What are the password requirements for iDRAC and BMC on SolidFire/HCI node?
Applies to
- NetApp Solidfire
- NetApp HCI H410
Answer
The password requirements can be confirmed from the iDRAC/BMC web page.
- iDRAC on SF-series
Overview -> iDRAC Setings -> User Authentication ->click one User ID -> click Configure User -> Next ->click the question mark and it shows:
| Field or Option | Description |
| User ID | Displays the selected user ID. This field is read-only. |
| Enable User | Select this option to provide iDRAC user access. |
| User Name | Enter a unique user name. It can contain up to 16 characters including whitespace. The following characters are supported:
If the user name is changed, the new name appears in the Web interface only after the next user login. |
| Change Password | Select this option to change the password for an existing user. If you are configuring a new user, this option is disabled. |
| New Password | Enter a password with up to 20 characters. The characters are masked. The following characters are supported:
|
- BMC on H610S
Setting ->User Management ->click root ->click the question mark and it shows: (password does not contain white-space character)
- BMC on H410
Configuration ->Users ->click User ID ->click Modify User and it shows:
Password requirements:
- Require password length: 8 to 19 characters
- Password can not be reverse of the user name
- Password must include characters from at least 3 of the listed character classes
- Allowed character classes
- a - z
- A - Z
- 0 - 9
- Special characters
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