HP Cisco Nexus 5000 Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide - Release 4. - Page 796

Recovering the Administrator Password Chapter 32 Configuring Users and Common Roles Send documentation comments to [email protected] Step 3 Save the software configuration. switch# copy running-config startup-config Power Cycling the Switch If you cannot start a session on the switch that has network-admin privileges, you must recover the administrator password by power cycling the switch. Caution This procedure disrupts all traffic on the switch. All connections to the switch will be lost for 2 to 3 minutes. Note You cannot recover the administrator password from a Telnet or SSH session. You must have access to the local console connection. See the "Starting a Switch in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family" section on page 5-2 for information on setting up the console connection. To recover a administrator password by power cycling the switch, follow these steps: Step 1 For Cisco MDS 9500 Series switches with two supervisor modules, remove the supervisor module in slot 6 from the chassis. Note On the Cisco MDS 9500 Series, the password recovery procedure must be performed on the active supervisor module. Removing the supervisor module in slot 6 ensures that a switchover will not occur during the password recovery procedure. Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Power cycle the switch. Press the Ctrl-] key sequence when the switch begins its Cisco NX-OS software boot sequence to enter the switch(boot)# prompt mode. Ctrl-] switch(boot)# Change to configuration mode. switch(boot)# config terminal Issue the admin-password command to reset the administrator password. switch(boot-config)# admin-password For information on strong passwords, see the "Characteristics of Strong Passwords" section on page 32-11. Exit to the EXEC mode. switch(boot-config)# exit switch(boot)# Issue the load command to load the Cisco NX-OS software. switch(boot)# load bootflash:m9500-sf1ek9-mz.2.1.1a.bin 32-20 Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide OL-18084-01, Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.x