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vifp reconfigure
Reconfigurestargetsystems.ThiscanbedonetochangeauthenticationpolicyortheconfiguredActive
Directoryuser.
Usage
reconfigure <server>
[--authpolicy <fpauth | adauth>]
[--protocol <http | https>]
[--portnumber <portnum>]
[--servicepath <servicepath>]
[--username <username>]
[--password <password>]
Description
Youcanusethiscommandtoreconfiguretheauthenticationpolicyortheusers.Thiscommandcanberunonly
byadministrators.
Options
Target Management Example Sequence
ThefollowingsequenceofcommandsaddsanESXihost,listsservers,runsvifptargettoenablevifastpass,
runsavSphereCLIcommand,andremovestheESXihost.
vifp addserver server1.company.com
root@server1.company.com’s password: <password, not echoed to screen>
vifp listservers
server1.company.com ESX
vifptarget --set server1.company.com
esxcli storage core path list
cdrom vmhba0:1:0 (0MB has 1 paths and policy of fixed
Local 0:7:1 vmhba0:1:0 On active preferred
.....
vifp removeserver server1.company.com
root@server1.company.com’s password: <password, not echoed to screen>
Option Description
server NameorIPaddressoftheESXihostorthevCenterServersystemtobereconfigured.
authpolicy IndicatesifthetargetusesthefastpassauthenticationortheActiveDirectory
authentication.Thedefaultvalueisfpauth.
protocol Connectionprotocol.HTTPSbydefault.
portnumber Connectionportnumberof
thetargetserver.Thedefaultis443.
servicepath ServicepathURLofthetargetserver.Thedefaultis/sdk.
username Userwhoconnectstothetargetserver.
Ifthetargetserv erpointstoanESXihost,thedefaultisroot.Theusermusthave
superuserprivilegesonthetargetserver.
Ifthe
targetserverpointstoavCenterServersystem,thedefaultuseristheone
configuredforthevCentersystemintheprevioussession.Forexample,ifvCenterwas
addedorreconfiguredwiththeusernameadministratorintheprevioussession,the
defaultuserforthevifp reconfigurecommandisadministrator.
password Password
oftheuserspecifiedbyusername.