MX7000 IOM/Root Admin Setup Dell EMC Technical White Paper
Revisions Revisions Date Description Jan 2019 Initial release Acknowledgements This paper was produced by the following members of the Dell EMC storage engineering team: Author: 2 MX7000 IOM/Root Admin Setup | Document ID
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IOM Root/Admin User Setup IOM Root/Admin User Setup The purpose of this document is to give a rundown of how to determine the administrative password for any manageable I/O Modules that may be installed in your MX7000 chassis. The new Dell MX7000 chassis allows the user flexibility in choosing the IO connectivity options for the sleds installed in the chassis. This flexibility comes from the ability to install various I/O Modules (IOMs) into the chassis.
IOM Root/Admin User Setup DEFAULT ROOT/ADMIN USER P ASSWORD PRIORITIES The password priority of the default root/admin privileged user are: • First Priority: User Assigned Root/Admin Password - • Second Priority: Chassis Unique Default Root/Admin Password - • Once a user has configured a root/admin password for this IOM, the other two types of password will be ignored. If configured, this password will be still be applicable even when the IOM is rebooted or moved from chassis to chassis.
IOM Root/Admin User Setup User resets chassis or IOM to factory defaults User assigns password I O Yes Has CDP Yes U A P - C D P - No V D P - Root/Admin passwords Diagram USERS ASSIGN PASSWORD User can use the IOM CLI directly to change the password of default root/admin privileged user or use the OpenManage Enterprise Modular web UI as in the following dialog “Root Password” field.
IOM Root/Admin User Setup User Assigns Root/Admin Password 7 MX7000 IOM/Root Admin Setup | Document ID
