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IBM Power Systems Hardware Management Console (HMC) — Default Password

Default username and password for the IBM Power Systems Hardware Management Console (HMC): hscroot / abc1234. Learn how to log in and how to change the default credentials.

Default credentials for IBM Power Systems HMC (Hardware Management Console) used to manage IBM Power servers. hscroot is the default HMC administrative user.

UsernamePasswordAccessNotes
hscroot
abc1234
Web UI—
hscroot
abc1234
SSH—
Default port
SSH on TCP 22

Responsible use

This database lists publicly documented default credentials so administrators can find and change them. Only use these on systems you own or are authorized to test.

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