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Fabric OS 5.0.0 procedures user guide 229
D Understanding legacy password
behavior
This appendix contains the following sections:
• Password management information, page 229
• Password prompting behaviors, page 232
• Password migration during firmware changes, page 233
• Password recovery options, page 235
The following sections provide password information for early versions of Fabric OS firmware.
Password management information
Table 39 describes the password standards and behaviors between various versions of firmware.
Table 39 Account and password characteristics matrix
Topic V2.6.0/3.0.0 V2.6.2/3.1.0 V4.0.0 V4.1.0 to v4.2.0
Number of accounts
on the switch
4 4 4, chassis based Core Switch 2/64:
8 for the chassis, 4
per switch
SAN Switch 2/8V,
2/16V, 2/32,
4/32, SAN Director
2/128
Account login names root, factory,
admin, user
root, factory, admin,
user
root, factory, admin,
user
root, factory, admin,
user. 3016:
administrative
account is called
USERID.
Account name
changing feature
Yes, when Secure
FabOS is disabled;
No, when Secure
FabOS is enabled.
Yes, when Secure
FabOS is disabled;
No, when Secure
FabOS is enabled.
No No, regardless of
security mode.
Maximum and
minimum amount of
characters for a
password
8 - 40 characters
with printable ASCII
8 - 40 characters with
printable ASCII
0 - 8 (Standard UNIX) 8 - 40 characters
with printable ASCII