In my last post, I have discussed in accessing the Extended BootROM of the HP Comware network device. In order to perform password recovery, we need to access the Extended BootROM menu by pressing CTRL+B and selecting the option to skip the current system (or startup) configuration. (Note: This is done thru the console port of the network device)
Starting......
Press Ctrl+D to access BASIC BOOT MENU
Press Ctrl+T to start memory test
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* HP A5120-24G SI Switch BOOTROM, Version 171 *
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Copyright (c) 2010-2015 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
Creation Date : Jan 15 2015
CPU L1 Cache : 32KB
CPU Clock Speed : 333MHz
Memory Size : 128MB
Flash Size : 128MB
CPLD Version : 002
PCB Version : Ver.B
Mac Address : 20FDF1EB0899
Press Ctrl-B to enter Extended Boot menu...0
BootRom password: Not required. Please press Enter to continue.
Password recovery capability is enabled.
BOOT MENU
1. Download application file to flash
2. Select application file to boot
3. Display all files in flash
4. Delete file from flash
5. Restore to factory default configuration
6. Enter BootRom upgrade menu
7. Skip current system configuration
8. Reserved
9. Set switch startup mode
0. Reboot
Ctrl+F: Format File System
Ctrl+P: Skip Super Password
Ctrl+R: Download application to SDRAM and Run
Ctrl+Z: Access EXTEND-ASSISTANT MENU
Enter your choice(0-9): 7
The current setting will run with current configuration file when reboot.
Are you sure you want to skip current configuration file when reboot? Yes or No
(Y/N):Y
Setting...Done!
# Show the current configuration
<HP>display startup
MainBoard:
Current startup saved-configuration file: NULL
Next main startup saved-configuration file: flash:/startup.cfg
Next backup startup saved-configuration file: NULL
<HP>
# Deleting the startup configuration file
<HP>delete startup.cfg
# or Resetting the main configuration
<HP>reset saved-configuration main
[HP]configuration replace file startup.cfg
Info: Now replacing the current configuration. Please wait...
%Apr 26 13:23:18:232 2000 TEST-SWITCH IFNET/3/LINK_UPDOWN: Vlan-interface100 link status is UP.
%Apr 26 13:23:18:343 2000 TEST-SWITCH IFNET/5/LINEPROTO_UPDOWN: Line protocol on the interface Vlan-interface100 is UP.
Info: Succeeded in replacing current configuration with the file startup.cfg.
[TEST-SWITCH]