Reference Guide

ESXi passwords

The default root password for ESXi on a PowerStore X model appliance is in the following format: <Service_Tag>_123!,

where <Service_Tag> is the seven-character Dell Service Tag for the appliance.

Do not change the default ESXi password until the initial cluster configuration is complete. For more information about changing

an ESXi password, see the VMware ESXi documentation.

CAUTION: It is critical that you do not lose the ESXi password. If ESXi goes down and you do not have the

password, the appliance must be reinitialized. This behavior is normal for ESXi, however reinitializing due to a

lost password can result in data loss.

CAUTION: The default ESXi password is uniquely configured for each PowerStore X model appliance. The

password is used to authenticate with the ESXi host when the nodes in the appliance are added to a vCenter

cluster. If you change the default password before the cluster is fully configured, you will have to reinitialize the

appliance.

Roles and privileges

Role-based access controls allow for users to have different privileges. This provides a means to segregate administration roles

to better align with skill sets and responsibilities.

The system supports the following roles and privileges:

NOTE: A in a box denotes a supported privilege for that role while a blank box denotes the privilege is not supported

for that role.

Task Operator VM

Administrator

Security

Administrator

Storage

Administrator

Change your system local

password

View system settings, status,

and performance information

Modify system settings

Create, modify, delete resources

and protection policies, and

enable/disable SSH

Connect to vCenter

View a list of local accounts

Add, delete, or modify a local

account

View system storage information

through a vCenter server that is

connected to the system's VASA

provider and register/re-register

the VMware certificate authority

(VMCA)/CA certificate

Roles and privileges related to file

The system supports the following roles and privileges related to file:

Authentication and access