HP StorageWorks MSA 2.8 SAN Switch - Manual (Page 22)

Initial Configuration
22 Fabric OS Procedures Version 3.1.x/4.1.x User Guide
Changing the Admin Password in v3.1 Firmware
For security reasons, the first time you log into the Fabric OS you are requested to
change the system password. The following procedure applies specifically to v3.1.
To change the admin password:
1. Log into the switch as the admin user.
2. Enter the passwd admin command. In v3.0.1 you must specify the user
level when modifying the password.
Note: Quotation marks must be used for complete initialization of this command.
Example:
3. An interactive session is started where you can change the admin user name
and the password. If you want to change the admin user name, at the New
username prompt, enter a new name for the admin user. Click Return without
changing the value to leave it as is. You can change the password of the admin
user without changing the user name.
4. At the Old password prompt, enter the old password.
5. At the New password prompt, enter the new password. The new password
must be at least 8 characters in length.
6. At the Re-enter new password prompt, enter the new password
exactly as entered in the previous prompt. Press the Enter key to save the new
password to the firmware.
Example:
switch:admin> passwd "admin"
switch:admin> passwd "admin"
New username [admin]:
Old password: xxxxxxxx
New password: xxxxxxxx
Re-enter new password: xxxxxxxx
Saving passwd...done.