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The boot PROM password
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5. At the shell prompt, enter the passwd command.
NOTE
The passwd command only applies to the boot PROM password when it is entered from the
boot interface.
6. Enter the boot PROM password at the prompt, then re-enter it when prompted. The password
must be eight alphanumeric characters (any additional characters are not recorded). Record
this password for future use.
7. Enter the saveEnv command to save the new password.
8. Reboot the switch by entering the reset command.
Setting the boot PROM password for a director without a recovery string
This procedure applies to the following enterprise-class platforms: Brocade 48000 director,
Brocade DCX and DCX-4S Data Center Backbones.
On the Brocade 48000 director and Brocade DCX enterprise-class platforms, set the password on
the standby CP blade, fail over, and then set the password on the previously active (now standby)
CP blade to minimize disruption to the fabric.
1. Determine the active CP blade by opening a Telnet session to either CP blade, connecting as
admin, and entering the haShow command.
2. Connect to the active CP blade by serial or Telnet and enter the haDisable command to prevent
failover during the remaining steps.
3. Create a serial connection to the standby CP blade as described in “Connecting to Fabric OS
through the serial port” on page 16.
4. Reboot the standby CP blade by sliding the On/Off switch on the ejector handle of the standby
CP blade to Off, and then back to On.
This causes the blade to reset.
5. Press ESC within four seconds after the message
Press escape within 4 seconds...
displays.
The following options are available:
6. Enter 3.
7. Enter the passwd command at the shell prompt.
NOTE
The passwd command applies only to the boot PROM password when it is entered from the
boot interface.
Option Description
1 Start system. Continues the system boot process.
2 Recovery password. Lets you set the recovery string and the boot PROM password.
3 Enter command shell. Provides access to boot parameters.