Dell PowerVault MD3000 - Manual (Page 22)

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Storage Array
To remove a password:
• Enter the current password in the Current password text box.
• Leave the New password and Confirm new password text boxes
blank.
If you forget your password, contact Dell for technical assistance.
Password Guidelines
Consider these guidelines when you create a password:
• Use secure passwords for your storage array. A password should be easy for
you to remember but difficult for others to determine. Consider using
numbers or special characters in the place of letters, such as a 1 in the
place of the letter I, or the at sign (@) in the place of the letter a.
• For increased protection, use a long password with at least 15
alphanumeric characters. The maximum password length is 30 characters.
• Passwords are case sensitive.
• For security reasons, you can attempt to enter a password only ten times
before the storage array enters a lockout state. Before you can try to enter a
password again, you must wait ten minutes for the storage array to reset.
Resetting a Password
Perform this procedure when you have lost or forgotten your password and
you need to reset it.
Connecting the Serial Cable
1 Remove the serial cable from the password reset cable package.
2 Connect the DB9 (oval) end of the cable to the serial port on the
computer to be used to communicate with the RAID Controller module.
3 Connect the PS2-type (round) end of the cable to the serial port on either
of the MD RAID Controller Modules. The flat side of the connector faces
down when inserting.