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Erasing the Device Configuration 1 From the Startup menu, press [2] within two seconds to erase flash file. The following message is displayed: Warning! About to erase a Flash file. Are you sure (Y/N)? y 2 Press Y. The following message is displayed. Write Flash file name (Up to 8 characters, Enter for none.):config File config (if present) will be erased after system initialization ======== Press Enter To Continue ======== 3 Enter config as the name of the flash file. The configuration is erased and the device reboots. 4 Repeat the device initial configuration. Password Recovery If a password is lost, the Password Recovery procedure can be called from the Startup menu. The procedure enables entry to the device once without password. To recover a lost password for the local terminal only: 1 From the Startup menu, type 3 and press . The password is deleted. NOTE: To ensure device security, reconfigure passwords for applicable management methods. Software Download Through TFTP Server This section contains instructions for downloading device software (system and boot images) through a TFTP server. The TFTP server must be configured before beginning to download the software. System Image Download The device boots and runs when decompressing the system image from the flash memory area where a copy of the system image is stored. When a new image is downloaded, it is saved in the other area allocated for the other system image copy. On the next boot, the device will decompress and run the currently active system image unless chosen otherwise. To download a system image through the TFTP server: 1 Ensure that an IP address is configured on one of the device ports and pings can be sent to a TFTP server. 2 Make sure that the file to be downloaded is saved on the TFTP server (the ros file). Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 47

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Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide
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Erasing the Device Configuration
1
From the Startup menu,
press [2]
within two seconds to erase flash file. The following message is
displayed:
Warning! About to erase a Flash file.
Are you sure (Y/N)? y
2
Press
Y
. The following message is displayed.
Write Flash file name (Up to 8 characters, Enter for none.):config
File config (if present) will be erased after system initialization
======== Press Enter To Continue ========
3
Enter
config
as the name of the flash file. The configuration is erased and the device reboots.
4
Repeat the device initial configuration.
Password Recovery
If a password is lost, the Password Recovery procedure can be called from the Startup menu. The
procedure enables entry to the device once without password.
To recover a lost password for the local terminal only:
1
From the Startup menu, type
3
and press <Enter>.
The password is deleted.
NOTE:
To ensure device security, reconfigure passwords for applicable management methods.
Software Download Through TFTP Server
This section contains instructions for downloading device software (system and boot images) through a
TFTP server. The TFTP server must be configured before beginning to download the software.
System Image Download
The device boots and runs when decompressing the system image from the flash memory area where a
copy of the system image is stored. When a new image is downloaded, it is saved in the other area
allocated for the other system image copy.
On the next boot, the device will decompress and run the currently active system image unless chosen
otherwise.
To download a system image through the TFTP server:
1
Ensure that an IP address is configured on one of the device ports and pings can be sent to a TFTP
server.
2
Make sure that the file to be downloaded is saved on the TFTP server (the
ros
file).