2V0-621 · Question #25
Which Advanced Setting should be created for the vCenter Server to change the expiration policy of the vpxuser password?
The correct answer is A. VimPasswordExpirationInDays. The VimPasswordExpirationInDays advanced setting controls how frequently vCenter Server automatically rotates the vpxuser password on managed ESXi hosts.
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Which Advanced Setting should be created for the vCenter Server to change the expiration policy of the vpxuser password?
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- AVimPasswordExpirationInDays
- BVimExpirationPasswordDays
- CVimPassExpirationInDays
- DVimPasswordRefreshDays
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The VimPasswordExpirationInDays advanced setting controls how frequently vCenter Server automatically rotates the vpxuser password on managed ESXi hosts.
VimPasswordExpirationInDays is the exact name of the vCenter Server advanced setting used to configure the password expiration interval for the vpxuser account. Creating this setting with an integer value tells vCenter how many days before the vpxuser password is automatically changed on each managed ESXi host. This is a required security configuration to align credential rotation with organizational password policies.
VimExpirationPasswordDays is not a valid vCenter Server advanced setting - the correct parameter places 'Password' before 'Expiration', not after.
VimPassExpirationInDays uses the abbreviated form 'Pass' instead of the full word 'Password', which does not match the actual parameter name recognized by vCenter.
VimPasswordRefreshDays is not a valid vCenter Server advanced setting - the correct term is 'Expiration', not 'Refresh'.
Concept tested: vCenter vpxuser password expiration advanced setting
Source: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/com.vmware.vsphere.security.doc/GUID-4F1CE5D7-9D77-4CB5-9E89-CC3E4A2A4A82.html
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