HP StorageWorks XPath OS 7.4.X Administrator Guide (AA-RVHDD-TE, February 2006)

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Without name specified, you are prompted to change the password for the current account. You must enter
the old password and the new password and then re-enter the new password. The maximum length of a
password is eight characters.
If name is specified and the current account has the admin role, the specified account password is reset to
the default value.
Changing the admin password (when logged in as admin)
NOTE: As a security measure, passwords are not displayed.
For example, to reset the account user123 password to the default value (when logged in as admin):
Enabling and disabling switches
When a switch boots, all Fibre Channel ports that pass power-on self test (POST) are enabled. If the switch
was part of a fabric, it rejoins the fabric.
Enabling a switch
1. Log in as admin.
2. Issue the switchEnable command:
Disabling a switch
1. Log in as admin.
2. Issue the switchDisable command:
Enabling and disabling ports
Ports are disabled by default. When a switch is disabled, all Fibre Channel ports on the switch are taken
offline. If the switch is part of a fabric, the fabric reconfigures. If the port is connected to another switch, the
fabric might reconfigure.
When a port is enabled and that port is connected to one or more devices, the devices become available
to the fabric.
router:admin> passwd
Old password:
New password:
Retype new password:
The password is changed
router:admin> passwd -u user123
Your password:
The password of user123 is set to default
router:admin> switchenable
Switch enabled
router:admin> switchdisable
Switch is being disabled................
Switch disabled