Use the Change Password option to establish a new or change an existing Storage Subsystem password.
Unless you specify a password using this option, ALL options are available within this storage management software. If you specify a password, then any option that is destructive will be password protected. The controller firmware determines which options are destructive.
Caution: Implementing destructive commands on a Storage Subsystem can cause serious damage, included data loss. Use a long password with a minimum of 15 alphanumeric characters to increase security.
Important:
How to Set or Change a Storage Subsystem Password
1 | From the Subsystem Management Window, either select the Storage Subsystem>>Change Password pull-down menu option or use the right mouse button to select the Storage Subsystem in the Logical View and select Change Password from the pop-up menu. Result: The Change Password dialog is displayed. Note: If you are setting the password for the first time, you don't need to enter the current password. Skip step 2 and go to step 3. |
2 | Enter the current password in the Current password: text box. Then, press the Tab key to move to the New password: text box. |
3 | Type the new password in the New password: text box. Then, press the Tab key on your keyboard to move to the Confirm password: text box. |
4 | Type the new password in the Confirm password: text box. Important: The password in the Confirm password: text box must match the password in the New password: text box. |
5 | Select OK or press Enter to change the Storage Subsystem password. Result: The Password Successfully Changed confirmation dialog is displayed. |
6 | Select OK to close the Password Successfully Changed dialog. Note: While you are in the current management session, you will not be asked for a password when you attempt a destructive operation because you have just set the password from this management station. However, the next time you launch the Subsystem Management Window, you will be prompted for a password the first time you attempt a destructive operation. |
Error Conditions
Current Password Not Accepted | The password you typed in the Current password: text box did not match the Storage Subsystem password exactly. For example, there could be case inconsistencies or misspellings. Retry the operation using the correct current password. |
New and Confirm Password Mismatch | The passwords entered in the New password: text box and the Confirm password: text box did not match. Retry the operation and type the same password in both text boxes. |