NetApp NAE-1101

  1. 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.
  2. Erase configuration.

    Type 2 to Display Utility Menu within the given five seconds, then 2 again to Erase Current Configuration:
    Select startup mode. If no selection is made within 5 seconds, the FASTPATH Application will start automatically... FASTPATH Startup -- Main Menu 1 - Start FASTPATH Application 2 - Display Utility Menu Select (1, 2): 2 FASTPATH Startup Rev: 6.3 FASTPATH Startup -- Utility Menu 1 - Start FASTPATH Application 2 - Erase Current Configuration 3 - Erase Permanent Storage 4 - Select Boot Method 5 - Activate Backup Image 6 - Start Diagnostic Application 7 - Reboot Q - Quit from FASTPATH Startup Select option (1-7 or Q): 2 Erasing present configuration...done.
    Type 7 to reboot:
    Select option (1-7 or Q): 7 Rebooting... Starting pid 753, console /dev/ttyS0: '/etc/rc.d/rc.reboot' syncing filesystems....This may take a few moments Rebooting system! The system is going down NOW !! Sending SIGTERM to all processes. Please stand by while rebooting the system.
    Further output will bring you to the User: prompt:
    (Unit 1)> Applying configuration, please wait ... Applying Global configuration, please wait ... Applying Interface configuration, please wait ... User:
  3. Log in with default credentials and ensure data is gone.

    Type admin for User and just press Enter for a blank password to get to the (CN1610) > prompt:
    User:admin Password:(blank) (CN1610) >
    Type the enable command for elevated privileges, and just press Enter for a blank password to get to the (CN1610) #:
    (CN1610) >enable Password:(blank)
    Type the show vlan command:
    (CN1610) #show vlan VLAN ID VLAN Name VLAN Type ------- -------------------------------- ------------------- 1 default Default
  4. 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.
  5. End the session.

    Close PuTTy.