Recovering The Idsm2 Password; Recovering The Nme Ips Password - Cisco IPS-4255-K9 - Intrusion Protection Sys 4255 Installation Manual

Chapter A Troubleshooting

Recovering the IDSM2 Password

To recover the password for the IDSM2, you must install a special password recovery image file. This
installation only resets the password, all other configuration remains intact. The password recovery
image is version-dependent and can be found on the Cisco Download Software site. For IPS 6.x,
download WS-SVC-IDSM2-K9-a-6.0-password-recovery.bin.gz. For IPS 7.x, download
WS-SVC-IDSM2-K9-a-7.0-password-recovery.bin.gz.
FTP is the only supported protocol for image installations, so make sure you put the password recovery
image file on an FTP server that is accessible to the switch. You must have administrative access to the
Cisco 6500 series switch to recover the password on the IDSM2.
During the password recovery image installation, the following message appears:
Upgrading will wipe out the contents on the hard disk.
Do you want to proceed installing it [y|n]:
This message is in error. Installing the password recovery image does not remove any configuration, it
only resets the login account.
Once you have downloaded the password recovery image file, follow the instructions to install the
system image file but substitute the password recovery image file for the system image file. The IDSM2
should reboot into the primary partition after installing the recovery image file. If it does not, enter the
following command from the switch:
hw-module module module_number reset hdd:1
The password is reset to cisco. Log in to the CLI with username cisco and password cisco. You can then
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change the password.
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Recovering the NME IPS Password

To recover the password for the NME IPS, use the clear password command. You must have console
access to the NME IPS and administrative access to the router. To recover the password for the
NME IPS, follow these steps:
Log in to the router.
Step 1
Enter privileged EXEC mode on the router.
Step 2
router> enable
Confirm the module slot number in your router.
Step 3
router# show run | include ids-sensor
interface IDS-Sensor1/0
router#
OL-18504-01
For the procedure for installing system images on the IDSM2, see
Image, page 12-28.
For more information on downloading Cisco IPS software, see
page 11-1.
Cisco Intrusion Prevention System Appliance and Module Installation Guide for IPS 7.0
Recovering the Password
Installing the IDSM2 System
Obtaining Cisco IPS Software,
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