Assigning permanent passwords, Changing the default account passwords, Configuring the ip addresses – Brocade VDX 8770-8 QuickStart Guide User Manual

Page 25: Setting a static ip address

Advertising
background image

Brocade VDX 8770-8 QuickStart Guide

25 of 34

Publication Number: 53-1002555-01

The reply to command will include a line about the setting of the RBridge ID.

Successfully set rbridge-id.

Assigning permanent passwords

The factory-configured default accounts on the switch are admin and user. Use the default administrative account
as shown in

Table 7

to log in to the switch for the first time and to perform the basic configuration tasks. The user

account is read-only and used primarily for system monitoring.

Changing the default account passwords

When you change the default account password after you log in for the first time, only the default password rule is in
effect. The rule specifies a minimum password length of eight characters. For advanced user and role management,
including setting password rules, refer to the Security chapter of the Brocade Network OS Administrator’s Guide.

NOTE

Passwords can be 8 to 40 characters long. They must begin with an alphabetic character. They can include numeric
characters, the period (.), and the underscore (_) only. Passwords are case-sensitive, and they are not displayed when
you enter them on the command line. The available roles are admin and user. For more information on passwords,
refer to the Brocade Network OS Administrator’s Guide.

1. Enter the configure terminal command to enter global configuration mode.

2. Enter the username command followed by the account name and the password parameter.

3. When prompted, enter the new password. and press Enter.

Switch# configure terminal

Entering configuration mode terminal

switch(config)# username admin password [password] role [role]

(<WORD>;;User password satisfying password-attributes):********

Configuring the IP addresses

You can configure the Brocade VDX 8770-8 with a static IP address. DHCP is not supported on the Brocade VDX
8770-8. The Brocade VDX 8770-8 supports both IPv4 and IPv6 format addresses.

Setting a static IP address

Complete the following steps to set a static IP address.

TABLE 7

Default administrative account names and passwords

Account type

Login name

Password

Administrative

admin

password

User account (read-only)

user

password

Advertising