topic Re: _HPOneViewAdmin account password change in HPE OneView

_HPOneViewAdmin account password change

Kerry Quillen — Thu, 24 Aug 2017 18:16:24 GMT

Where does the ILO user account _HPOneViewAdmin obtain its password and can it be changed? We have a Oneview install that resides in a DMZ and regulatory requirements say we have to change all passwords on a regular basis. The only place I see that the password can be changed is within the ILO itself but don't want to break anything.

Re: _HPOneViewAdmin account password change

ChrisLynch — Thu, 24 Aug 2017 19:21:21 GMT

That password is managed by HPE OneView is a secure "vault" that is not accessible by any external entity. If you change that password in your iLO's, it will break communication with OneView appliance monitoring or managing it.

Re: _HPOneViewAdmin account password change

Kerry Quillen — Fri, 25 Aug 2017 13:40:59 GMT

Is that documented somewhere? Compliance people are going to want to see it.

Thanks

Re: _HPOneViewAdmin account password change

ChrisLynch — Fri, 25 Aug 2017 16:21:03 GMT

Yes, this is documented in the HPE OneView User Guide. On Page 71 in the link I provided, describes where the account is created, and that its password is randomly generated. The next section talks about how local passwords (the _HPOneViewAdmin account is hidden from the Local Users section of OneView are stored within the appliance.