An array password provides access to an array. When you set the password, the management software stores an encrypted copy of the password in its array registration database. Thereafter, the management software can perform modification operations on the array without a password challenge.
You can change the array password at any time. Changing the array password causes the management software to automatically update the password stored in its array registration database.
Multiple management hosts can access a single array. Each management host has its own instance of management software, each of which has its own array registration database. For the management software to perform modification operations on an array, the password stored in the array registration database for that instance of the management software must match the password set on the array. When you change the array password on one management host, only the array registration database used by that management host is updated with the changed password. Before another management host can perform modification operations on that array, the array registration database for that management host must also be updated with the new password.
You may also need to update the password stored in the array registration database if the array was registered without a password or with an incorrectly typed password.
If the password stored in the array registration database does not match the array password, the following error message is displayed when you attempt a modification operation on the array: "The operation cannot complete because you did not provide a valid password."
To change the array password or update the password stored in the array registration database:
The Array Summary page is displayed.
The Volume Summary page for that array is displayed.
The General Setup page is displayed.
The Manage Passwords page is displayed.