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McDATA 4416 Fibre Channel Switch Module Installation Guide
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Recovering a Switch Module
5. The maintenance menu displays several recovery options. To select a
switch recovery option, press the corresponding number (displayed in
option: field) on the keyboard and press the Enter key.
0) Exit
1) Image Unpack
2) Reset Network Config
3) Reset User Accounts to Default
4) Copy Log Files
5) Remove Switch Config
6) Remake Filesystem
7) Reset Switch
8) Update Boot Loader
Option:
These options and their use are described in the following subsections.
Maintenance – Exit
This option closes the current login session. To log in again, enter the
maintenance mode account name and password (prom, prom). To return to
normal operation, momentarily press and release the Maintenance button or
power cycle the switch module.
Maintenance – Image Unpack
This option unpacks and installs new firmware when the current firmware
has become corrupt. Before using this option, you must load the new
firmware image file onto the switch. The steps to install new firmware using
this option are as follows:
1. Place the switch in maintenance mode. Refer to the procedure for
maintenance mode in “Recovering a Switch Module” on page 4-5.
2. Use the Image command to load a new firmware image file onto the
switch. Refer to the McDATA 4416 Command Line Interface Guide for an
example of using the Image command. Close the FTP session.
3. Establish a Telnet session with the switch using the default IP address
10.0.0.1.
telnet 10.0.0.1
4. Enter the maintenance mode account name and password (prom, prom),
and press the Enter key.
Switch login: prom
Password:xxxx
5. Select option 1 from the maintenance menu. When prompted for a file
name prompt, enter the firmware image file name.
Image filename: filename
Unpacking ’filename’, please wait...
Unpackage successful.
6. Select option 7 to reset the switch and exit maintenance mode.