Retrieve VMware Virtual Machine Password from OVF properties
When you deploy a Virtual Machine from OVF/OVA you can sometimes preconfigure passwords using OVF properties. All configuration parameters set during the deployment can be viewed later in the Web Client within VM > Configure > Settings > vApp Options but when you want to retrieve the password, the actual value is hidden:
You can't access the password from the Client, MOB, or using the API. This article explains how you can retrieve vApp option passwords from the vCenter Database.
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