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Cisco IE 3010 Switch Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 36 Troubleshooting
Recovering from a Lost or Forgotten Password
Step 6 Press the Express Setup button and at the same time, reconnect the power cord to the switch.
You can release the Express Setup button a second or two after the LED above port 1 goes off. Several
lines of information about the software appear along with instructions:
The system has been interrupted prior to initializing the flash file system. The following
commands will initialize the flash file system, and finish loading the operating system
software#
flash_init
load_helper
boot
Step 7 Initialize the flash file system:
switch: flash_init
Step 8 If you had set the console port speed to anything other than 9600, it has been reset to that particular
speed. Change the emulation software line speed to match that of the switch console port.
Step 9 Load any helper files:
switch: load_helper
Step 10 Start the file transfer by using the Xmodem Protocol.
switch: copy xmodem: flash:
image_filename.bin
Step 11 After the Xmodem request appears, use the appropriate command on the terminal-emulation software to
start the transfer and to copy the software image into flash memory.
Step 12 Boot the newly downloaded Cisco IOS image.
switch:boot flash:
image_filename.bin
Step 13 Use the archive download-sw privileged EXEC command to download the software image to the
switch.
Step 14 Use the reload privileged EXEC command to restart the switch and to verify that the new software image
is operating properly.
Step 15 Delete the flash:image_filename.bin file from the switch.
Recovering from a Lost or Forgotten Password
If you lose or forget your password, you can delete the switc h password and set a new one.
Before you begin, make sure that:
You have physical access to the switch.
At least one switch port is enabled and is not connected to a device.
To delete the switch password and set a new one, follow these steps:
Step 1 Press the Express Setup button until the SETUP LED blinks green and the LED of an available switch
downlink port blinks green.
If no switch downlink port is available for your PC or laptop connection, disconnect a device from one
of the switch downlink ports. Press the Express Setup button again until the SETUP LED and the port
LED blink green.