IBM 12.1(22)EA6 User Manual

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Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Modules for the IBM BladeCenter, Software Configuration Guide

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Chapter 25 Troubleshooting

Using Recovery Procedures

Password Recovery with Password Recovery Enabled

If the password-recovery mechanism is enabled, this message appears:

The system has been interrupted prior to initializing the flash file system. The following

commands will initialize the flash file system, and finish loading the operating system

software:

flash_init

load_helper

boot

Follow these steps when the password-recovery is enabled:

Step 1

Initialize the flash file system:

switch: flash_init

Step 2

If you had set the serviceport speed to anything other than 9600, it has been reset to that particular speed.
Change the emulation software line speed to match that of the switch serviceport.

Step 3

Load any helper files:

switch: load_helper

Step 4

Display the contents of flash memory:

switch: dir flash:

The switch file system appears in the directory.

Step 5

Rename the configuration file to config.text.old.

This file contains the password definition.

switch: rename flash:

config.text

flash:

config.text.old

Step 6

Boot the system:

switch: boot

The switch is set to run on its manufacturing default configuration.

Step 7

At the switch prompt, enter privileged EXEC mode:

Switch> enable

Step 8

Rename the configuration file to its original name:

Switch# rename flash:

config.text.old

flash:

config.text

Step 9

Copy the configuration file into memory:

Switch# copy flash:

config.text

system:

running-config

Source filename [config.text]?

Destination filename [running-config]?

Press Return in response to the confirmation prompts.

The configuration file is now reloaded, and you can change the password.