HP A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base, Administrator'S Manual

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Fabric OS 6.2 administrator guide 539
Password migration during firmware changes
Table 105 describes the expected outcome of password settings when upgrading or downgrading
firmware for various Fabric OS versions.
Password recovery options
Table 106 describes the options available when one or more types of passwords are lost.
Table 105 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.
Default accounts and passwords
are preserved.
Default accounts and passwords
are preserved.
Passwords preserved during subsequent
firmware upgrades
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.
Passwords used if downgrading to an
earlier firmware for the first time
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.
When downgrading to an earlier
firmware at subsequent times, which
passwords will be used?
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.
When downgrading and then upgrading
again, what passwords will be used?
All default and multi-user
accounts and passwords remain
unchanged.
All default and multi-user
accounts and passwords remain
unchanged.
Table 106 Password recovery options
Topic 4.0.0 4.1.0 and later
If all the passwords are forgotten,
what is the password recovery
mechanism? Are these procedures
non-disruptive recovery
procedures?
Contact HP. A non-disruptive
procedure is available only on
chassis systems.
Contact HP. A non-disruptive
procedure is available only on
chassis systems.
If a user has only the root
password, what is the password
recovery mechanism?
Root can change any
password by using the
passwd
command.
Use
passwd
command to set other
passwords.
Use
passwdDefault
command
to set all passwords to default.
How to recover boot PROM
password?
n/a Contact HP and provide the
recovery string. See ” The boot
PROM password ” on page 78 for
more information.
How do I recover a user, admin, or
factory password?
Contact HP. See ” Recovering forgotten passwords ” on page 82 for
more information.