Installation (ESX): Difference between revisions

Revision as of 13:23, 12 August 2009

In order to be able to change a user (or root) password to one that breaches password complexity checking

Download the Driver and Application kit for VMware from Emulex's website.
- At time of writing the current version of package was elxvmwarecorekit-esx35-4.0a45-1.i386.rpm
Copy the package to the server
- EG pscp -pw [password] elxvmwarecorekit-esx35-4.0a45-1.i386.rpm platadmn@dtcp-esxsvce01a:/home/platadmn
Install the package
- EG rpm -ivh elxvmwarecorekit-2.1a42-1.i386.rpm

Requires HBAnywhere to be installed 1st, see HBAnywhere Installation for further info.

Download the correct firmware version from Emulex's website
- EG for LPe11002's
Extract, and copy file to server
Find adapter's WWPN's
- EG /usr/sbin/hbanyware/hbacmd ListHBAs
Download new firware version to each HBA
- EG /usr/sbin/hbanyware/hbacmd download 10:00:00:00:c9:82:97:9e zf280a4.all

Download correct verion from EMC's website
- At time of writing the current version file was emcgrab_ESX_v1.1.tar
Copy to server
- EG pscp emcgrab_ESX_v1.1.tar platadmn@dtcp-esxsvce02a:/home/platadmn
Uncompress the file
- EG tar -xvf emcgrab_ESX_v1.1.tar
Run grab (can take a few minutes, best done out of hours)
- EG ./emcgrab.sh
Results can be found in \emcgrab\outputs folder

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+== Password Complexity Disable ==
+In order to be able to change a user (or root) password to one that breaches password complexity checking
+# Disable PAM module
+#* <code> esxcfg-auth --usepamqc -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 </code>
+# Disable complexity checker
+#* <code> esxcfg-auth --usecrack -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 </code>
+# Change password
+# Re-enable PAM module
+#* <code> esxcfg-auth --usepamqc=-1 -1 -1 -1  8 8 </code>
 == HBA and SAN Operations ==
 === HBAnywhere Installation ===