Dell PowerStore 1000T EMC PowerStore Security Configuration Guide - Page 7

Session rules, Username and password usage, ESXi passwords

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Session rules Sessions on the cluster have the following characteristics: • Expiration term of one hour. NOTE: User is automatically logged off the cluster after session inactivity of one hour. • The session timeout is not configurable. Username and password usage System account usernames must meet the following requirements: Restriction Structure Case Minimum number of alphanumeric characters Maximum number of alphanumeric characters Supported special characters Username requirement Must start and end with an alphanumeric character. All usernames are case-insensitive 1 64 . (dot) System account passwords must meet the following requirements: Restriction Minimum number of characters Minimum number of uppercase characters Minimum number of lowercase characters Minimum number of numeric characters Minimum number of special characters • Supported characters NOTE: The password cannot include single quote ('), ampersand (&), or space characters. Password requirement 8 1 1 1 1 Maximum number of characters 40 NOTE: The last five passwords are blocked from being reused. A previous password can be reused after the fifth time in sequence. ESXi passwords The default root password for ESXi on a PowerStore X model appliance is in the following format: _123!, where is the seven-character Dell Service Tag for the appliance. Do not change the default ESXi password until the initial cluster configuration is complete. For more information about changing an ESXi password, see the VMware ESXi documentation. CAUTION: It is critical that you do not lose the ESXi password. If ESXi goes down and you do not have the password, the appliance must be reinitialized. This behavior is normal for ESXi, however reinitializing due to a lost password can result in data loss. CAUTION: The default ESXi password is uniquely configured for each PowerStore X model appliance. The password is used to authenticate with the ESXi host when the nodes in the appliance are added to a vCenter cluster. If you change the default password before the cluster is fully configured, you will have to reinitialize the appliance. Authentication and access 7

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Session rules
Sessions on the cluster have the following characteristics:
•
Expiration term of one hour.
NOTE:
User is automatically logged off the cluster after session inactivity of one hour.
•
The session timeout is not configurable.
Username and password usage
System account usernames must meet the following requirements:
Restriction
Username requirement
Structure
Must start and end with an alphanumeric character.
Case
All usernames are case-insensitive
Minimum number of alphanumeric characters
1
Maximum number of alphanumeric characters
64
Supported special characters
. (dot)
System account passwords must meet the following requirements:
Restriction
Password requirement
Minimum number of characters
8
Minimum number of uppercase characters
1
Minimum number of lowercase characters
1
Minimum number of numeric characters
1
Minimum number of special characters
•
Supported characters: ! @ # $ % ^ * _ ~ ?
NOTE:
The password cannot include single quote ('),
ampersand (&), or space characters.
1
Maximum number of characters
40
NOTE:
The last five passwords are blocked from being reused. A previous password can be reused after the fifth time in
sequence.
ESXi passwords
The default root password for ESXi on a PowerStore X model appliance is in the following format:
<Service_Tag>
_123!
, where
<Service_Tag>
is the seven-character Dell Service Tag for the appliance.
Do not change the default ESXi password until the initial cluster configuration is complete. For more information about changing an ESXi
password, see the VMware ESXi documentation.
CAUTION:
It is critical that you do not lose the ESXi password. If ESXi goes down and you do not have the password, the
appliance must be reinitialized. This behavior is normal for ESXi, however reinitializing due to a lost password can result
in data loss.
CAUTION:
The default ESXi password is uniquely configured for each PowerStore X model appliance. The password is
used to authenticate with the ESXi host when the nodes in the appliance are added to a vCenter cluster. If you change
the default password before the cluster is fully configured, you will have to reinitialize the appliance.
Authentication and access
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