To perform the initial login and complete the initial configuration tasks, follow
these steps from the management console.
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Log in to the console using admin as the default
login name and password as
the default password.
As login to the device occurs,
you are prompted to change the device passwords.
Please change passwords for switch default accounts now.
Use Control-C to exit or press 'Enter' key to proceed.
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Press Enter to step through a
procedure to change the passwords as shown in the following example. To skip
modifying the password, press Ctrl+C.
Warning: Access to the Root and Factory accounts may be
required for proper support of the switch. Please ensure the Root
and Factory passwords are documented in a secure location. Recovery of
a lost Root or Factory password will result in fabric downtime.
for user - admin
Changing password for admin
Enter old password:
Enter new password:
Re-type new password:
passwd: all authentication tokens updated successfully
Passwords can be 8 through 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. For more information on passwords, refer to Extreme SLX-OS Security
Configuration Guide for the 8720 device.
The switch is ready for use.
To configure other switch features, see Extreme SLX-OS Layer 2 Switching
Configuration Guide.
