8100 Updating Product Software Guide (XCS 6.250) (5697-1716, February 2012)

Clearing the password on the Operator Control Panel (OCP)

Clearing the password requires access to the storage system. The OCP is located on the front of

each controller.

Using the following procedure to clear the password on the storage system controllers. The password

can be cleared from either controller.

1. Press four times to scroll to the System Password menu.

2. Press to display Change Password?

3. Press to scroll to Clear Password.

4. Press to display Clear Password.

5. Press Enter to clear the password.

The Password cleared message will be displayed.

The password is cleared. The system automatically returns to the default display (WWID).

Disabling password access in HP P6000 Command View

Estimated time to complete: 10 minutes

NOTE: You will need to know the World Wide Name (WWN) of the storage system to disable

password access.

1. Open HP P6000 Command View in your browser.

2. Click Server Options in the session pane.

The Management Server Options window opens.

3. Click Manage storage system password access.

The Storage System Password Access window opens.

4. Click Disable.

The Disable Password Access to Storage System window opens.

5. Select the storage system World Wide Node Name from the drop-down list.

NOTE: Make sure you select the storage system from which you cleared passwords using

the OCP on the controller.

6. Click Disable Password.

A confirmation box opens.

7. Click Yes to disable the password.

Step 4. Halting all host access to the storage system for an offline upgrade

(optional)

IMPORTANT: For information about upgrade paths, see the HP P6000 Enterprise Virtual Array

Compatibility Reference.

Estimated time to complete: Varies by host: (must be performed for each host accessing the storage

system).

For the offline upgrade, all host I/O to the storage system must be stopped. Stop all applications

accessing the storage system and shut down hosts, if necessary.

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