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>
<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