemovesanESXihost.
vifp rotatepassword
Specifiesviadminandviuserpasswordrotationparameters.
Usage
vifp rotatepassword
[--now [--server <server>] |
--never |
--days <days>]
Description
vMAchangespasswordsforviadminandviuserbothinthelocalcredentialstoreandonthetargetserver.
vMAattemptsthepasswordrotationatmidnight.
Ifoneormoreofthetargetserversisdown whenvMAattemptspasswordrotation,vMArepeatstheattempt
thenextdayat
midnight.
Option Description
server NameorIPaddressoftheESXihostorthevCenterServersystemtoremove.
protocol Connectionprotocol.HTTPSbydefault.
portnumber Connectionportnumberofthetargetserver.Thedefaultis443.
servicepath ServicepathURLofthetargetserver.Thedefaultis/sdk.
username Userwhoconnectstothe
targetserver.
ForESXihosts,thedefaultisrootandtheusermusthavesuperuserprivilegesonthetarget
server.
password Passwordoftheuserspecifiedby--username.Usethepasswordyouusedwhenaddingthe
server.
force Forcesremovaloftheserver.
IMPORTANTThiscommandappliesonlytoESXitargetserverswiththefpauthauthenticationpolicy.You
cannotrotatepasswordsfortargetswithadauthauthenticationpolicyandforvCenterServertargets.