IDPA: ESXi Host and vCenter server User Credentials on different versions. Root User password for ESXI and vCenter on different IDPA versions.

Summary: This Article explains the root user passwords set for IDPA ESXI Hosts and vCenter Servers on different IDPA versions.

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Instructions

Follow the below table for the different users available on IDPA ESXi Host and vCenter Server and their passwords on all versions of IDPA.

IDPA versions 2.0 and 2.1 (DP5300, DP5800, DP8300, and DP8800) 

INFRASTRUCTURE COMPONENT

IDPA VERSION

SSH/CLI USERS

WEB UI USERS

ROOT PASSWORD

ADMINISTRATOR PASSWORD

ESXI Host

2.0, 2.1

root

root

Common Password

N/A

vCenter Server

2.0, 2.1

root

root; administrator@vsphere.local

Common Password

Common Password

 IDPA versions 2.2 (DP4400)

INFRASTRUCTURE COMPONENT

IDPA VERSION

SSH/CLI USERS

WEB UI USERS

ROOT PASSWORD

ADMINISTRATOR/IDPAUSER PASSWORD

ESXI Host

2.2

root

root; idpauser

Random Password

Common Password (idpauser)

vCenter Server

2.2

root

root; administrator@vsphere.local; idpauser

Random Password

Common Password
IDPA versions 2.3 and 2.4 (DP4400, DP4400S, DP5800, DP8300, and DP8800)
 

INFRASTRUCTURE COMPONENT

IDPA VERSION

SSH/CLI USERS

WEB UI USERS

ROOT PASSWORD

ADMINISTRATOR/IDPAUSER PASSWORD

ESXI Host

2.3, 2.4

root

root; idpauser

Common Password

Common Password (idpauser)

vCenter Server

2.3, 2.4

root

root; administrator@vsphere.local; idpauser

Common Password

Common Password

Additional Information

Things to note for IDPA 2.2 version:    
  • A Random password gets assigned for ESXI and vCenter root user upon deployment. Therefore, in order to log in to ESXi Host and vCenter Server using 'root' user, we need to decrypt the password. Users can log in using 'idpauser' account and the common password. 
  • If we attempt to log in to the ESXi Host using wrong password for root user, the root gets locked after 3 unsuccessful attempts. It will not let you log in even with correct password until it is reset/unlocked. Follow the below procedure to unlock 'root' user on ESXI host. 
  • After an upgrade to version 2.3, IDPA ESXI and vCenter root passwords change from random password to IDPA common password automatically as per the Upgrade workflow. 

Affected Products

Integrated Data Protection Appliance Family, VMware ESXi, VMware vCenter Server
Article Properties
Article Number: 000019115
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 29 Jul 2025
Version:  4
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