topic Re: SAN switch 2/8 firmware upgrade - password fails in HPE EVA Storage

SAN switch 2/8 firmware upgrade - password fails

Tom Hartsook — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 15:11:39 GMT

I upgraded to v2.6.2 a year ago. Now I am trying to install 2.6.2c, but the default un/pw (admin/password) does not work. Did the default password change with 2.6.2?

Re: SAN switch 2/8 firmware upgrade - password fails

The Spartan — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 23:31:28 GMT

Well, if its a brocade SAN switch default username and password are -
root
password

I may be wrong on this, please await for other posts.

Re: SAN switch 2/8 firmware upgrade - password fails

John Kufrovich — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 23:35:31 GMT

Tom you had it right.

admin/password

I don't recall the last supported 2/8 FW.

Re: SAN switch 2/8 firmware upgrade - password fails

Stephen Kebbell — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 03:23:54 GMT

Hi Tom,

2 Gbit switches like the SAN Switch 2/8 don't run firmware 2.x.x, they use version 3.x.x
Do you mean a Brocade 2800 switch?

admin/password is the default login for all Brocade switches, and there's also the root account that The Spartan mentions. That should work, too

John, the latest firmware available for the 2/8 Switch from HP is 3.2.1b

Regards,
Stephen

Re: SAN switch 2/8 firmware upgrade - password fails

Tom Hartsook — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 17:22:58 GMT

Thanks for the ideas folks, but still no luck. FWIW- the switch is Fibre Channel SAN Switch 8.

Just to make it worse, I have two of these swithes in the EVA, and the password fails on both. Any ideas on how to reset the password?

Tom

Re: SAN switch 2/8 firmware upgrade - password fails

SAKET_5 — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 21:02:24 GMT

Tom,

first of all you need v2.6.2d and not 2.6.2c - it is not supported anymore!

the default user name and password - you have it right.

what you need to reset the password on your "admin" account is a SAN switch password recovery/changer utility and Brocade has a few:
http://www.brocadeconnect.com/content/scriptsUtilities_log_download_bc.jsp?cat_id=66669472&docID=Password_Change_Script.pl&utilID=Password%20Change%20Script

I list just one above - have a browse through Brocade Connect and pick a password changer utility that you fancy.

Re: SAN switch 2/8 firmware upgrade - password fails

Tom Hartsook — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 11:32:18 GMT

I tried PasswordRecovery3.0.zip from the Brocade site. It ran to completion, but failed to set password to "password".

Re: SAN switch 2/8 firmware upgrade - password fails

Fabian_Nowee — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 04:11:47 GMT

so your talking probably about a brocade 2400...

The default root password is not password unless your changed it in the past when asked during the upgrade to 2.6.x.

try "fibranne"

Re: SAN switch 2/8 firmware upgrade - password fails

Tom Hartsook — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 16:28:17 GMT

Are you saying the that the 2.6.2 upgrade asked the customer to modify the root password?

Re: SAN switch 2/8 firmware upgrade - password fails

Fabian_Nowee — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 03:48:28 GMT

yes, you're asked to change the password. You can cancel it, but it can.

Re: SAN switch 2/8 firmware upgrade - password fails

Tom Hartsook — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 16:16:25 GMT

We received a password reset firmware from Brocade via HP. It was successful. From telnet/serial it now nags you to change the PWs for root and factory everytime you connect.