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MELLANOX Switch Password Recovery Guide
Time: 2025-01-03
Users usually configure the console user account and password when logging in using the console port of the switch, which is used for authentication and preventing unauthorized access, so as to maintain operational security and protect data. So what to do if this password is forgotten?
Moduletek Limited Laboratory this time to MELLANOX SB7800 switch as an example, to show you MELLANOX switch forget console user password, how to complete the password reset with the help of the RESET button?
Find the RESET button of the switch, this case is MELLANOX MSB7800-ES2F switch, the RESET button is located next to the network management interface on the rear panel, with R character identification;
Figure 1 MELLANOX Switch RESET Button
The RESET button is usually embedded in the switch panel, which is designed to avoid accidental touching; with the help of tweezers or fine needles and other tools, press and hold the RESET button for 15 seconds (the required time may be different for different models, which can be referred to the user manual of the device), and the system will reboot automatically;
Figure 2 No password access method
During reboot, the system will delete the password and reset the system configuration automatically;
After the switch finishes booting, you can use the default account "admin" to log in the switch without password; Under global configuration, execute the command "username username password password" to reconfigure the console port login account/password.
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