Password Migration During Firmware Changes; Password Recovery Options - HP A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base Administrator's Manual

Password migration during firmware changes

Table 106 describes the expected outcome of password settings when upgrading or downgrading
firmware for various Fabric OS versions.
Table 106 Password migration behavior during firmware upgrade/downgrade
Topic
Passwords used when upgrading
to a newer firmware release for the
first time.
Passwords preserved during
subsequent firmware upgrades
Passwords used if downgrading to
an older firmware for the first time
When downgrading to an older
firmware at subsequent times,
which passwords will be used?
When downgrading then
upgrading again, what passwords
will be used?

Password recovery options

Table 107 describes the options available when one or more types of passwords are lost.
Table 107 Password recovery options
Topic
If all the passwords are
forgotten, what is the password
recovery mechanism? Are these
procedures non-disruptive
recovery procedures?
If a user has only the root
password, what is the password
recovery mechanism?
450 Understanding legacy password behaviour
v4.4.0 to v5.0.1
Default accounts and
passwords are preserved.
MUA accounts created
during a previous upgrade
to v5.0 are restored.
Downgrades to v4.4.0
preserve all existing default
accounts, MUA accounts
and passwords. MUA
accounts with the
switchAdmin role have the
same permissions as the
user role.
Downgrades to v4.4.0
preserve all existing default
accounts, MUA accounts
and passwords. MUA
accounts with the
switchAdmin role have the
same permissions as the
user role.
All default and MUA
accounts and passwords
remain unchanged.
v4.0.0
Contact your switch service
provider. A non-disruptive
procedure is available.
Root can change any
password by using the
passwd command.
v5.0.1 to 5.1.x
Default accounts and
passwords are preserved.
MUA accounts created
during a previous upgrade
to 5.1.x are restored.
Downgrades to v5.0.1
preserve all existing default
accounts, MUA accounts
and passwords.
Downgrades to v5.0.1
preserve all existing default
accounts, MUA accounts
and passwords.
All default and MUA
accounts and passwords
remain unchanged.
v4.1.0 and later
Contact HP. A
non-disruptive procedure is
available.
Use passwd command to
set other passwords.
Use passwdDefault
command to set all
passwords to default.