VxRail: Event Code VXR128016

Summary: Event VXR128016 is reported when the node management account password expires in 14 days.

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Symptoms

Severity: Warning
YELLOW alarm 'VXR128016' present in vCenter portal

Cause

The node management account password expires in 14 days.

Resolution

To resolve this status, follow these steps to update the password of the management account for the specific ESXi node:

  1. Change the password of the management account through the ESXi UI. You can find it by following these steps: ManageSecurity & usersUsersmanagementEdit user
    Screenshot of host UI 
  2. Input the new password and click the SAVE button. Please remember the password that you entered.
    Screenshot of account info 
  3. After a few minutes, a prompt message will be displayed on "System" page as shown below. Click "Update passwords" in the prompt message.
    Screenshot of password banner in vSphere 
  4. Input the new password again and click "SUBMIT" to update password.
    Screenshot of entering new password 

After that, the vCenter alarm will be resolved within one day. Alternatively, you can manually reset the alarm to green manually after completing the above steps.

Affected Products

VxRail, VxRail Software
Article Properties
Article Number: 000215057
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 09 ذو الحجة 1447
Version:  2
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