Default Users and Passwords
VAST Cluster equipment is shipped with the following users and passwords.
Default users indicated as required cannot be renamed.
Any of the default passwords can be changed.
VAST Management System (VMS)
Interface and User Role | Username | Password | Is a required user account? |
|---|---|---|---|
VMS administrator |
|
| Yes |
VMS support user |
|
| No |
VMS root user |
|
| Yes |
CNode
Interface and User Role | Username | Password | Is a required user account? |
|---|---|---|---|
VAST OS (Linux) user |
|
| Yes |
VAST OS (Linux) super user |
|
| Yes |
IPMI user |
| Ice Lake: | Yes |
DNode
Interface and User Role | Username | Password | Is a required user account? |
|---|---|---|---|
VAST OS (Linux) user |
|
| Yes |
VAST OS (Linux) super user |
|
| Yes |
IPMI user |
| Mavericks: | Yes |
NVIDIA Onyx Ethernet switches
Interface and User Role | Username | Password | Is a required user account? |
|---|---|---|---|
Management interface administrator |
|
| Yes |
Management interface read-only user |
| N/A | No |
NVIDIA Cumulus switches
Interface and User Role | Username | Password | Is a required user account? |
|---|---|---|---|
Default user account |
| Before version 5.9.1: | No |
Arista switches
Interface and User Role | Username | Password | Is a required user account? |
|---|---|---|---|
Default admin user account |
|
| No |
Changing Default Passwords
To change VMS passwords or to enable and configure VMS authentication and RBAC via Active Directory/LDAP user, see Managing Managers.
Warning
Do not remove, rename or disable VMS users with required user accounts (indicated as such in the table above).
To change CNode and DNode OS and IPMI passwords, run the VAST CLI command cluster set-password.
To change switch passwords, consult switch vendor documentation.