Fibre Channel SAN Switch 2/16 Installation Guide
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Managing the Fibre Channel SAN Switch 2/16
Running Basic Switch Operations Using Telnet
Read the following sections to run common switch operations.
Logging into the SAN Switch 2/16
Use these steps to log into the SAN Switch 2/16.
1. Open a telnet connection to the switch. The login prompt is displayed if the telnet
connection successfully found the switch in the network.
NOTE: The switch must be connected to your IP network through the RS-232 port to enable
connection through telnet.
2. At the login prompt enter the user ID you are logging in as. For example:
login: admin
The password prompt is displayed if the user exists.
3. Enter the password for the user:
password: xxxxxx
The default password is
password
.
4. If the login was successful a prompt is displayed showing the switch name and
user ID you are logged in as. For example:
switch55>admin:
Changing the Admin Password and User ID
Use these steps to change the Admin user ID and password.
NOTE: For security reasons, the first time you log into the Fabric OS you are requested to
change the admin user ID and system password.
1. Login to the switch as the admin user.
2. At the command line enter the following command:
Password
“
admin
”
An interactive session is opened and you are prompted for configuration values.
3. At the New username prompt, enter a new name for the admin user. You can
change the name of the admin user without changing the password. Press Enter to
leave the name as is.
