Password Recovery Procedure - Allied Telesis SwitchBlade x3100 Series Manual

Password Recovery

1.5.5.3 Password Recovery Procedure

Ensure that the management device (PC, laptop, etc.) is connected to the CONSOLE (serial) port of the
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active CFC card.
Cut the power to the PSUs.
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Restore power to the PSUs.
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As the CFC recovers, watch the boot banner as it appears.
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When the message to enter ^b (Ctrl b) appears, enter Ctrl b. This stops the boot process and gives control
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of the session to the user, starting with the password, as shown below.
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ATI 200G Central Fabric Controller Boot Loader
Version 14.1.g.02.20100414
Created on Wed 04/21/2010 at 09:50 AM
Copyright Allied Telesis Inc., 2009
VxWorks Version 5.5.1 for MV78100 CFC200 LE MMU ARCH 5
BSP version 1.2/1.3.5_000
Copyright Wind River Systems, Inc., 1984-2002
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* Warning: The password for the bootrom is the system default.
* The password should be changed to avoid a security risk.
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Press ^b to stop automatic loading of software image...
6 // Countdown timer
Enter Password:
[Allied Telesis Boot Loader]:
It is a good idea to change the default bootrom password ("friend"). Type "w" and press ENTER. You will be
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prompted for the old password and new password, as shown below.
[Allied Telesis Boot Loader]:w
Enter Old Password:
Enter New Password:
Re-enter New Password:
Password successfully changed
[Allied Telesis Boot Loader]:
Type "c" (for change parameter) and press ENTER. As each parameter appears, press ENTER to accept the
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current value, until the parameter "BOOTFLAGS" is reached. At this point, add the hexadecimal value
"0x100000" to the existing value and press ENTER. This enables the password recovery mode. For exam-
ple, if the existing value is "0x1000", enter "0x101000" (0x1000 + 0x100000).
[[Allied Telesis Boot Loader]: c
'.' = clear field; '-' = go to previous field;
BOOTSERVER NAME :
BOOTSERVER IPADDR : 10.52.18.3
NETWORKLOAD : /tffs/load/cfc200_14.1.0.GAMMA.20100303.tar
HOSTNAME :
MGMT IPADDR : 10.52.71.36
GATEWAY IPADDR : 10.52.71.1
Software Reference for SwitchBlade x3100 Series Switches (Setting Up the Switch)
^D = quit
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