HP XP P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite Software 7.6.1-00 CLI Reference Guide

You can select either the NORMAL or HIGH encoding security level for encoding passwords. For

details about how to change the level to HIGH in order to generate a safer and more secure character

string, see the HP P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite Software Administrator Guide.

Related topics

• Command syntax, page 27

• Property for specifying command options , page 470

Encoding the password

To encode a password, execute the hdvmaccount command.

Execute the hdvmaccount command using the user account used to log in to the OS on which the

Device Manager CLI is executed. If you execute the Device Manager CLI by using a user account

different from the one that was used to execute the hdvmaccount command, an error might occur.

To encode the password:

1. Execute the hdvmaccount command located in the directory or folder containing Device Manager

CLI. To execute the command, use the user account that you used to log in to the OS on which

the Device Manager CLI is being executed.

The format of the hdvmaccount command is as follows:

hdvmaccount { -u user-ID [ -f absolute-path-name-of-the-password-file] | help }

2. Enter the password as directed by the message. If the password or password2 property has

been specified in the properties file, enter the specified password, and then enter the new

password that you want to encode.

The password is encoded and the password2 property is set in the properties file. Execute the

GetServerInfo or GetStorageArray command to confirm that you can omit entering the

password.