Rotate Password Clusters
DescriptionRequest a new root password for all control plane nodes in the cluster. This operation generates a new root password and configures every control plane node in the cluster to accept it for authentication.
Request
URLURL
https://{api_host}/api/vcenter/namespace-management/clusters/{cluster}?action=rotate_password
Path Parameters
Path Parameters
string
cluster
Required
Identifier for the cluster for which the password is being generated. The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type: ClusterComputeResource.
Header Parameters
Header Parameters
string
vmware-api-session-id
Required
Required session ID, acquired from Create Session API under CIS product
vmware-api-session-id example
"b00db39f948d13ea1e59b4d6fce56389"
Authentication
This operation uses the following authentication methods.
Code Samples
Code Samples
PowerCLI Client SDK Example
Invoke-RotatePasswordCluster -Cluster "MyCluster"
cURL Command
curl -X POST -H "vmware-api-session-id: b00db39f948d13ea1e59b4d6fce56389" https://{api_host}/api/vcenter/namespace-management/clusters/{cluster}?action=rotate_password
Errors
400
com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.not_allowed_in_current_state : if the cluster is in the process of password rotation.
403
com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.unauthorized : if the user does not have Namespaces.Manage privilege.
500
com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.error : if the system reports an error while responding to the request.
Vendor Extensions
This operation contains the following vendor extensions defined in the spec:
x-vmw-doc-operation: rotate_password
Availability
Added in 7.0.0.0
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