ESXi password changing —
So I have a new ESXi host i setup about 5 months ago and was never used (and of course when it was set up it was HIGHEST PRIORITY). So I am trying to go back to the box and the password that have documented is not working, a couple of people had access to this machine while I was away on my Honeymoon and now I am locked out.
After doing some heavy researching, there is no way to recover the password from ESXi as there is no service console that I can boot to first as one can with ESX.
To resolve this situation:
1) Place ESXi Installer disk in drive and boot to it.
2) During the install phase you will be asked to repair or reinstall. Please select repair as this will not destroy your VMFS stores.
3) After it has finished installing the hypervisor, you should be able to finish installation as you did the first time and attach your Storage device. Then you can add your VMs as you had done once before.
Sadly this is the only way to recover from a failure of the mind and forgetful co-workers. The only way to get any more advanced support from VMware is to purchase Virtual Center License.
Categorised as: Vmware Administration