The Password Management window is
used to reset the global Oracle Private Cloud Appliance password and to set
unique passwords for individual components within the appliance.
All actions performed via this tab require that you enter the
current password for the Oracle Private Cloud Appliance admin
user in the field labelled Current
PCA Admin Password:. Fields are available to specify
the new password value and to confirm the value:
Current PCA Admin Password: You must provide the current password for the Oracle Private Cloud Appliance
adminuser before any password changes can be applied.New Password: Provide the value for the new password that you are setting.
Verify Password: Confirm the new password and check that you have not mis-typed what you intended.
The window provides a series of check boxes that make it easy to select the level of granularity that you wish to apply to a password change. By clicking Select All you can apply a global password to all components that are used in the appliance. This action resets any individual passwords that you may have set for particular components. For stricter controls, you may set the password for individual components by simply selecting the check box associated with each component that you wish to apply a password to.
Password changes are not instantaneous across the appliance, but are propagated through a task queue. When applying a password change, allow at least 30 minutes for the change to take effect. Do not attempt any further password changes during this delay. Verify that the password change has been applied correctly.
Select All: Apply the new password to all components. All components in the list are selected.
Oracle VM Manager/PCA admin password: Set the new password for the Oracle VM Manager and Oracle Private Cloud Appliance Dashboard admin user.
Oracle MySQL password: Set the new password for the ovs user in MySQL used by Oracle VM Manager.
Oracle WebLogic Server password: Set the new password for the weblogic user in WebLogic Server.
Oracle Data Network Leaf Switch admin password: Set the new password for the admin user for the leaf Cisco Nexus 9336C-FX2 Switches.
NoteOn InfiniBand-based systems, the list contains three separate password settings for the data network leaf switches, which are NM2-36P Sun Datacenter InfiniBand Expansion Switches:
The Leaf Switch root password check box sets the password for the root user for the NM2-36P Sun Datacenter InfiniBand Expansion Switches.
The Leaf Switch ILOM admin password check box sets the password for the admin user for the ILOM of the NM2-36P Sun Datacenter InfiniBand Expansion Switches.
The Leaf Switch ILOM operator password check box sets the password for the operator user for the ILOM of the NM2-36P Sun Datacenter InfiniBand Expansion Switches.
Oracle Management Network Switch admin password: Set the new password for the admin user for the Cisco Nexus 9348GC-FXP Switch.
NoteOn InfiniBand-based systems, this setting applies to the root user for the Oracle Switch ES1-24 switches.
Oracle Data Network Spine Switch admin password: Set the new password for the admin user for the spine Cisco Nexus 9336C-FX2 Switches.
NoteOn InfiniBand-based systems, the list contains three separate password settings for the data network spine switches, which are Oracle Fabric Interconnect F1-15 devices:
The Spine Switch admin password check box sets the password for the admin user for the Oracle Fabric Interconnect F1-15s.
The Spine Switch recovery password sets the password for recovery operations on the Oracle Fabric Interconnect F1-15s. This password is used in the case of a corruption or when the admin password is lost. The Fabric Interconnects can be booted in 'recovery mode' and this password can be used to access the recovery mode menu.
The Spine Switch root password check box sets the password for the root user for the Oracle Fabric Interconnect F1-15s.
Oracle ZFS Storage root password: Set the new password for the root user for the ZFS storage appliance.
PCA Management Node root password: Set the new password for the root user for both management nodes.
PCA Compute Node root password: Set the new password for the root user for all compute nodes.
PCA Management Node SP/ILOM root password: Set the new password for the root user for the ILOM on both management nodes.
PCA Compute Node SP/ILOM root password: Set the new password for the root user for the ILOM on all compute nodes.
The functionality that is available in the Oracle Private Cloud Appliance Dashboard is equally available via the Oracle Private Cloud Appliance CLI as described in Section 4.2.30, “update password”.
Passwords of components must not be changed manually as this will cause mismatches with the authentication details stored in the Oracle Private Cloud Appliance Wallet.