Use the viocli reset command to reset passwords or instances in your deployment.

The viocli reset command uses the following syntax to reset VMware Integrated OpenStack UI and API admin passwords.

viocli reset password [--force] [-v]

The viocli reset command uses the following syntax to reset instances.

viocli reset instances --nova-state {ERROR | SHUTOFF} [--force] [-v]
Parameter Mandatory or Optional Description

--nova-state {ERROR | SHUTOFF}

Mandatory

Resets OpenStack instances in the ERROR or SHUTOFF state.

--force

Optional

Runs the command without confirmation.

-v or --verbose

Optional

Displays output in verbose mode.

You can also run viocli reset -h or viocli reset --help to display the parameters for the command.