HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.X Administrator Guide (AA-RVHWB-TE, September 2005)

70 Configuring standard security features
4/8 SAN Switch, 4/16 SAN Switch, SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch
2/32, Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem, and SAN Switch 4/32
Follow this procedure to set the boot PROM password without a recovery string:
1. Create a serial connection to the switch as described in ”Connecting through the serial port” on
page 21.
2. Reboot the switch by issuing the reboot command.
3. Press ESC within four seconds after the message Press escape within 4 seconds... is
displayed.
The following options are available:
4. Enter 3.
5. At the shell prompt, issue the passwd command.
NOTE: The passwd command applies only to the boot PROM password when it is entered from the
boot interface.
6. Enter the boot PROM password at the prompt, and then reenter it when prompted. The password must
be eight alphanumeric characters (any additional characters are not recorded). Record this password
for future use.
7. Issue the saveEnv command to save the new password.
8. Reboot the switch by issuing the reset command.
Core Switch 2/64, SAN Director 2/128, and 4/256 SAN Director
On the Core Switch 2/64, SAN Director 2/128, and 4/256 SAN Director, set the password on the
standby CP blade, fail over, and then set the password on the previously active (now standby) CP blade
to minimize disruption to the fabric:
1. Determine the active CP blade by opening a telnet session to either CP blade, connecting as admin,
and entering the haShow command.
2. Connect to the active CP blade serially and by telnet and issue the haDisable command to prevent
failover during the remaining steps.
3. Create a serial connection to the standby CP blade as described in ”Connecting through the serial
port” on page 21.
4. For the Core Switch 2/64: Reboot the standby CP blade by pressing the yellow ejector buttons at top
and bottom of the CP blade, and then press both ejector handles back towards the switch to lock the
blade back into the slot.
SAN Director 2/128 and 4/256 SAN Director: Reboot the standby CP blade by sliding the On/Off
switch on the ejector handle of the standby CP blade to Off, and then back to On.
This causes the blade to reset.
5. Press ESC within four seconds after the message Press escape within 4 seconds... is
displayed.
Option Description
1 Start system. Continues the system boot process.
2 Recovery password. Lets you set the recovery string and the boot PROM
password.
3 Enter command shell. Provides access to boot parameters.