EMC² DS-4900B
Start the console session.
Plug in serial cable to console port of device from PC COM1 port
Open PuTTY and select "Serial" connection type, leave baud rate (Speed) and other settings as default.
Plug power into device and if a power button exists, turn it on.
Access single user mode.
Press ESC when prompted and before the countdown ends:
System RAM test using Default POST RAM Test succeeded. set_bootstatus: BS_LOAD_OS, platform_idx = 2 Hit ESC to stop autoboot: 0
Type 3 for the command shell:
1) Start system. 2) Recover password. 3) Enter command shell. Option? 3
Type the setenv OSLoadOptions=single command:
Boot PROM password has not been set. > setenv OSLoadOptions=single
Type the auto command:
> auto Booting "Fabric Operating System" image. Entry point at 0x01000000 ... Linux/PPC load: BootROM command line: single Uncompressing Linux...done. Now booting the kernel Linux version 2.4.19 (swrel@sith) (gcc version 2.95.3 20010112 (prerelease)) -n
Further output will bring you to the sh-2.04# prompt.
Reset passwords.
Type the mount -o remount,rw,noatime / command then the mount /dev/hda2 /mnt command to enable changing settings:
sh-2.04# mount -o remount,rw,noatime / EXT3 FS 2.4-0.9.17, 10 Jan 2002 on ide0(3,2), internal journal sh-2.04# mount /dev/hda2 /mnt kjournald starting. Commit interval 5 seconds EXT3 FS 2.4-0.9.17, 10 Jan 2002 on ide0(3,2), internal journal EXT3-fs: recovery complete. EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.
Type the /sbin/passwddefault command:
sh-2.04# /sbin/passwddefault All account passwords have been successfully set to factory default.
Return from single user mode next boot-up with the bootenv OSLoadOptions="quiet/quiet" command:
sh-2.04# bootenv OSLoadOptions="quiet/quiet"
Type the reboot -f command:
sh-2.04# reboot -f flushing ide devices: hda Restarting system. <NULL> The system is coming up, please wait...
Further output will bring you to the console login: prompt.
Log in with default credentials and erase configuration.
Type root for the login and fibranne for the password:
Fabric OS (xxxxxxxxxxx) xxxxxxxxxxxx console login: root Password: fibranne Disclaimer for Root and Factory Accounts Usage! … Proceeding with the usage of this switch as the Root or Factory user explicitly indicates your agreement to the terms of this disclaimer.
Press Ctrl-C to prevent setting any passwords:
Please change passwords for switch default accounts now. Use Control-C to exit or press 'Enter' key to proceed. sec0: Security is initializing........ sysctrld: all services Active Broadcast message from root Sat Jan 1 00:03:15 2000... ******************************************************************** Notice: System has changed state to active. All active commands are available now. ***************************** Password was not changed. Will prompt again at next login until password is changed.
Check the version number with the version command and find any licenses with the licenseshow command:
xxxxxxxxxxxx:root> version Kernel: 2.4.19 Fabric OS: v5.2.0a Made on: Thu Oct 5 21:12:22 2006 Flash: Fri Oct 19 00:54:49 2007 BootProm: 4.5.3 xxxxxxxxxxxx:root> licenseshow cRzQSzQzcdS0RTt: Web license Rdd9Qd9c9eSeeARm: Zoning license ScyzSSbez9Tdz0Tq: Fabric license RbQdc9e9eQSsRedj: First Ports on Demand license - additional 16 port upgrade RbQdc9e9eQSsVedn: Full Ports on Demand license - additional 32 port upgrade
Type the switchdisable command putting it in a mode that allows resetting the configuration:
xxxxxxxxxxxx:root> switchdisable
Type the configdefault -all command followed by the switchenable command to return to the previous mode:
xxxxxxxxxxxx:root> configdefault -all Committing configuration ... done. xxxxxxxxxxxx:root> switchenable
Type the reboot command:
xxxxxxxxxxxx:root> reboot Broadcast message from root (ttyS0) Sat Jan 1 00:06:05 2000... The system is going down for reboot NOW !! INIT: Switching to runlevel: 6 INIT: Sending processes the TERM signal dcomm: pid: 577 tpid: 588 Stopping diagnostic (porttestd) due to KILL signal Unmounting all filesystems. Please stand by while rebooting the system... flushing ide devices: hda Restarting system. <NULL> The system is coming up, please wait...
Copy all the output from the session into your records.
Right-click PuTTY's titlebar, from that dropdown menu click on "Copy All to Clipboard"
Open the file of record certifying the deconfiguration of this device and use CTRL V to paste all the output from PuTTY into that file. Formatting the text with a fixed-width font helps it look more readable.
End the session.
Close PuTTy.