HP StorageWorks 2/16V Brocade Secure Fabric OS Administrator's Guide (53-10002 - Page 104

Disabling Secure Mode

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A Disabling Secure Mode Secure mode is enabled and disabled on a fabric-wide basis and can be enabled and disabled as often as desired. However, all Secure Fabric OS policies, including the FCS policy, are deleted each time secure mode is disabled and must be re-created the next time it is enabled. The policies can be backed up using the configUpload and configDownload commands. For more information about these commands, refer to the Fabric OS Command Reference. Secure mode can be disabled only through a sectelnet, SSH, or serial connection to the primary FCS switch. When secure mode is disabled, all temporary passwords are reset and the corresponding login sessions are automatically terminated, but traffic is not disrupted. For information about reenabling secure mode, see "Enabling Secure Mode" on page 3-2. To disable secure mode 1. From a sectelnet, SSH, or serial session, log in to the primary FCS switch as admin. 2. Type secModeDisable. 3. Type the password when prompted. 4. Type y to confirm that secure mode should be disabled. primaryfcs:admin> secmodedisable Warning!!! About to disable security. ARE YOU SURE (yes, y, no, n): [no] y Committing configuration...done. Removing Active FMPS... done Removing Defined FMPS... done Disconnecting current session. Secure mode is disabled, all current login sessions are terminated, and the passwords are modified as follows: • On the switches that were FCS switches, the user, admin, factory, and root passwords remain the same as in secure mode. • On the switches that were non-FCS switches, the root, factory, and admin passwords become the same as the non-FCS admin password. A-2 Secure Fabric OS Administrator's Guide Publication Number: 53-1000244-01

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A-2
Secure Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide
Publication Number: 53-1000244-01
A
Disabling Secure Mode
Secure mode is enabled and disabled on a fabric-wide basis and can be enabled and disabled as often as
desired. However, all Secure Fabric OS policies, including the FCS policy, are deleted each time secure
mode is disabled and must be re-created the next time it is enabled. The policies can be backed up using
the
configUpload
and
configDownload
commands. For more information about these commands, refer
to the
Fabric OS Command Reference
.
Secure mode can be disabled only through a sectelnet, SSH, or serial connection to the primary FCS
switch. When secure mode is disabled, all temporary passwords are reset and the corresponding login
sessions are automatically terminated, but traffic is not disrupted.
For information about reenabling secure mode, see
“Enabling Secure Mode”
on page 3-2.
To disable secure mode
1.
From a sectelnet, SSH, or serial session, log in to the
primary FCS switch as admin.
2.
Type
secModeDisable
.
3.
Type the password when prompted.
4.
Type
y
to confirm that secure mode should be disabled.
Secure mode is disabled, all
current login
sessions are terminated, and the passwords are modified
as follows:
On the switches that were FCS switches, the user, admin, factory, and root passwords remain
the same as in secure mode.
On the switches that were non-FCS switches, the root, factory, and admin passwords become
the same as the non-FCS admin password.
primaryfcs:admin>
secmodedisable
Warning!!!
About to disable security.
ARE YOU SURE (yes, y, no, n): [no]
y
Committing configuration...done.
Removing Active FMPS...
done
Removing Defined FMPS...
done
Disconnecting current session.