Brocade Network OS Administrator’s Guide v4.1.1 User Manual

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5. At the prompt, enter the Boot PROM password.

password: *******

6. To reset the password, enter the resetpw command.

=> resetpw

Done

7. To allow the switch to continue booting up, enter the reset command.

=> reset

do_reset: PERFORM HARD RESETí

The system is coming up, please wait...

When the boot-up process is finished, the Boot PROM password is gone.

Need to recover password for Brocade VDX 8770 or VDX 67xx

Use these procedures to recover access to your switch when normal access to the admin account has
been lost.

CAUTION
Because of the complexity of these procedures, we highly recommend that you contact support
for guidance, especially for recovering the root password. The recovery steps must be followed
exactly as presented below. Any variation in the procedure might cause unpredictable results.

There are several methods for recovering passwords on a Brocade Network OS switch. The correct
approach depends on the accounts to which you have access. The table below lists the procedures and
conditions under which under which you would use each procedure to recover passwords. These
procedures apply to all versions of Network OS firmware across all Network OS platforms, except
where noted.

Account access
availability

Use these procedures

• Access to admin account Use normal password management procedures.

• No access to admin

account

• Access to root account

Recovering the root password by using the root account

on page 694.

• No access to admin

account

• No access to root

account