HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2 administrator guide (5697-0016, May 2009)

Table 3 describes the default administrative accounts for switches by model number.

Default account passwords

The change default account passwords prompt is a string that starts with Please change your passwords

now.

The default password is a maximum of eight characters. Any characters beyond the eighth character

are ignored. Only the default password is subject to the eight-character limit. User-defined passwords can

have 8 to 40 characters. They must begin with an alphabetic character and can include numeric

characters, the period (.), and the underscore ( _ ). They are case-sensitive, and they are not displayed

when you enter them on the command line.

Record the passwords exactly as entered and store them in a secure place because recovering passwords

requires significant effort and fabric downtime. Although the root and factory accounts are not meant for

general use, change their passwords if prompted to do so and save the passwords in case they are needed

for recovery purposes.

Changing the default account passwords at login

1. Connect to the switch and log in using the default administrative account.

2. At each of the Enter new password prompts, either enter a new password or skip the prompt.

Table 3 Default administrative account names and passwords

Model Administrative

account

Password

HP StorageWorks 4/8 and 4/16 SAN Switch, HP

StorageWorks 8/8 and 8/24 SAN Switch, Brocade

4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem, HP

StorageWorks 4/32 SAN Switch, HP StorageWorks

4/64 SAN Switch, HP StorageWorks 4/32B SAN

Switch, HP StorageWorks 8/40 SAN Switch, HP

StorageWorks 8/80 SAN Switch, and HP

StorageWorks 400 Multi-Protocol Router

admin password

HP StorageWorks 4/256 SAN Director, HP

StorageWorks DC SAN Backbone Director, and HP

StorageWorks DC04 SAN Director Switch

enterprise-class platforms

admin password