HP A7533A HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.1 administrator guide (5697-0235, Dece - Page 26

NOTE: The default account passwords can be changed from their original value only when prompted immediately following the login; the passwords cannot be changed using the passwd command later in the session. If you skip the prompt, and then later decide to change the passwords, log out and then back in. The default accounts on the switch are admin, user, root, and factory. Use the default administrative account as shown in Table 3 to log into the switch for the first time and to perform the basic configuration tasks. Every logical switch (domain) has a set of default accounts. The root and factory default accounts are reserved for development and manufacturing. The user account is primarily used for system monitoring. For more information on default accounts, see "About the default accounts" on page 61. Table 3 describes the default administrative accounts for switches by model number. Table 3 Default administrative account names and passwords Model Administrative account Password HP StorageWorks 4/8 SAN Switch, 4/16 SAN Switch, Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem, Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem, SAN Switch 4/32, 4/64 SAN Switch, SAN Switch 4/32B, 8/8 SAN Switch, 8/24 SAN Switch, 8/40 SAN Switch, 8/80 SAN Switch, 400 Multi-protocol Router admin password 4/256 SAN Director and DC SAN Backbone Director admin (short name, DC Director) password Changing default account passwords at login The change default account passwords prompt is a string that starts with Please change your passwords now. The default password contains a maximum of eight characters. User-defined passwords can have 8 to 40 characters. They must begin with an alphabetic character and can include numeric characters, the period (.) and the underscore ( _ ). They are case-sensitive, and are not displayed when you enter them on the command line. Record the passwords exactly as entered and store them in a secure place because recovering passwords requires significant effort and fabric downtime. Although the root and factory accounts are not meant for general use, change their passwords if prompted to do so and save the passwords in case they are needed for recovery purposes. To change the default account passwords at login: 1. Connect to the switch and log in using the default administrative account. 2. At each of the Enter new password prompts, either enter a new password or skip the prompt. 26 Standard features