Set the switch to boot from the flash again:Ī. Press any key when you see the message “Press any key to stop autoboot…” This provides access to the boot prompt.Ĩ. The user, admin, factory, and root passwords are reset to the default values.Ħ. Setting passwd to defaults <-FIRMWARE IMAGE RESETS PASSWORD TO BROCADE Host is alive <-CONNECTION TO HOST PROVIDING FIRMWARE IMAGE Inet on ethernet (e) : 192.168.132.217:fffff000Īttaching network interface fei0. Type at the prompt to begin booting the Password Recovery version of the firmware from the network. '.' = clear field '-' = go to previous field ^D = quitįile name : /usr/switch/firmware resetPasswd303f6f To accept the default value for a parameter, press Enter. Type the requested information at the prompts. At the “” prompt for the switch, enter c.ī. Set the boot parameters on your switch to perform a netboot:Ī.

If FTP is used, the password cannot be blank.Ĥ. You must use either FTP or RSHD to copy the firmware. Copy the Password Recovery firmware to a host that is accessible to the switch either an FTP server or a laptop (running an FTP server) directly connected to the ethernet port. To reset the passwords on a Fabric OS v2.x and v3.x switch using the Password Recovery firmware (you must obtain this by contacting Brocade Support and supplying them with the S/N and/or WWN of the switch:ġ.

If none of the above passwords work, you will need to use these steps to reset the switch password: Password recovery for Fabric OS v2.x and v3.x But before you go through these steps, first try these passwords for the ‘root’ and ‘admin’ accounts: This method has been successfully tested on a Silkworm 3800. This article will show you how to reset the passwords for all accounts (root, admin, etc) on a Brocade Silkworm switch.

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