ONTAP Tools for VMware vSphere Upgrade from 9.10 to 9.12 Fails
Applies to
- ONTAP Tools for VMware vSphere (OTV) version 9.10
- ONTAP Tools for VMware vSphere (OTV) version 9.12
Issue
- During the ONTAP Tools for VMware vSphere (OTV) upgrade to version 9.12, an error appeared and then the VM rebooted
- An error message and password menu was displayed

Error - Your Administrator and Database password is expired or does not match password policy
When the administrator password reset was attempted, Java errors were produced

java.lang.RuntimesException: Error encrypting at com.netapp.vasa.vvol.support.SecurityManager.encryptString(SecurityManager.java:152)Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Missing argument at java.base/javax.crypto.spec.SecretKeySpec.<init>(SecretKeySpec.java:92)Error updating SRA credential file
Following the steps from the "Workaround" section of ONTAP Tools for VMware vSphere: OTV services do not start after appliance reboot or upgrade resulted in the above reboot, menu, and Java errors.
