ilo reset password on esxi host

Create the file: reset_admin_pw.xml with the below info and add the new password in the password section:

<ribcl VERSION="2.0">
  <login USER_LOGIN="Administrator" PASSWORD="YOUR-NEW-PASSWORD">
   <user_INFO MODE="write">
    <mod_USER USER_LOGIN="Administrator">
     <password value="YOUR-NEW-PASSWORD"/>
    </mod_USER>
   </user_INFO>
  </login>
 </ribcl>

Flash “reset_admin_pw.xml” to the ILO: ./hponcfg -f reset_admin_pw.xml

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