Password options, Changing a password – HP 3000 Enterprise Virtual Array User Manual
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Password options
The password entry options are:
•
Entering a password during storage system initialization (see
•
Showing the current password. The actual password is not displayed, instead an indicator informs
you of whether a password has been set.
•
Changing a password (see
).
•
Removing password protection (see
Changing a password
For security reasons, you may need to change a storage system password. First you must select a new,
unique, eight-character password, using the uppercase letters A through Z and the lowercase letters a
through z.
After selecting the new password, use the following procedure to change the password.
NOTE:
Changing a system password on the controller requires changing the password on any Command
View EVA with access to this system.
1.
Press
to scroll to the System Password menu.
2.
Press
to select the System Password menu.
3.
Press
to select Change Password
OR
press
to go to Shutdown Options.
4.
Press
to select, CHANGE PASSWORD NO
OR
press
to scroll to Clear Password.
5.
Press
to accept NO
OR
press
to scroll to CHANGE PASSWORD YES.
6.
Press
to accept YES
OR
press
to scroll to CHANGE PASSWORD NO.
7.
To enter the first character, press either
or
to select an uppercase or lowercase character.
Press
to accept a character and select the next password character. The character display
changes to an asterisk.
8.
Repeat step 7 for the remaining seven characters.
Press
to accept the password and go to CHANGE PASSWORD YES.
9.
Press
to go to computeroutput>System Password.
10.
The system will automatically return to the default display.
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