Setting Recovery Passwords; About Boot Prom Passwords; Setting Both The Boot Prom And The Recovery Passwords (San Switch 2/32) - HP StorageWorks MSA 2/8 - SAN Switch User Manual

Basic Security in FOS
4. Repeat for all switches in the fabric.
Note:

Setting Recovery Passwords

About Boot Prom Passwords

Fabric OS v4.1 provides the option of setting the Boot PROM and Recovery
passwords. This option does not apply to Fabric OS v3.1 or v2.6.1.
The Boot PROM and Recovery passwords provide an additional layer of security
beyond the Root password.
Note:
Fabric OS v4.1 is strongly recommended. Not setting either of these passwords can
compromise fabric security.

Setting Both the Boot PROM and the Recovery Passwords (SAN Switch 2/32)

Note:
prompt, which stops traffic flow through the switch until the switch is rebooted.
1. Connect to the serial port interface as described in
2. Reboot the switch.
3. Press ESC within four seconds after the message "Press escape within 4
The following options are available:
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You cannot change account login names in Standard or Secure Mode.
Setting a Boot PROM password protects the boot prompt from unauthorized
use.
Setting a Recovery password turns on the password recovery option, which
requires a user to contact Technical Support before recovering a Root or Boot
PROM password.
Setting both the Boot PROM and Recovery passwords on all switches running
Setting the Boot PROM and Recovery passwords requires accessing the boot
PROM Password Only (SAN Switch
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step 1
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