How to set factory default on HP storage works san switch 4/32

[Gregory T Shipp]

We have 4 of these units, two of which have not been used for a while, and the "admin" password has been changed from "password" to something that no one remembers.

If I can't log on as the "admin" there is no way to change the password, or the IP address. How can I restore the factory defualt setting and thus the user of "admin" with the default password of "password"?

[IBaltay · Accepted solution]

Hi,
try the root account, maybe you let the default passwd there. If not, lets see the procedure (pretty old firmware, but maybe something similar works also for the 4/32)
ftp://service.boulder.ibm.com/storage/san/util/SecureFabric26.pdf. Check also if the backdoor password service is available for the 4/32 at your local HP.

[Uwe Zessin]

IBaltay,
no offense meant, but you are creating non-workable links if you append a "." to your URLs.

[IBaltay]

yes, i must read at least once what i am writing :-).

[Rob Leadbeater]

Hi,

If you have a SAN switch that you do know the password for, then there is a utility on Brocade's website that will let you reset all passwords on switches in a fabric.

Having said that, I've just tried to find it again on http://www.brocadeconnect.com and the recent reorganisation of that site means it's now impossible to find .

It looks like it should be here:

http://community.brocade.com/home/docs/DOC-1290

However the download there points to the wrong file.

Cheers,
Rob

[Gregory T Shipp]

Thank you all for you help. I was able to log on as the root account and then change the admin password, which then allowed me to update the IP address as I needed to do.

- Log on as “root”, with password of “password”
- Type the command ““passwd “admin””
- You will then be prompted to change the password for the user “admin”
- Log on as “admin” with the new password (which is set to the default of “password”)