Users Guide

Version Description
9.13(0.0) Introduced on the S3048–ON, S4048–ON, S4048T-ON, S6000–ON, S6010–ON,
S6100–ON, and Z9100–ON.
Usage
Information
If you enable the boot access password, the system prompts for a password when you access any option
on the boot screen.
When you configure the boot access password, ensure that your password meets the following criteria:
● A minimum of eight characters in length
● A minimum of one lower case letter (a to z)
● A minimum of one upper case letter (A to Z)
● A minimum of one numeric character (0 to 9)
● A minimum of one special character including a space (" !"#$%&'()*+,-./:;<=>?@[\]^_`{|}~")
If your password does not meet the criteria, the system does not accept your password.
When you upgrade the Dell EMC Networking OS image, ensure that you upgrade the boot loader.
CAUTION: After configuring the boot access password, save it to a secure location. If you
forget it, you will not be able to access the options in the startup menu. If you forget both
the boot access password and the enable password, the system may become inaccessible.
Example
DellEMC(conf)#boot-access password 7 Hg$7^5HMoiY%
***********************************************************************
* Warning - boot-access password will enable password protection in
*
* GRUB. Keep it safe. Forgetting this password and the CLI password
*
* may result in switch becoming inaccessible.
*
***********************************************************************
Do you want to configure boot-access password? Proceed [yes/no]:yes
DellEMC(conf)#
generate hash
Generate a hash checksum for the given file or the startup configuration using the MD5, SHA1, or SHA256 algorithm.
Syntax
generate hash {md5 | sha1 | sha256} {flash://filename | startup-config}
Parameters
md5 | sha1 |
sha256
Enter the keyword md5, sha1, or sha256 to generate .
flash:// filename Enter the keyword flash: and enter the filename to generate the hash checksum
for any file in the flash drive using the MD5, SHA1, or SHA256 algorithm.
startup-config Enter the keyword shartup-config to generate the hash checksum for the
startup configuration using the MD5, SHA1, or SHA256 algorithm.
Defaults None
Command Modes EXEC Privilege
Command
History
Version Description
9.14(1.0) Introduced on the S4810 and S4820T.
9.14(0.0) Introduced on the S5048F–ON.
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