https://community.hpe.com/t5/switches-hubs-and-modems/verify-the-behavior-of-the-clear-button-for-password-resets-it-s/m-p/4684357#M23708 Not silly, totally understandable :-)<BR /><BR />Pressing the clear button for 1-2 seconds as described will reset the locally configured uid/pw of a switch, provided that the security feature to disable that default function has not be activated (which can disable the clear button function).<BR /><BR />I will offer this, I have not experienced in 7+ years being around ProCurve switches, that a switch did anything other than what it was supposed to do when pressing the clear button.<BR /><BR />However, as in all things, carpe diem, soup of the day, you mileage my vary, no warranties offered, I provide no guarantees, etc, etc...as I have heard and experienced other thins that "were not" supposed to happen....it's electronics and electromechanical, "stuff happens".<BR /><BR />Best practice, schedule an outage, be prepared if something happens, and if all works as it should, you are heroes :-) (make Scotty proud)<BR /><BR />hth...Jeff Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:42:53 GMT Jeff Carrell 2010-09-08T01:42:53Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/switches-hubs-and-modems/verify-the-behavior-of-the-clear-button-for-password-resets-it-s/m-p/4684356#M23707 I could be overly paranoid about this -- but we have very critical servers that <BR />cannot afford any downtime. I'd like to verify the behavior of the clear button <BR />on the 2810 switches. The Quick Installation Guide says: <BR /> <BR />"Deleting Passwords -- When pressed by itself for at least one second, the <BR />button deletes any switch console access passwords that you may have configured. Use this feature if you have misplaced the password and need console access."<BR /><BR />I have verified that works with a live switch we use internally in our office -- I could set the password, login, logout and reset it during runtime. <BR /><BR />However, I have NOT done this yet on our switches in production, where we have business critical servers running off of. <BR /> <BR />Also, I've googled around and found nothing to the contrary -- but I figure I'd <BR />go to the source just to verify. <BR /><BR />I was talking this over with someone today and we figured ... JUST IN CASE .. might as well just swap the switches first by moving the cables over one at a time. <BR /><BR />But, I figure I'd ask around here to see if we're just being silly or not.<BR /><BR /> Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:02:24 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/switches-hubs-and-modems/verify-the-behavior-of-the-clear-button-for-password-resets-it-s/m-p/4684356#M23707 justanothername 2010-09-08T00:02:24Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/switches-hubs-and-modems/verify-the-behavior-of-the-clear-button-for-password-resets-it-s/m-p/4684357#M23708 Not silly, totally understandable :-)<BR /><BR />Pressing the clear button for 1-2 seconds as described will reset the locally configured uid/pw of a switch, provided that the security feature to disable that default function has not be activated (which can disable the clear button function).<BR /><BR />I will offer this, I have not experienced in 7+ years being around ProCurve switches, that a switch did anything other than what it was supposed to do when pressing the clear button.<BR /><BR />However, as in all things, carpe diem, soup of the day, you mileage my vary, no warranties offered, I provide no guarantees, etc, etc...as I have heard and experienced other thins that "were not" supposed to happen....it's electronics and electromechanical, "stuff happens".<BR /><BR />Best practice, schedule an outage, be prepared if something happens, and if all works as it should, you are heroes :-) (make Scotty proud)<BR /><BR />hth...Jeff Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:42:53 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/switches-hubs-and-modems/verify-the-behavior-of-the-clear-button-for-password-resets-it-s/m-p/4684357#M23708 Jeff Carrell 2010-09-08T01:42:53Z