Recovering Forgotten Passwords - HP A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base Administrator's Manual
Hp storageworks fabric os 6.1.x administrator guide (5697-0234, november 2009)
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The following options are available:
Option
1
Start system.
2
Recovery password.
3
Enter command shell. Provides access to boot parameters.
6.
Enter 3.
7.
Enter the passwd command at the shell prompt.
NOTE:
The passwd command only applies to the boot PROM password when it is entered from the boot
interface.
8.
Enter your boot PROM password at the prompt, 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.
9.
Enter the saveEnv command to save the new password.
10.
Reboot the standby CP blade by entering the reset command.
1 1.
Connect to the active CP blade by serial or Telnet and enter the haEnable command to restore High
Availability; then fail over the active CP blade by entering the haFailover command.
Traffic resumes flowing through the newly active CP blade after it has completed rebooting.
12.
Connect the serial cable to the serial port on the new standby CP blade (previously the active
CP blade).
13.
Repeat
step 3
14.
Connect to the active CP blade by serial or Telnet and enter the haEnable command to restore High
Availability.
Recovering forgotten passwords
If you know the root password, you can use this procedure to recover the password for the default accounts
of user, admin, and factory.
To recover passwords:
1.
Open a CLI connection (serial or Telnet) to the switch.
OR
Connect to the primary FCS switch, if one exists in your fabric.
2.
Log in as root.
3.
Enter the command for the type of password that was lost:
passwd user
passwd admin
passwd factory
4.
Enter the requested information at the prompts.
To recover a lost root password or boot PROM password, contact HP. You must have previously set a
recovery string to recover the boot PROM password.
NOTE:
Contact HP to recover a lost root password or boot PROM password. You must have previously set
a recovery string to recover the boot PROM password.
Description
Continues the system boot process.
Lets you set the recovery string and the boot PROM password.
through
step 10
for the new standby CP blade.
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