Launching The First Boot Configuration Tool; Configuring The Root Password - VMware VCENTER APPLICATION DISCOVERY MANAGER 6.1.1 Administration Manual

Application Discovery Manager Administration Guide
Table 3-1. Network Values
Parameter
Network IP address
Network netmask
Network gateway
Domain Name Server (DNS)
NOTE: You can enter up to three Domain Name Servers
separated by comma.
Fully Qualified (FQ) hostname

Launching the First Boot Configuration Tool

Repeat the following steps for each ADM virtual appliance:
N The Windows Active Collector is set up as described in "Installing Windows Collector" on page 20.
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1 While selecting the virtual appliance, power it up by either:

clicking the toolbar icon
or

right‐clicking and selecting Power > Power On
N Status of various tasks appear in the Recent Tasks pane on the bottom of the vSphere Client main
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screen.
2 Right‐click the relevant appliance and select Open Console tab to monitor this procedure.
The appliance and relevant services start up. A Welcome message for the ADM first boot configuration
tool (wizard) appears.
3 To launch the tool and configure the initial appliance settings, type yes. The wizard asks you to change
the default password. You can change the default password by following the instructions described in
"Configuring the Root Password" on page 24.
N If you type
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running the system_setup command.
N If you type no for the change password message, the wizard prompts you to add network information.
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You can add the network information as described in "Configuring Static Network Settings" on page 25.

Configuring the Root Password

Perform the following procedure to change the root password.
User Name and Passwords
Passwords must contain a minimum of eight characters and it is recommended to include the following
character types:

numeric

uppercase

lowercase

non‐alphanumeric such as # or !
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no for the initial appliance settings message, you can run the initial configuration later by
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