How to change the Citrix ADC MPX or VPX root password

Occasionally, you must change the root password of the Citrix ADC appliance for security reasons or compliance of password rotation policy.

This document describes the steps required to change the root password of the Citrix ADC MPX and VPX appliances managed through Citrix ADM cloud.

If you change the ADC password, you must modify the Citrix ADM admin profile that is associated with the ADC. An Citrix ADM admin profile maintains the ADC credentials for REST API, SSH, SCP, or SNMP based communication with the ADC appliance. Through admin profiles, Citrix ADM manages Citrix ADC MPX and VPX appliances.

Change password using the配置Jobsfeature

By using the Citrix ADM Configuration Jobs feature, you can simplify the repetitive password change process and apply the changes to the Citrix ADC appliances, without accessing the individual instances.

Follow these steps to change the password:

• Step 1. Create a Configuration Template.

• Step 2. Create a Configuration Job.

• Step 3. Create an admin profile and modify it.

Note: If the ADC appliances are managed by other tools as well, you must change the credentials on those tools as well.

克雷亚te a配置Template

1. From the Citrix ADM GUI, navigate toInfrastructure > Configuration Jobs > Configuration Templates.

   

2. SelectAdd. Create a Configuration Template with by typing the SSH commandset system user $ROOT_USER_NAME$ $ROOT_USER_PASSWORD$.

   

3. Select the $ROOT_USER_NAME$ variable, and selectText Field as Type.

4. Optionally, provide the default value for the root user name. SelectDoneto save the variable settings.

   

5. Select the $ROOT_USER_PASSWORD$ variable, and selectPassword Field as Type. SelectDoneto save the variable settings.

6. SelectOKto save the Configuration Template.

7. The new Configuration Template appears under配置Templates.

   

克雷亚te a配置Job

1. From the Citrix ADM GUI, navigate toInfrastructure > Configuration Jobs.

2. Select克雷亚te Joband click the “+” icon of the new configuration template. SelectNext.

   

3. Select the ADC instance or instances for which the password must be modified.

   

4. In theSelect Instancespane, select the instances, and clickNext.

5. In theSpecify Variable Valuespane provide values for user name and password, and clickNext.

6. UnderJob Preview, check the actual CLI commands that the Citrix ADM will run on the ADC instances. If the preview looks fine, clickNext.

   

7. In theExecutepane, you have the choice to run the Job immediately or schedule it for later. You can also choose to run the Job in parallel on all the selected instances or do it sequentially. Select Finish after you’ve provided the execution details.

8. 配置Job shows if the execution succeeded or failed.

   

9. Select theJoband clickDetails. The execution details show the status at individual instance level.

Modify the admin profile

After you’ve modified the ADC passwords, you must add and modify the admin profiles of the instances. Follow these steps:

1. Navigate toInfrastructure > Instances > Citrix ADC.

2. ClickProfilesto see all the admin profiles.

3. SelectAddto create an admin profile and provide new Citrix ADC credentials.

   

4. The newly created profile appears underAdmin Profiles.

5. Go toNetwork > Instances > Citrix ADC. Select the Citrix ADC instance for which the password has been modified, and the selectEdit.

6. Select the newly created Profile Name and clickOK.

   

7. Select the instance again, right-click, and selectRediscover.

   

You’ve successfully changed the password.

For information about changing the password of an SDX appliance, seeHow to change a Citrix ADC SDX root password.