Hi DD,

I’m not familiar with the Secure Router products so I can’t really offer any advice.

Cheers!

I could get the router download the file from the tftp server (tftp server reported that the file has been successfully downloaded) but the router gives the following error in the boot process :

[Boot Prompt]: @

boot device : lnPci
unit number : 0
processor number : 0
host name : host
file name : J1100.Z
inet on ethernet (e) : 192.168.5.204:ffffff00
host inet (h) : 192.168.5.103
gateway inet (g) : 192.168.5.1
user (u) : wind
ftp password (pw) : ****
flags (f) : 0x8a
target name (tn) : SR
other (o) : lnPci

Attached TCP/IP interface to lnPci0.
TFTP Loading…
09428777
Download time = 32 seconds
Download rate = 294 KBytes per second
29944616
Image creation time: Mar 13 2008, 18:48:26

Initializing DOS filesystem support …
Attaching /cf0… done.

Offset = 6310
Length = 13
MisWrite at position 0
Expected 0x00000000
Found 0x000000ff

(after a long time)

Offset = 6323
Length = 51
MisWrite at position 0
Expected 0x0000004e
Found 0x000000ff

Then it halts …. no progress at all.

Please suggest.

Thanx & Regards.

DD

Best Regards.

Regards.

Hi DD,

The /flash/config.cfg file and /flash/boot.cfg file are ASCII files which are usually stored on the on-board FLASH on each individual CPU/SF.

You can simply copy and overwrite the config file, then reboot the switch to load the new file.

copy /flash/config.cfg /flash/helpme.cfg
copy 10.1.1.1:/tftpboot/config.cfg /flash/config.cfg
peer telnet
copy 127.0.0.5:/flash/config.cfg /flash/config.cfg
boot
{wait to be disconnected from standby CPU/SF}
{when back on the primary CPU/SF reboot it}
boot

The first line backs up your existing configuration, the next copies via TFTP from 10.1.1.1 and overwrites /flash/config, the next connects to the backup CPU/SF, the next copies the /flash/config.cfg file from the CPU/SF in slot 5 to the backup CPU/SF, the next boots the backup CPU/SF, the last boots the primary CPU/SF and causes it to failover to the standby - unless you are running HA.

Good Luck!

How can I restore the config (previously backed up thru TFTP) back to ERS8610 (Dual CPU fabric) thru TFTP Server itself?

Appreciate your prompt help. Thanx & Regards.

Hi,

Do you know how to reset to factory default the Nortel Metro Ethernet Services Unit 1800-24T? I tried the procedure in your instruction for Nortel Switch but it doesn’t work.

Your help is appreciated, thanks.

I faced automatic reboot problem in my two 8600 chassis after 290 days. After 290 uptime date my both the switch automaticaly rebooted. Is there any written confirmation by avaya about this bug.

Do you know how to reset to factory default the Nortel Metro Ethernet Services Unit 1800-24T? I tried the procedure in your instruction for Nortel Switch but it doesn’t work.

Your help is appreciated, thanks.

Hi Gaurav,

You need to cable up to the console port, cold boot the switch, interrupt the boot process and drop into the boot monitor. From there you should be able to issue a “reset-passwd” or similar command from the boot monitor.

http://blog.michaelfmcnamara.com/2007/12/factory-reset-nortel-ethernet-routing-switch/

Good Luck!

You can just delete the config.cfg file from the /flash directory on the *new* standby CPU/SF… copy the boot.cfg and software from the original CPU/SF to the standby CPU/SF and then boot the standby CPU/SF. Issue a “save config standby” on the primary after you have the standby CPU/SF booted and it will copy the configuration from the primary. You need to have TFTP enabled in the boot flags.

Good Luck!

You should be able to interrupt the boot process… then there should be an option in the boot loader to factory reset the configuration similar to the ERS 8600.

I don’t have any ERS 1600 series switches around anymore so I can’t really tell you exactly.

You could also delete /flash/boot.cfg and /flash/config.cfg and with the exception of the user passwords that should cover almost everything, although you would need to know the old rwa password.

Good Luck!

Hmmm… you have a single 869xSF in the chassis?

After issuing the reset-passwd command just boot the agent code, don’t reset the switch. You can boot the agent code with this command (assuming you are using 3.5.1.0 software);

boot /flash/p80a3510.img

Good Luck!

I am running 3.5.1.0 (yes, I know that’s old). When I am in the boot monitor I see the command and can run it. It doesn’t tell me anything after I run it (that it was successful or failed). When I enter the reset command and the router reboots, it comes up without the default password. One attempt I entered the reset-passwd command twice and the console echoed “password reset was unsuccessful” I believe that it is not reseting the password because rwa rwa doesn’t work.

Hi Brian,

That command should work fine… I actually just performed this task this morning when I had to pull a spare 8691SF off the shelf and deploy it in the field. You really didn’t provide a whole lot of detail… does the command actual exist in the boot monitor? What do you get from the switch that makes you believe it didn’t work?

Good Luck!

reset password

not reset-password