After you deploy vRealize Operations Manager remote collectors using vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager, change the password for the root user on each vRealize Operations Manager virtual appliance in ROBO.

Table 1. vRealize Operations Manager Remote Collectors in ROBO

vRealize Operations Manager Virtual Appliances

Folder

Data Center

vCenter Server

  • nyc01vropsc01a

nyc01-r01fd-vrops

nyc01-r01dc

nyc01r01vc01.rainpole.local

  • nyc01vropsc01b

nyc01-r01fd-vropsrc

Procedure

  1. Log in to vCenter Server by using the vSphere Web Client.
    1. Open a Web browser and go to https://nyc01r01vc01.rainpole.local/vsphere-client.
    2. Log in using the following credentials.

      Setting

      Value

      User name

      administrator@vsphere.local

      Password

      vsphere_admin_password

  2. From the Home menu, select VMs and Templates.
  3. Navigate to the inventory folder of the nyc01vropsc01a virtual appliance.

    Option

    Description

    vCenter Server

    nyc01r01vc01.rainpole.local

    Data Center

    nyc01-r01dc

    Folder

    nyc01-r01fd-vropsrc

  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 appliance in ROBO.