The determines which options are password protected and can cause destructive storage array operations.
Important:
Only asterisks are displayed when you type a password.
Passwords are case sensitive.
Trailing white spaces are not stripped from passwords when they are set. Be careful to include white spaces if they were included in the password.
The maximum password length is 30 characters.
You will only be asked for the password once during a single management session. However, if a user managing the same storage array from another changes the password while your session is in progress, you are prompted for a password the next time you attempt a destructive operation.
The first time a destructive option is selected during the management session, the Enter Current Password dialog is displayed containing the initial instructions. If an invalid password is entered, the Enter Current Password dialog is displayed again with instructions indicating that an invalid password was supplied. The Enter Current Password
is dialog displayed repeatedly until either the correct password is supplied or you Click Cancel.
For security reasons, you might only attempt to enter a password
10 times before the storage array enters a "lockout" state. Subsequent password attempts
are rejected by the storage array, and you must wait ten minutes for the storage array to reset to a "normal" state before you may try to enter a password again.
In the Enter Current Password dialog, type the storage array password.
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Click OK to enter the password.
Note: If you do not know the password, click Cancel. An error message is displayed indicating that the operation cannot be completed because a password has not been entered. Click OK to close
the message.
Using Passwords in the Script Editor
If destructive commands are contained in a script, a command line password must be entered in the script using the Set command. See the
Enterprise Management Window online help for more information on the Script Editor.