VMware is aware of this issue and is being considered for a future release.
Workaround:
- SSH into the newly deployed vRA appliance(s)
- Login using root with the password vmware
- When asked to change the password, set the new password to the one originally supplied with the previous attempted LCM initiated deployment.
- Within LCM, retry the failed deployment without deleting the already deployed appliances.
Note: If too many login attempts were made and the account is locked, automatic unlock will occur after 30 minutes. Alternatively, a reboot of the appliance will also unlock the root account.
Note: If the password provided to LCM is too simple or otherwise insecure, Step #3 will fail. In this case, a more secure password should be first set. After a successful login, the password should be changed to the one provided to LCM by running the passwd command on the shell.
Secure password example: lFxk380!