Administrator Guide

Recovering from a Forgotten Enable Password

Use the following commands if you forget the enable password.

1. Log onto the system using the console.

2. Power-cycle the chassis by switching o all of the power modules and then switching them back on.

3. Hit any key to abort the boot process. You enter uBoot immediately, as indicated by the => prompt.

(during bootup)

hit any key

4. Set the system parameters to ignore the enable password when the system reloads.

uBoot mode

setenv enablepwdignore true

5. Reload the system.

uBoot mode

reset

6. Congure a new enable password.

CONFIGURATION mode

enable {secret | password}

7. Save the running-cong to the startup-cong.

EXEC Privilege mode

copy running-config startup-config

Recovering from a Failed Start

A system that does not start correctly might be attempting to boot from a corrupted Dell Networking OS image or from a mis-

specied location.

In this case, you can restart the system and interrupt the boot process to point the system to another boot location. Use the

setenv command, as described in the following steps. For details about the setenv command, its supporting commands, and

other commands that can help recover from a failed start, refer to the u-Boot chapter in the Dell Networking OS Command Line

Reference Guide.

1. Power-cycle the chassis (pull the power cord and reinsert it).

2. Hit any key to abort the boot process. You enter uBoot immediately, the => prompt indicates success.

(during bootup)

press any key

3. Assign the new location to the Dell Networking OS image it uses when the system reloads.

uBoot mode

setenv [primary_image f10boot location | secondary_image f10boot location |

default_image f10boot location]

4. Assign an IP address to the Management Ethernet interface.

uBoot mode

setenv ipaddre address

5. Assign an IP address as the default gateway for the system.

Management