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3850X switch password reset

Upenyu333_2
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Hi,

Has anyone tried to do a password reset on the new 3850X switch? I have tried the usual Hold Mode button for 15sec on reboot but thats not even interrupting the boot process.

Also these new switches come with a reset button at the back...what does that really suppose to do? I have pressed it but it has only managed to reload the switch.

Thanks

PZ

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Upenyu333_2
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Kept trying and bang....so I kept holding the mode button for slightly over a minute and it finally worked. Now I have the usual switch: but now there is no flash:config.text anymore.

Any idea what the new procedure is anyone?

Hello,

Glad you got it working.  The mode button serves a few purposes including resetting the switch back to factory default (wiping the config).  If you get into the dilemma again, below is a link to the clean password recovery method.

Password recovery on a 3850

https://supportforums.cisco.com/docs/DOC-35289

3850 Deployment Guide

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/switches/ps5718/ps12686/deployment_guide_c07-727067.html

Thanks Richard for the procedure. It worked perfectly.Cheers

Now I have the usual switch: but now there is no flash:config.text anymore.

Did you do the "flash_init"?


Can you post the output to the command "dir flash:"?

Yes Leo I did. But the issue was the old procedure does not work on the new 3850 switches anymore. Thanks anyways

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