Using the console connection of the MSM controllers, you can easily reset the password back to the factory default admin/admin.
Open console connection, this output shows a failed login:
127.0.0.1 login: admin Password: Login incorrect
Enter username emergency
127.0.0.1 login: emergency
Now the emergency menu will be displayed
-------------------------- Emergency Menu -------------------------- Device information Serial number: CNxxxxxxx IP address: x.x.x.x Select one of the following options: 1. Reset both the manager username and password to "admin" 0. Exit Selection:
Select option 1
Selection: 1 Trying to reset manager login credentials.... Manager login credentials were successfully reset to: Username = admin Password = admin Press any key to continue.
Next select 0 to exit
Now you can login with admin/admin
127.0.0.1 login: admin Password: (C) 2010 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. CLI>