Setting The Boot Prom Password Only (San Switch 2/32) - HP StorageWorks MSA 2/8 - SAN Switch User Manual

Basic Security in FOS
5. Enter "2" at the prompt to set the Recovery password.
6. Enter the Recovery password.
7. Enter the Boot PROM password, then re-enter when prompted.
The new passwords are automatically saved (saveenv command not required).
8. Failover the active CP card by entering the hafailover command.
9. Connect the serial cable to the serial port on the new standby CP card
10. Repeat
11. Log in to the active CP card by serial or telnet and enter the haenable

Setting the Boot PROM Password Only (SAN Switch 2/32)

The option of setting the Boot PROM password only is available on a SAN Switch
2/32 and Core Switch 2/64, but is not recommended. See
PROM and the Recovery Passwords (SAN Switch
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3) Enter command shell.
The following message displays: "Recovery password is NOT set. Please set it
now."
The Recovery password must be between 8 and 40 alphanumeric characters.
A random password that is 15 characters or longer is recommended for higher
security. The firmware only prompts for this password once. It is not
necessary to record the Recovery password.
The following prompt displays: New password:.
Record this password for future use.
Traffic flow through the active CP card resumes when the failover is
complete.
(previous active CP card).
step 2 through
separate Boot PROM password).
command to restore high availability.
step 7 for the new standby CP card (each CP card has a
Fabric OS Procedures Version 3.1.x/4.1.x User Guide
"Setting Both the Boot
2/32)" on page 100.