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104 Configuring Dell PowerConnect
Password Recovery Procedure
Use option 12 when a password is lost. This allows the switch to boot one time without prompting for a
console password. Note that the
enable
password is not prompted for in this mode.
To recover a lost password for the local terminal only:
1.
From the
Boot
menu, select
12
and press <Enter>.
The password is deleted.
2.
The boot process resumes.
3.
To ensure switch security, reconfigure passwords for applicable management methods.
Reformat and Restore File System
Use option 13 to format the flash file system if file corruption is observed. Certain critical files are copied
from flash to RAM, the flash file system is invalidated and formatted. Then, the files are copied from
RAM back to flash and the switch is rebooted. The following files are copied:
•image1
•image2
•startup-config
•vpd.bin
•hpc_broad.cfg
• boot.dim
1.
From the
Boot
menu, select
13
and press <Enter>.
The following messages display as the file system in RAM is formatted:
Instantiating /RamDisk/ as rawFs, device = 0x20001
Formatting /RamDisk/ for DOSFS
Instantiating /RamDisk/ as rawFs, device = 0x20001
Formatting.../RamDisk/: file system is marked clean, skipping check
OK.
Then, the file system is copied from flash memory to RAM:
copying file /DskVol/files/image1 -> /RamDisk/image1
copying file /DskVol/files/image2 -> /RamDisk/image2
copying file /DskVol/files/startup-config -> /RamDisk/startup-config
...
2.
The system reboots.