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title: Reset vSphere credentials for Azure VMware Solution
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description: Learn how to reset vSphere credentials for your Azure VMware Solution private cloud and ensure the HCX connector has the latest vSphere credentials.
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ms.topic: how-to
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ms.date: 03/31/2021
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ms.date: 05/10/2021
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# Reset vSphere credentials for Azure VMware Solution
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In addition to this how-to, you can also view the video for [resetting the vCenter CloudAdmin & NSX-T Admin password](https://youtu.be/cK1qY3knj88).
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## Prerequisites
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If you use your cloudadmin credentials for connected services like HCX, vRealize Orchestrator, vRealize Operations Manager, or VMware Horizon, your connections will stop working once you update your password. Stop these services before initiating the password rotation. If you don't stop these services, you'll experience temporary locks on your vCenter CloudAdmin and NSX-T admin accounts, as these services continuously call using your old credentials. For more information about setting up separate accounts for connected services, see [Access and Identity Concepts](./concepts-identity.md).
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## Reset your Azure VMware Solution credentials
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In this step, you'll reset the credentials for your Azure VMware Solution components. Although your vCenter and NSX-T credentials don't expire, you can generate new passwords for these accounts.
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> [!NOTE]
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> If you use your CloudAdmin credentials for connected services like HCX, vRealize Orchestrator, vRealize Operations Manager or VMware Horizon, your connections will stop working once you update your password. These services should be stopped before initiating the password rotation. Failure to do so may result in temporary locks on your vCenter CloudAdmin and NSX-T admin accounts, as these services will continuously call using your old credentials. For more information about setting up separate accounts for connected services, see [Access and Identity Concepts](./concepts-identity.md).
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1. From the Azure portal, open an Azure Cloud Shell session.
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2. Run the following command to update your vCenter CloudAdmin password. You will need to replace {SubscriptionID}, {ResourceGroup}, and {PrivateCloudName} with the actual values of the private cloud that the CloudAdmin account belongs to.

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