Reset or change HP 3PAR SSMC Administrator Password

After you install HP 3PAR SSMC - StoreServ Management Console for the first time, you are asked to setup administrator credential on your SSMC system.

After you setup the credentials (username and password) you are unable to change them without logging in to the console.

If you forget username and password for SSMC follow the steps bellow to reset your credentials:

Default installation directory is:

C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\SSMC\

if you changed the default path, make sure you browse to it.

Under ssmcbase folder (C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\SSMC\ssmcbase) you can find a script called ClearAdminCredential.bat

To reset the password you have two options:

Double click the file and push Y for YES when asked.

Or, run the script from a command prompt and select Yes,

Running the console again will prompt you with the following page:

Insert new username and password and you are good to go!