HP StorageWorks MSA 2.8 SAN Switch - Manual (Page 103)

Basic Security in FOS
103 Fabric OS Procedures Version 3.1.x/4.1.x User Guide
Note: Setting the Boot PROM password requires accessing the boot prompt, which
stops traffic flow through the switch until the switch is rebooted.
1. Create a serial connection to the switch. If Secure Mode is enabled, connect to
the Primary FCS switch. If the switch does not have a serial port, contact
Technical Support.
a. Connect the serial cable to the serial port on the switch and to an RS-232
serial port on the workstation.
If the serial port on the workstation is RJ-45 instead of RS-232, remove
the adapter on the end of the serial cable and insert the exposed RJ-45
connector into the RJ-45 serial port on the workstation.
b. Disable any serial communication programs running on the workstation.
c. Open a terminal emulator application (such as HyperTerminal on a PC, or TERM
or Kermit in a Unix environment), and configure the application as follows:
In a Windows 95, 98, 2000, or NT environment:
In a UNIX environment, enter the following string at the prompt:
tip /dev/ttyb -9600
2. Reboot the switch by entering the reboot command.
3. Press ESC within four seconds after the message Press escape
within 4 seconds... displays.
The following options are available:
1) Start system.
2) Recovery password.
3) Enter command shell.
4. Enter “ 3 ” at the prompt to enter the command shell.
Parameter Value
Bits per second: 9600
Databits: 8
Parity: None
Stop bits: 1
Flow control: None