Hey everyone,
I'm running into an issue while provisioning Cisco FTD on Nutanix using the V2 API. When I deploy the VM without a Day 0 configuration file, the default password works fine. However, when I attempt to set a custom password using vm_customization_config, neither the default nor the configured password works.
Setup Details:
Using Nutanix V2 API for FTD deployment.
Tried provisioning with and without a Day 0 config.
Without Day 0 Config: Default credentials (admin / Admin123) work.
With Day 0 Config: Neither the default nor the custom password (AdminPassword: Dinserver12@) works.
Day 0 Configuration JSON Used:
{
"EULA": "accept",
"Hostname": "ftdv-test2",
"AdminPassword": "xxxxxxxxxxxx",
"FirewallMode": "routed",
"DNS1": "8.8.8.8",
"DNS2": "",
"DNS3": "",
"IPv4Mode": "manual",
"IPv4Addr": "XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX",
"IPv4Mask": "255.255.254.0",
"IPv4Gw": "XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX",
"IPv6Mode": "disabled",
"FmcIp": "XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX",
"FmcRegKey": "Cisco123",
"FmcNatId": "",
"ManageLocally": "No"
}Configuration Applied During VM Creation
# Convert JSON to Base64
day0_config_content = json.dumps(ftd_config, indent=4)
encoded_userdata = base64.b64encode(day0_config_content.encode()).decode()
# Add `vm_customization_config`
ftd_vm_create["vm_customization_config"] = {
"datasource_type": "CONFIG_DRIVE_V2",
"files_to_inject_list": [],
"fresh_install": True,
"userdata": encoded_userdata,
# "userdata_path": "/cisco/ftd/day0-config.txt"
}What I Tried:
Tried logging in with admin / Admin123 and admin / xxxxxxxxxxx — Both failed.
Questions:
1️ Has anyone successfully applied Day 0 configuration to FTD on Nutanix using V2 API?
2️ Does FTD require additional steps for password enforcement (e.g., first-time password reset)?
3️ Is there an alternative way to ensure the password is correctly applied during deployment?
Any insights would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance.
