Get SSH Password for VCF 9 Automation

Products

• VCF Automation

Issue/Introduction

This KB covers the process for getting Fleet Management passwords, specifically for VCF Automation

Environment

VCF 9

Cause

The passwords UI in Fleet Management does not allow for viewing passwords

Resolution

1. In VMware Cloud Foundation Operations navigate to "Developer Center > APIs & SDKs" and select "Fleet Management API"
2. Open ssh session to fleet manager appliance as root and run the command
   • set +H
3. Use the Fleet FQDN present in the url bar for this page to help in structuring the following curl command:
   • $ curl -sSk -u "admin@local:<password>" 'https://<fleet-fqdn>/lcm/locker/api/v2/passwords?aliasQuery=vra-node'
4. This will return a json object with the Automation nodes
5. Take the vmid value of a node where "referenced" is set to "true"
6. Use that value when structuring the following curl command:
   • curl -sSk -u "admin@local:<password>" -H "Content-Type: application/json" 'https://<fleet-fqdn>/lcm/locker/api/v2/passwords/<vmid>/decrypted' -d '{"rootPassword":"<fleet root password>"}'
7. On ssh session to fleet manager appliance as root and run the command
   • set -H
8. This final curl command will present you with the ssh password. You can use this with the following ssh command:
   • ssh vmware-system-user@<automation-node-fqdn>