Brocade ICX 6650 Hardware Installation Guide - Manual (Page 46)

NOTE
If you forget your Super User password, refer to
Recovering from a lost password on page 44.
Syntax:enable { super-user-password | read-only-password | port-config-password } text
Passwords can be up to 32 characters long.
Recovering from a lost password
By default, the CLI does not require passwords. However, if a password has been configured for the
device but the password has been lost, you can regain Super User access to the device using the
following procedure.
NOTE
Recovery from a lost password requires direct access to the serial port and a system reset.
1. Start a CLI session over the serial interface to the Brocade device.
2. Reboot the device.
3. While the system is booting, before the initial system prompt appears, enter b to enter the boot
monitor mode.
4. Enter no password. (You cannot abbreviate this command.)
After the console prompt reappears, assign a new password.
Configuring IP addresses
You must configure at least one IP address using the serial connection to the CLI before you can
manage the system using the other management interfaces.
Brocade devices support both classical IP network masks (Class A, B, and C subnet masks, and so
on) and Classless Interdomain Routing (CIDR) network prefix masks.
• To enter a classical IP network mask, enter the mask in IP address format. For example, enter
"209.157.22.99 255.255.255.0" for an IP address with a Class C subnet mask.
• To enter a prefix number for a network mask, enter a forward slash ( / ) and the number of bits in
the mask immediately after the IP address. For example, enter "209.157.22.99/24" for an IP
address that has a network mask with 24 significant ("mask") bits.
By default, the CLI displays network masks in classical IP address format (for example,
255.255.255.0). You can change the display to the prefix format. Refer to the FastIron Ethernet Switch
Administration Guide.
Devices running Layer 2 software
Use the following procedure to configure an IP address on a device running Layer 2 software.
Recovering from a lost password
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