Log in to the appliance maintenance console

When you access the appliance console, you are presented with either a login screen or the appliance maintenance console main menu:

Procedure
  1. Access through the appliance console presents the appliance maintenance console main menu immediately.

    After you enter your first command and before it runs, the login screen is presented.

    NOTE:

    The Reset password option requires a challenge/response authorization.

  2. Access through SSH presents the login screen immediately.
  3. Enter the user name and password of a local Infrastructure administrator account on this appliance.
    NOTE:

    You cannot log in using an Infrastructure administrator account that is authenticated by an authentication directory service.

    The appliance maintenance console login remains valid for one hour. After one hour of inactivity, you must reenter the password. The appliance maintenance console session closes after 24 hours of inactivity.