HP AE370A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch 4/12, Administrator'S Manual

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C Understanding legacy password behaviour
The following sections provide password information for early versions of Fabric OS firmware.
Password management information
Table 94 describes the password standards and behaviors between various versions of firmware.
Table 94 Account/password characteristics matrix
Topic v4.0.0 v4.1.0 to v4.2.0 v4.4.0 to 5.1.x
Number of default
accounts on the switch
4, chassis based Core Switch 2/64 -
8 for the chassis, 4
per switch
SAN Switch 2/8V,
SAN Switch 2/16V,
SAN Switch 2/32,
SAN Director 2/128
Core Switch 2/64 - 8
for the chassis, 4 per
switch
SAN Switch 2/8V,
SAN Switch 2/16V,
SAN Switch 2/32,
SAN Switch 4/32,
SAN Director 2/128
Default account names root, factory,
admin, user
root, factory, admin,
user.
root, factory, admin,
user.
Account name changing
feature
No No, regardless of
security mode.
N/A
Maximum and minimum
amount of characters for a
password
0 - 8 (Standard
UNIX)
8 - 40 characters
with printable ASCII
8 - 40 characters with
printable ASCII
Note: The minimum
password length for
5.1.x is configurable.
Can different switch
instances use a different
password for the same
account login level? For
example, the password for
admin for switch 0 can be
different from password for
admin for switch 1.
No Yes for Core Switch
2/64 switch.
n/a for all other
switches.
Yes for Core Switch
2/64
n/a for all other
switches.
Does the root account use
restricted shell?
No No No
When connecting to a
factory installed switch, do
you use the default
passwords?
Yes Yes Yes