HP A7533A HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.1 administrator guide (5697-0235, Dece - Page 467

Table 98 Password prompting matrix (continued) Topic 4.0.0 Is password prompting disabled when Yes security mode is enabled? Is the passwd command disabled until No the user has answered password prompting? Does password prompting reappear Yes when passwords are changed back to the default using the passwd command? Does password prompting reappear Yes when passwords are changed back to the default using the passwdDefault command? 4.1.0 and later Yes Yes No Yes Password migration during firmware changes Table 99 describes the expected outcome of password settings when upgrading or downgrading firmware for various Fabric OS versions. Table 99 Password migration behavior during firmware upgrade/downgrade Topic 4.4.0 to 5.0.1 5.0.1 and later 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 earlier firmware for the first time When downgrading to an earlier firmware at subsequent times, which passwords will be used? When downgrading then upgrading again, what passwords will be used? Default accounts and passwords Default accounts and passwords are preserved. are preserved. Multi-user accounts created during a previous upgrade to 5.0 are restored. For example, upgrading from 4.4.0 to 5.0.0 creates multi-user accounts. The same applies to downgrading to 4.4.0, and then upgrading to 5.0.0. Multi-user accounts created during a previous upgrade to 5.1.0 are restored. Downgrades to 4.4.0 preserve all existing default accounts, multi-user accounts and passwords. Multi-user accounts with the switchAdmin role have the same permissions as the user role. Downgrades to 5.0.1 preserve all existing default accounts, multi-user accounts and passwords. Downgrades to 4.4.0 preserve all existing default accounts, multi-user accounts and passwords. Multi-user accounts with the switchAdmin role have the same permissions as the user role. Downgrades to 5.0.1 preserve all existing default accounts, multi-user accounts and passwords. All default and multi-user accounts and passwords remain unchanged. All default and multi-user accounts and passwords remain unchanged. Password recovery options Table 100 describes the options available when one or more types of passwords are lost. Fabric OS 6.1.x administrator guide 467