→ Applies to: VMware ESXi 6.5 and above

Step 1. Connect to VMware ESXi via SSH as root (replace <your_ip_address_or_hostname> with the correct ip)

ssh root@<your_ip_address_or_hostname>

Step 2 (optional, for VMware ESXi 8 only). Download ipmitool.vib binary file  download 

Step 3 (optional, for VMware ESXi 8 only). Upload ipmitool.vib file in VMware ESXi /tmp folder

To upload the create-datastore file to the /tmp directory on VMware ESXi, a third-party tool (e.g. WinSCP) must be used.

Step 4 (optional, for VMware ESXi 8 only). Install ipmitool.vib

esxcli software vib install -v /tmp/ipmitool.vib -f

Step 5. Verify ADMIN user number

cd /opt/syneto/bin
./ipmitool user list

– or –

cd /opt/bin
./ipmitool user list

Step 6. Set new password (replace <N> with the correct number)

/opt/syneto/bin/ipmitool user set password <N>