Q-Logic 5000 Manuel D’Utilisation

5 – Diagnostics/Troubleshooting

Recovering a Switch Using Maintenance Mode

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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)  Update Boot Loader

Option: 

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

This option closes the current Maintenance menu session. To log in again, enter 
the maintenance mode account name and password (prom, prom). To return to 
normal operation, momentarily press and release the Maintenance button or 
power cycle the switch.

This option unpacks and installs new firmware when the current firmware has 
become corrupt. Before using this option, you must load the new firmware image 
file onto the switch. The steps to install new firmware using this option are as 
follows:

1.

Place the switch in maintenance mode. Refer to the procedure for 
maintenance mode in 

2.

Use FTP to load a new firmware image file onto the switch. Refer to 

 for an example of how to load the image 

file. Close the FTP session.

3.

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

telnet 10.0.0.1

4.

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

Switch login: prom

Password:xxxx