Q-Logic SB2A-16B Manuel D’Utilisation

5 – Diagnostics/Troubleshooting
Recovering a Switch

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To recover a switch, do the following:

1.

Place the switch in maintenance mode. Do the following:
a.

Power down the switch.

b.

Press and hold the Maintenance button with a pointed tool, then power 
up the switch. All chassis LEDs will illuminate, then extinguish leaving 
only the Input Power LED illuminated. Release the button.

2.

Allow one minute for the switch to complete its tests. When the switch is in 
maintenance mode, the Input LED will be illuminated and the Heartbeat LED 
will illuminate continuously. All other chassis LEDs will be extinguished.

3.

Establish a Telnet session with the switch using the maintenance mode IP 
address 10.0.0.1.

4.

Enter the maintenance mode account name and password (prom, prom), 
and press the Enter key.

Sanbox login: prom

Password:xxxx

[username@anteater:Itasca]% telnet 10.0.0.1

Trying 10.0.0.1...

Connected to 10.0.0.1.

Escape character is '^]'.

5.

The maintenance menu displays several recovery options. To select a 
switch recovery option, press the corresponding number (displayed in 
option: field) on the keyboard and press the Enter key. 

0)  Exit

1)  Image Unpack

2)  Reset Network Config

3)  Reset User Accounts to Default

4)  Copy Log Files

5)  Remove Switch Config

6)  Remake Filesystem

7)  Reset Switch

8)  Show Firmware Versions

9)  Set Active Image

Option: 

These options and their use are described in the following subsections.

This option closes the current login session. To log in again, enter the 
maintenance mode account name and password (prom, prom). To return to 
normal operation, power cycle the switch.