With VMware Data Services Manager, you can update and manage password of a Provider VM, Agent VMs, and database VMs prior to password expiry or after password expiry.
Roles and Password Management
Based on the role, different users have different permissions to view and edit passwords of appliances:
- A Provider Administrator can view and change the password of all the database VMs that are created using a Namespace associated to the Provider Organization.
- A Provider Administrator can view and change the password of all the Agent VMs.
- An Organization Administrator can view and change the password of all the database VMs that are part of the organization.
- An Organization User is able to change the password of the database VMs that created within or across vCenter(s) from Provider Console pre-expiry or post expiry.
- An Organization Administrator can view and change the password of an Agent VM (environment), if the organization of the Organization Administrator is associated with any namespace of the environment.
- An Organization User can view and change the password of all the database VMs that are created by it.
Password Status
Passwords of VMs can have either of the following status:
| Password Status | Description |
|---|---|
| Active | Password expiry date is more than 15 days later. You can choose to update or not update the password. |
| Expiring Soon | Password expiry date is after 15 days or earlier. Warning is raised for VM Password Expiry alert. Password update is recommended. |
| Expired | Password has expired. The status of VM Password Expiry alert becomes critical. You must update the password to continue functions that require involvement of the concerned VM. |
Prerequisites
You must be able to identify the IP address of the Provider VM (the IP address you use to access the VMware Data Services Manager console).
Also ensure that the password that you set meets the password policy rules of VMware Data Services Manager. The password must contain:
- A minimum of 8 and a maximum of 20 characters,
- At least one uppercase letter, one lowercase letter,
- At least one number, and
- At least one special character (?!@#$%^&*_+).
Changing Password of a Provider VM
Perform the following steps to change the password of a Provider VM:
Log in to the VMware Data Services Manager console using your Provider Administrator credentials.
From the left navigation pane, select Settings.
The Information tab appears in the Settings view.
Navigate to the VM Settings tab.
The Provider Details appear.
Click Update Password in the upper right corner of the Provider Details page.
The Change Password dialog box appears.
Set the following in the Change Password dialog box, and then click CHANGE PASSWORD.
Property Name Value Current Password Enter the current password of the Provider node. New Password Enter the new password of the Provider node. Confirm Password Re-enter the new password of the Provider node. The password of the Provider node is updated and the password expiry date is also updated to 90 days later.
Changing Password of an Agent VM
Perform the following steps to change the password of a Agent VM:
Log in to the VMware Data Services Manager console using your Provider Administrator or Organization Administrator credentials.
From the left navigation pane, select Environments.
The list of onboarded environments appears in the Onboarded Environments section of the Environments view.
Identify the environment of the Agent VM for which you want to update the password, and then click that environment in the Onboarded Environments section of the Environments view.
The Details tab in the Environments view appears.
Navigate to the VM Settings tab, and then click UPDATE PASSWORD in the left side of the Agent VM section.
The Change Password dialog box appears.
Set the following in the Change Password dialog box, and then click CHANGE PASSWORD.
Property Name Value Current Password Enter the current password of the Agent VM. New Password Enter the new password of the Agent VM. Confirm Password Re-enter the new password of the Agent VM. The password of the environment of the Agent VM is updated and the password expiry date is also updated to 90 days later.
Changing Password of a Database VM
Perform the following steps to change the password of a database VM:
Log in to the VMware Data Services Manager console using your Provider Administrator, Organization Administratoror, or Organization User credentials.
Note: To understand the permissions to view and change passwords of database VMs on the basis of roles, see Roles and Password Management.From the left navigation pane, select Databases.
The list of created databases appears in the Databases view.
Identify the database for which you want to update the password, and then click that database in the *Databases view.
The Details tab appears.
Navigate to the VM Settings tab, and then click UPDATE PASSWORD in the left side of the VM Details section.
The Change Password dialog box appears.
Set the following in the Change Password dialog box, and then click CHANGE PASSWORD.
Property Name Value Current Password Enter the current password of the database. New Password Enter the new password of the database. Confirm Password Re-enter the new password of the databasee. The password of the database is updated and the password expiry date is also updated to 90 days later.
