Specifications

290 Implementing IBM System Networking 10Gb Ethernet Switches
5. You see the initial menu once again. Enter 4 to exit and reset the switch with the
default configuration:
Boot Management Menu
1 - Change booting image
2 - Change configuration block
3 - Xmodem download
4 - Exit
Please choose your menu option:4
The switch resets to the factory default configuration.
7.1.5 Password recovery
To perform password recovery, you need to set the switch to the factory default by using one
of the procedures described in 7.1.4, “Factory defaults” on page 289.
After you reset the switch, run the following command:
RS8264#copy active-config running-config
After the command finishes running, the switch is in enable mode without a password.
Change the password by running password in configuration mode:
RS8264(config)#password
7.2 Firmware management
The switch software image is the executable code that runs on the switch. A version of the
image comes preinstalled on the device. As new versions of the image are released, you can
upgrade the software that runs on your switch. To obtain the latest version of software
supported for your switch, go to the IBM Support website, found at:
http://www.ibm.com/support
7.2.1 Firmware files
IBM switches can store up to two different versions of the switch software, or OS, images
(called image1 and image2) and special boot software, or a boot image (called boot). When
you load new software, make sure that you upgrade both OS and boot images.
In IBM Networking OS, run show boot to see what images are installed. The output is shown
in Example 7-1.
Example 7-1 Showing the current version of the boot image on the switch
RS8264#show boot
Currently set to boot software image1, active config block.
NetConfig: disabled, NetConfig tftp server: , NetConfig cfgfile:
Currently set to boot with default profile
Current CLI mode set to ISCLI with selectable prompt disabled.
Important: If you set the configuration block to factory from CLI, do not forget to change it
back to either active or backup configuration by running the following command:
RS8264(config)#boot configuration-block active