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D-4 Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide
Publication Number: 53-0000518-09
Password Migration During Firmware Changes
D
Password Migration During Firmware Changes
Table D-3 describes the expected outcome of password settings when upgrading or downgrading
firmware for various Fabric OS versions.
Table D-3 Password Migration Behavior During Firmware Upgrade/Downgrade
Topic v4.2.0 to 5.0.1 v4.4.0 to v5.0.1
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
MUA accounts created during a
previous upgrade to 4.2.0 are
restored.
MUA accounts created
during a previous upgrade to
5.0 are restored.
Passwords used if downgrading
to an older firmware for the first
time
Downgrades to 4.2.0 preserve
existing default accounts and
restore any disabled default
accounts. The default account
passwords existing immediately
prior to the downgrade are
preserved. MUA accounts are
disabled.
Downgrades to 4.4.0
preserve all existing default
accounts, MUA accounts and
passwords. MUA accounts
with the switchAdmin role
have the same permissions as
the user role.
When downgrading to an older
firmware at subsequent times,
which passwords will be used?
Downgrades to 4.2.0 preserve
existing default accounts and
restore any disabled default
accounts. The default account
passwords existing immediately
prior to the downgrade are
preserved. MUA accounts are
disabled.
Downgrades to 4.4.0
preserve all existing default
accounts, MUA accounts and
passwords. MUA accounts
with the switchAdmin role
have the same permissions as
the user role.
When downgrading then
upgrading again, what passwords
will be used?
Any MUA accounts created
during the original upgrade are
restored. All passwords are
unchanged.
All default and MUA
accounts and passwords
remain unchanged.