https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/t5/panorama-discussions/enter-maintenence-mode-on-esxi-vm/m-p/519889#M1183 <P>Panorama ESXi VM, from the CLI I used "request system private-data-reset" and now I'm unable to login using the original local admin or the default admin.&nbsp; When I reboot the VM I do not see "enter maint..." command nor can I SSH or get in to "debug system maintenance-mode".&nbsp; How can I factory reset the VM using MRT or any other method?</P> Tue, 01 Nov 2022 15:24:16 GMT Buck_Smooth 2022-11-01T15:24:16Z https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/t5/panorama-discussions/enter-maintenence-mode-on-esxi-vm/m-p/519889#M1183 <P>Panorama ESXi VM, from the CLI I used "request system private-data-reset" and now I'm unable to login using the original local admin or the default admin.&nbsp; When I reboot the VM I do not see "enter maint..." command nor can I SSH or get in to "debug system maintenance-mode".&nbsp; How can I factory reset the VM using MRT or any other method?</P> Tue, 01 Nov 2022 15:24:16 GMT https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/t5/panorama-discussions/enter-maintenence-mode-on-esxi-vm/m-p/519889#M1183 Buck_Smooth 2022-11-01T15:24:16Z https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/t5/panorama-discussions/enter-maintenence-mode-on-esxi-vm/m-p/519943#M1184 <P>update: I answered my own question, the method is:<BR />1.&nbsp; Reset/reboot VM<BR />2. "press any key to stop autoboot" <BR />3. enter "maint" for maintenence mode<BR />4. select maint partition</P> Tue, 01 Nov 2022 22:01:56 GMT https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/t5/panorama-discussions/enter-maintenence-mode-on-esxi-vm/m-p/519943#M1184 Buck_Smooth 2022-11-01T22:01:56Z