Cannot manage ESXi host root password on VMware Cloud Foundation Operations 9.0/9.0.1
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Cannot manage ESXi host root password on VMware Cloud Foundation Operations 9.0/9.0.1

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Article ID: 413524

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Products

VCF Operations

Issue/Introduction

  • Importing an existing vCenter as a workload domain shows the following error: "[ERROR] vcf_brownfield:###: Found the following errors: ESC[91mFound an already imported domain containing the same vCenter: example.com. Only 'sync' operation is allowed on already imported vCenters in SDDC Manager"
  • Sign into VMware Cloud Foundation UI > Navigate to Fleet Management > Passwords > ESXi hosts that are part of the imported workload domain do not show when filtering VCF Component by ESXi hosts

Environment

VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0/9.0.1 

SDDC manager 5.2.x

Resolution

Password and certificate management for ESXi hosts that are imported as workload domain are managed by SDDC manager

  1. Log in to the SDDC Manager UI
  2. Navigate to Administration > Security > Password Management
  3. Select the desired ESXi host(s) under the component list, and then choose UPDATE to set a manual password or ROTATE to generate a new, random password.
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