Password Recovery; Software Download Through Tftp Server - Dell PowerConnect 5324 User Manual

Password Recovery

If a password is lost, the Password Recovery procedure can be called from the Startup menu. The
procedure enables entry to the device once without password.
To recover a lost password for the local terminal only:
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From the Startup menu, type 3 and press <Enter>.
The password is deleted.
NOTE:
To ensure device security, reconfigure passwords for applicable management methods.

Software Download Through TFTP Server

This section contains instructions for downloading device software (system and boot images)
through a TFTP server. The TFTP server must be configured before beginning to download the
software.
System Image Download
The device boots and runs when decompressing the system image from the flash memory area
where a copy of the system image is stored. When a new image is downloaded, it is saved in the
other area allocated for the other system image copy.
On the next boot, the device will decompress and run the currently active system image unless
chosen otherwise.
To download a system image through the TFTP server:
1
Ensure that an IP address is configured on one of the device ports and pings can be sent to a
TFTP server.
2
Make sure that the file to be downloaded is saved on the TFTP server (the ros file).
3
Enter show version to verify which software version is currently running on the device.
The following is an example of the information that appears:
console# show version
SW version 1.0.0.42 (date 22-Jul-2004 time 13:42:41)
Boot version 1.0.0.18 (date 01-Jun-2004 time 15:12:20)
HW version
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Enter show bootvar to verify which system image is currently active. The following is an
example of the information that appears:
console# sh bootvar
Images currently available on the Flash
Image-1 active (selected for next boot)
Image-2 not active
console#
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