HP StorageWorks 2.128 SAN Director Switch - Manual (Page 235)

Fabric OS 5.x administrator guide 235
Password migration during firmware changes
Table 50 describes the expected outcome of password settings when upgrading or downgrading firmware
for various Fabric OS versions.
Does password prompting
reappear when passwords are
changed back to the defaults
using the
passwd
command?
Yes No
Does password prompting
reappear when passwords are
changed back to the defaults
using the
passwdDefault
command?
Yes Yes
Table 49 Password prompting matrix (continued)
Issue Version 4.0.0 Version 4.1.0 and later
Table 50 Password migration behavior during firmware upgrade and downgrade
Issue Versions 4.2.0 to 5.0.1 Versions 4.4.0 to 5.0.1
Which passwords are used when
upgrading to a later firmware
release for the first time?
Default accounts and passwords
are preserved.
Default accounts and
passwords are preserved.
Are passwords preserved during
subsequent firmware upgrades?
MUA accounts created during a
previous upgrade to 4.2.0 are
restored.
MUA accounts created during
a previous upgrade to 5.0 are
restored.
Which passwords are used if
downgrading to an earlier firmware
for the first time?
Downgrades to 4.2.0 preserve
existing default accounts and
restore any disabled default
accounts. The default account
passwords existing immediately
prior to the downgrade are
preserved. MUA accounts are
disabled.
Downgrades to 4.4.0
preserve all existing default
accounts, MUA accounts, and
passwords. MUA accounts
with the switchAdmin role
have the same permissions as
the user role.
When downgrading to an earlier
firmware at subsequent times,
which passwords are used?
Downgrades to 4.2.0 preserve
existing default accounts and
restore any disabled default
accounts. The default account
passwords existing immediately
prior to the downgrade are
preserved. MUA accounts are
disabled.
Downgrades to 4.4.0
preserve all existing default
accounts, MUA accounts, and
passwords. MUA accounts
with the switchAdmin role
have the same permissions as
the user role.
When downgrading and then
upgrading, what passwords are
used?
Any MUA accounts created during
the original upgrade are restored.
All passwords are unchanged.
All default and MUA accounts
and passwords remain
unchanged.