Cisco Catalyst 9500 User Manual

Alternatively, you can copy the image from TFTP to local flash through Telnet or Management port and then
boot the device from local flash.
Recovering from a Lost or Forgotten Password
The default configuration for the switch allows an end user with physical access to the switch to recover from
a lost password by interrupting the boot process during power-on and by entering a new password. These
recovery procedures require that you have physical access to the switch.
On these switches, a system administrator can disable some of the functionality of this feature by allowing
an end user to reset a password only by agreeing to return to the default configuration. If you are an end user
trying to reset a password when password recovery has been disabled, a status message shows this during the
recovery process.
Note
Procedure
Step 1 Connect a terminal or PC to the switch.
• Connect a terminal or a PC with terminal-emulation software to the switch console port. If you are
recovering the password for a switch stack, connect to the console port of the active switch.
• Connect a PC to the Ethernet management port. If you are recovering the password for a switch stack,
connect to the Ethernet management port of a stack member.
Step 2 Set the line speed on the emulation software to 9600 baud.
Step 3 Power off the standalone switch or the entire switch stack.
Step 4 Note
Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Switches- High Performance do not have a Mode button. You can
exit the configuration dialog at any prompt using Ctrl-C to kill the bootup sequence.
For Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Switches, reconnect the power cord to the switch or the active switchAs soon
as the System LED blinks, press and release the Mode button 2-3 times. The switch enters the ROMMON
mode.
The following console messages are displayed during the reload:
Initializing Hardware...
System Bootstrap, Version 16.6.1r [FC1], RELEASE SOFTWARE (P)
Compiled Sat 07/15/2017 8:31:57.39 by rel
Current image running:
Primary Rommon Image
Last reset cause: SoftwareReload <---- Start pressing and releasing the mode button
C9500-12Q platform with 8388608 Kbytes of main memory
attempting to boot from [flash:packages.conf]
Located file packages.conf
System Management Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS XE Amsterdam 17.2.x (Catalyst 9500 Switches)
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Troubleshooting the Software Configuration
Recovering from a Lost or Forgotten Password

Cisco Catalyst 9500 Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	Catalyst 9500
Category	Switch
Language	English