Setting The Boot Prom Password For A Director With A Recovery String - HP A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base Administrator's Manual

Setting the boot PROM password for a director with a recovery string

This procedure applies to the following enterprise-class platforms: HP StorageWorks 4/256 SAN Director
and HP StorageWorks DC SAN Backbone Director and HP StorageWorks DC04 SAN Director.
The boot PROM and recovery passwords must be set for each CP blade on HP StorageWorks 4/256 SAN
Director, HP StorageWorks DC SAN Backbone Director, and HP StorageWorks DC04 SAN Director Switch
enterprise-class platforms.
1. Connect to the serial port interface on the standby CP blade, as described in
through the serial
2. Connect to the active CP blade by serial or Telnet, and enter the haDisable command to prevent
failover during the remaining steps.
3. Reboot the standby CP blade by sliding the On/Off switch on the ejector handle of the standby CP
blade to Off, and then back to On.
4. Press ESC within 4 seconds after the message Press escape within 4 seconds... is
displayed.
The following options are available:
Option
1
Start system.
2
Recovery password.
3
Enter command shell.
5. Enter 2. Take the following appropriate action based on whether you find the password was previously
set:
• If no password was previously set, the following message is displayed:
Recovery password is NOT set. Please set it now.
• If a password was previously set, the following messages are displayed:
Send the following string to Customer Support for password recovery:
afHTpyLsDo1Pz0Pk5GzhIw==
Enter the supplied recovery password.
Recovery Password:
6. Enter the recovery password (string).
The recovery string must be between 8 and 40 alphanumeric characters. HP recommends a random
string of 15 characters or longer for higher security. The firmware prompts for this password only once.
It is not necessary to remember the recovery string because it is displayed the next time you enter the
command shell.
The following prompt is displayed:
New password:
7. Enter the boot PROM password, and then re-enter it when prompted. The password must be eight
alphanumeric characters (any additional characters are not recorded). Record this password for future
use.
The new password is automatically saved (the saveEnv command is not required).
8. Connect to the active CP blade using serial or Telnet and enter the haEnable command to restore high
availability; and then fail over the active CP blade by entering the haFailover command.
Traffic flow through the active CP blade resumes when the failover is complete.
9. Connect the serial cable to the serial port on the new standby CP blade (previously the active
CP blade).
10. Repeat step 2
password).
1 1. Connect to the active CP blade by serial or Telnet and enter the haEnable command to restore high
availability.
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through step 7 for the new standby CP blade (each CP blade has a separate boot PROM
Description
Continues the system boot process.
Lets you set the recovery string and the boot PROM password.
Provides access to boot parameters.
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