Password recovery string on SAN Switch 4/8

[BR844575]

Mrikko hi,

yes, you have to log into brocade partner to access the tool.
Send me a blank email to oreste.majeli@panacea-services.co.uk and I will send you back the tool.

rgds,
Oreste

[Mikko Rinne]

Hi Oreste,

Oki I sent the plank email a few minutes back.

[BR844575]

here you go mikko,

rgds,
O

[Mikko Rinne]

Thanks Orenje,

Unfortunatly we have the same problem with both of the switches; So basicly we can't access neither of them and run this script.

Any other ideas?

[BR844575]

mikko hi,

if you can get hold of a brocade/hp switch you can connect it to your existing switches and use the script to reset the password otherwise you will have to open a call with HP and get them to do it.

As you are switches are out of warranty HP will probably charge it for it. Pls see below email hp sent one of my customer to reset the password for out of warranty mcdata switches.

rgds,
Oreste

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[Mikko Rinne]

Hm - just to be sure; Which type of switches can be connected to Brocade 200E? And by connecting you mean what exactly (in which way)?

We do have a lot of normal HP switches in the same datacenter, so if those are valid.. :P

Sorry for asking this, but I'd just want to be sure. :)

[BR844575]

all brocade switches can be connected together using an isl.
Basically you connect one fibre from one switch to another.

Before doing that you have to make sure that the domain id is unique, the PID is the same, and that the zoning of the new switch you are attaching to the 4/8 is off

then you use the script to reset the password.

hope it helps,

rgds,
Oreste

[Mikko Rinne]

So basicly what you are saying, is that we can hookup any normal HP switch with a fiber connector to HP StorageWorks 4/8 SAN switches, make a connection to our normal HP and use the script? It would sound a bit silly, if you can really do that, since it would be a security risk.

[BR844575]

mikko,

I dont make the rules, this is what is required, according the brocade website and the password reset tool

Your other alternative is to get HP to do it but as your switches are out of warrany they will charge you for this.

best regards,
Oreste

[MattKing]

I am also trying to reset my password on a 4/8 san and do not have a brocade account. I do have the string from the console