Resetting the switch admin password using the Service OS console

Perform this task only when the switch (Product OS)adminuser password has been forgotten.

Prerequisites

  • You are connected to the switch through the console port.

  • You know the Service OS password (if configured).

    NOTE:

    If you forget the Service OS password, the only recourse is to zeroize the switch, reverting it to factory defaults. For information seeZeroizationin theDiagnostics and Supportability Guide。

Procedure
  1. Reboot the switch.
  2. At the boot prompt, select0. Service OS Console。 
    0. Service OS Console1. Primary Software Image [XL.01.01.0001] 2. Secondary Software Image [XL.01.01.0002]
  3. At theSwitch Loginprompt, enteradminand pressEnter。如果提示输入一个服务操作系统密码,输入它and pressEnter。 
    Switch login:adminPassword:**********Hewlett Packard Enterprise SVOS>
  4. At theSVOS>prompt, enterpasswordand pressEnter。
  5. Enter the new switch (Product OS) password at both password prompts. 
    SVOS>passwordEnter password:************Confirm password:************SVOS>
  6. Enterbootand pressEnter。 
    SVOS>bootServiceOS Information: Version: GT.01.01.0006 Build Date: 2018-03-01 14:52:31 PDT Build ID: ServiceOS:GT.01.01.0001:461519208911:20180301452 SHA: 46151920891195cdb2267ea6889a3c6cbc3d4193 Boot Profiles: 0. Service OS Console 1. Primary Software Image [XL.01.01.0001] 2. Secondary Software Image [XL.01.01.0001] Select profile(primary):
  7. To boot with the primary switch image press1and thenEnter。To boot with the secondary switch image, press2and thenEnter。If you make no selection for approximately 10 seconds, the switch boots the default image. The default is shown in parentheses to the right ofSelect profile, for example:Select profile(primary):。
  8. Once in AOS-CX, save the configuration to make theadminlogin user account password setting persistent.