Password Recovery Procedure for Supervisor engine 2 / WS-X6k-S2-MSFC2

Step 1: Type enable at Router>

Step 2: Enter a null- password

Step 3: Type show module to define the MFSC- Card.

    The MFSC-module will be in slot 15 or 16.

Step 4: Type reset 15 or 16 in to reset the MSFC- module.

Step 5: Type switch console in to get on Router>

Step 6: Type enable after the reboot in.

Step 7: Type configure memory or copy startup-config running-config.

Step 8: Type show running-config.

Step 9: Type configure terminal to change or remove the password from the router.

Step 10: Type enable secret <password> in order to change the enable secret password or type NO ENABLE SECRET to remove the secret from router(config)#>

Step 11: Type config-register <configuration_register_setting>. For example: hostname(config)#config-register 0x2102 .

Step 12: Hit Ctrl / z or end to leave the configuration mode.

Step 13: Type write memory or copy running-config startup-config to save the changes.

Step 14: Type reload