Password Recovery for Nexus Switches

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  • 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's Strg + Alt Gr + 9 on german keyboards) multiple times and wait until you get to the switch(boot)# prompt.
  • Enter the conf t command
  • Type admin-password Ad123min
  • Type exit
  • 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 admin and Password Ad123min