After NSX Advanced Load Balancer is deployed on the Advanced Load Balancing for VMware Cloud Foundation. It is recommended to rotate the password every 90 days at a minimum for the local admin user account configured on the Controller cluster.

Caution:

As of VCF version 5.2, this functionality has been natively implemented as part of the SDDC Manager workflows. Please refer to Managing Avi Load Balancer in VMware Cloud Foundation for more information.

Prerequisites

Deploy the NSX Advanced Load Balancer on the Advanced Load Balancing for VMware Cloud Foundation.

Procedure

  1. Rotate the local admin user password for the Controller cluster.

  2. In a web browser, log in to the Controller cluster VIP by using https://sfo-m01-avic01.sfo.rainpole.io/.

  3. Login as the local admin user.

  4. Click on the Avi Logo on the top right corner of the browser and click on My Account.

  5. Specify the following information to rotate the local admin user password click on Save.

    Setting

    Value

    Old Password

    Enter the password that was used for login

    New Password

    Enter a new complex password

    Confirm New Password

    Re-enter the new complex password