H3C Technologies H3C S12500 Series Switches User Manual

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Figure 63 Dealing with console login password loss

Table 35

summarizes options whose availability varies with the password recovery capability setting.

Table 35 BootWare options and password recovery capability compatibility matrix

BootWare menu

option

Password

recovery

enabled

Password

recovery

disabled

Tasks that can be performed

Download Application
Program To SDRAM And
Run

Yes No

Load and run the system software image in
SDRAM.

Update User Private File Yes

No

Download a file to the current storage medium.

Clear Super Password

Yes

No

Clear the console login password to allow console
login without authentication.
This is a one-time operation and takes effect only
for the first system boot or reboot after you choose

this option.

Modify Chassis ID
Operation

Yes

No

Switch between IRF mode and standalone mode
and change the member ID of the device. For more

information about IRF, see IRF Configuration

Guide.

Skip Current System
Configuration

Yes

No

Load the factory-default configuration without
deleting the next-startup configuration file.
This is a one-time operation and takes effect only
for the first system boot or reboot after you perform

the operation.

Restore to Factory
Default Configuration

No Yes

Delete the next-startup configuration file and load
the factory-default configuration.

Password recovery
capability enabled?

Yes

No

Save the running configuration

Clear Super Password

Reboot the switch

Configure new passwords in

system view

Console login password lost

Reboot the switch to access

EXTEND-BOOTWARE menu

Skip Current System

Configuration

Restore to Factory Default

Configuration

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