How to Reset the Root Password of a VCSA Appliance (2026)
Losing access to the root account on a VMware vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) is a critical situation that will prevent you from managing your entire vSphere environment. Whether the password has been forgotten, expired or the account has locked out, this guide covers how to reset the root password on VCSA 7.0 and VCSA 8.0 ... Read more
For the love of whatever, can #broadcom's damn upgrader for #vmware #vcsa not be so damn rigid? No reason any org would need to add a secondary NIC during the upgrade process so the new VCSA can reach the #esxi host the old one is on?!
I had to quit out of the installer after Stage 1 (standing up the new VCSA server) to manually add the 2nd NIC then manually configure the network files to recognize it as well as add the secondary network's DNS and our proxy before moving on to Stage 2.
Broadcom is awful and has made everything with licencing and pricing complete shite due to their unchecked greed, but from what I've heard and seen, the installer has always been kind of crap. At least we're safe from a another full version upgrade for a while, now (hopefully). #sysadmin #sysadminlife #sysadminproblems
Andrew Armstrong
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