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Change the Cloud Volumes ONTAP cluster admin password

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Cloud Volumes ONTAP includes a cluster admin account. You can change the password for this account from NetApp Console, if needed.

Caution You should not change the password for the admin account through ONTAP System Manager or the ONTAP CLI. The password will not be reflected in the Console. As a result, the Console cannot monitor the instance properly.
About this task

The password must observe a few rules. The new password:

  • Shouldn't contain the word admin

  • Must be between eight and 50 characters in length

  • Must contain at least one English letter and one digit

  • Shouldn't contain these special characters: / ( ) { } [ ] # : % " ? \

Steps
  1. On the Systems page, double-click the name of the Cloud Volumes ONTAP system.

  2. On the upper right of the Console, click the icon action icon, and select Set password.

    A screenshot that shows the menu available from the system that contains the Set password action.