HP MSA Storage Default Passwords

This article outlines the default credentials configured as part of the HP MSA storage array and HP StorageWorks P2000 G3 configuration and their functions. HP MSA refers to MSA 1040, MSA 1050, MSA 2050, MSA 2051, and MSA 2040 arrays in this article.

Information provided in this post is based on Storage Management Utility V3 (SMU V3, comes with GL200 and later firmware - the latest HP MSA 2040 firmware (GL200) can be downloaded from here)

User Name	Default password	Role	Interface access
monitor	!monitor	Monitor	WBI, CLI,
manage	!manage	Monitor manage	WBI, CLI, SMI-S, FTP
ftp	!ftp	Monitor manage	FTP

There is one more possible default password:

Username: admin

Password: !admin

Note: Please refer to the comments below. readers kindly shared some additional passwords and processes to recover the lost passwords.

Above mentioned credentials are also applicable for other HPE entry-level storage arrays like HPE MSA 2052, MSA 2050, MSA 1050, MSA 2042, MSA 1040

WBI: Web-browser interface

CLI: Command Line Interface

SMI-S: Storage Management Initiative – Specification

FTP: File Transfer Protocol

Monitor Role refers to the user with Read-Only access. This is the default user/ access and cannot be deleted/ disabled.

Manage Role refers to the superuser who can change system settings, create and delete users.

As a best practice, it’s recommended to change the default passwords for all the above accounts. If there is a requirement to create a new administrator user, copy manage user and create a new one.

As far as my knowledge, there is no option to integrate HP MSA storage systems with LDAP/ Microsoft Active Directory for centralized authentication. Please feel free to share your thoughts if you think otherwise.

if you are looking for default passwords for HP 3PAR/ StoreServe, refer to this article.

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