HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.1 administrator guide (5697-0235, December 2009)

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Password migration during firmware changes
Table 99 describes the expected outcome of password settings when upgrading or downgrading firmware
for various Fabric OS versions.
Password recovery options
Table 100 describes the options available when one or more types of passwords are lost.
Is password prompting disabled when
security mode is enabled?
Yes Yes
Is the passwd command disabled until
the user has answered password
prompting?
No Yes
Does password prompting reappear
when passwords are changed back to the
default using the passwd command?
Yes No
Does password prompting reappear
when passwords are changed back to the
default using the passwdDefault
command?
Yes Yes
Table 98 Password prompting matrix (continued)
Topic 4.0.0 4.1.0 and later
Table 99 Password migration behavior during firmware upgrade/downgrade
Topic 4.4.0 to 5.0.1 5.0.1 and later
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
Multi-user accounts created
during a previous upgrade to
5.0 are restored. For example,
upgrading from 4.4.0 to 5.0.0
creates multi-user accounts. The
same applies to downgrading to
4.4.0, and then upgrading to
5.0.0.
Multi-user accounts created
during a previous upgrade to
5.1.0 are restored.
Passwords used if downgrading to an
earlier firmware for the first time
Downgrades to 4.4.0 preserve
all existing default accounts,
multi-user accounts and
passwords. Multi-user accounts
with the switchAdmin role have
the same permissions as the user
role.
Downgrades to 5.0.1 preserve
all existing default accounts,
multi-user accounts and
passwords.
When downgrading to an earlier
firmware at subsequent times, which
passwords will be used?
Downgrades to 4.4.0 preserve
all existing default accounts,
multi-user accounts and
passwords. Multi-user accounts
with the switchAdmin role have
the same permissions as the user
role.
Downgrades to 5.0.1 preserve
all existing default accounts,
multi-user accounts and
passwords.
When downgrading then upgrading
again, what passwords will be used?
All default and multi-user
accounts and passwords remain
unchanged.
All default and multi-user
accounts and passwords remain
unchanged.