Difference between revisions of "Password Recovery for Nexus Switches"
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* Power on the device | * Power on the device | ||
* During system bootup, type <code>Ctrl-]</code> (<code>Ctrl</code>-Key and right square bracket, that's <code>Strg</code> + <code>Alt Gr</code> + <code>9</code> on german keyboards) multiple times and wait until you get to the <code>switch(boot)#</code> prompt. | * During system bootup, type <code>Ctrl-]</code> (<code>Ctrl</code>-Key and right square bracket, that's <code>Strg</code> + <code>Alt Gr</code> + <code>9</code> on german keyboards) multiple times and wait until you get to the <code>switch(boot)#</code> prompt. | ||
| + | * Enter the <code>conf t</code> command | ||
* Type <code>admin-password Ad123min</code> | * Type <code>admin-password Ad123min</code> | ||
* Type <code>dir bootflash:</code> to view bootflash content | * Type <code>dir bootflash:</code> to view bootflash content | ||
* Boot the system image, for example <code>load bootflash:n5000-uk9.5.1.3.N2.1b.bin</code> | * Boot the system image, for example <code>load bootflash:n5000-uk9.5.1.3.N2.1b.bin</code> | ||
* Enter the switch with username <code>admin</code> and Password <code>Ad123min</code> | * Enter the switch with username <code>admin</code> and Password <code>Ad123min</code> | ||
Revision as of 12:36, 27 March 2014
- Connect to the Nexus switch directly via serial console (not over ssh/telnet/Opengear etc.)
- Power on the device
- During system bootup, type
Ctrl-](Ctrl-Key and right square bracket, that'sStrg+Alt Gr+9on german keyboards) multiple times and wait until you get to theswitch(boot)#prompt. - Enter the
conf tcommand - Type
admin-password Ad123min - Type
dir bootflash:to view bootflash content - Boot the system image, for example
load bootflash:n5000-uk9.5.1.3.N2.1b.bin - Enter the switch with username
adminand PasswordAd123min
