Managing VAST Cluster Passwords

Default Users and Passwords

VAST Cluster equipment is shipped with the following users and passwords.

Component	Interface and User Role	Username	Password	Is a required user account?
VAST Management System (VMS)	VMS administrator	`admin`	`123456`	Yes
	VMS support user	`support`	`654321`	No
	VMS root user	`root`	`IamGroot!`	Yes
CNode	VAST OS (Linux) user	`vastdata`	`vastdata`	Yes
	VAST OS (Linux) super user	`root`	`rootvastdata`	Yes
	IPMI user	`admin`	Ice Lake model: `adminvastdata` Cascade Lake model: `123456` Broadwell model: `admin`	Yes
DNode	VAST OS (Linux) user	`vastdata`	`vastdata`	Yes
	VAST OS (Linux) super user	`root`	`rootvastdata`	Yes
	IPMI user	`admin`	Mavericks model: `admin` CERES model: `adminvastdata`	Yes
NVIDIA Onyx Ethernet switches	Management interface administrator	`admin`	`admin`	Yes
NVIDIA Onyx Ethernet switches	Management interface read-only user	`monitor`	N/A	No
NVIDIA Cumulus switches	Default user account	`cumulus`	Before version 5.9.1: `CumulusLinux!` Version 5.9.1 to 5.11.0: `Cumu1usLinux!` From version 5.11.1: `Vastdata1!` Note Cumulus switches shipped directly from NVIDIA have a default password `cumulus`.	No
Arista switches	Default admin user account	`admin`	`admin`	No

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.