Change the Password of the Root User on the vRealize Operations Manager Appliances in Region A and Region B

After you deploy vRealize Operations Manager using vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager, change the password for the root user on each vRealize Operations Manager virtual appliance in Region A and Region B.

In a dual region SDDC, you change the password of the root user on all vRealize Operations Manager virtual appliances in both Region A and Region B.

Table 1. vRealize Operations Manager Virtual Appliances in Region A

vRealize Operations Manager Virtual Appliances	Folder	Data Center	vCenter Server
vrops01svr01a vrops01svr01b vrops01svr01c	sfo01-m01fd-vrops	sfo01-m01dc	sfo01m01vc01.sfo01.rainpole.local
sfo01vropsc01a sfo01vropsc01b	sfo01-m01fd-vropsrc

Table 2. vRealize Operations Manager Virtual Appliances in Region B

vRealize Operations Manager Virtual Appliances	Folder	Data Center	vCenter Server
lax01vropsc01a lax01vropsc01b	lax01-m01fd-vropsrc	lax01-m01dc	lax01m01vc01.lax01.rainpole.local

Procedure

1. Log in to vCenter Server by using the vSphere Web Client.
   1. Open a Web browser and go to https://sfo01m01vc01.sfo01.rainpole.local/vsphere-client.
   2. Log in using the following credentials.

      Setting	Value
      User name	[e-mail]
      Password	vsphere_admin_password

2. From the Home menu, select VMs and Templates.
3. Navigate to the inventory folder of the vrops01svr01a virtual appliance.

   Option	Description
   vCenter Server	sfo01m01vc01.sfo01.rainpole.local
   Data Center	sfo01-m01dc
   Folder	sfo01-m01fd-vrops

4. Change the password for the root user.
   1. Right-click the vRealize Operations Manager virtual appliance and select Open Console.
   2. Press ALT+F1 to switch to the command prompt.
   3. Log in with the following credentials.

      Setting	Value
      User name	root
      Password	deployment_admin_password

   4. Run the following command.

      passwd

   5. Update the root user password.

      Prompt	Enter
      New password:	vrops_root_password
      Retype new password:	vrops_root_password

5. Repeat the procedure to change the password for the root user on the remaining vRealize Operations Manager virtual appliances in Region A and Region B.