Syntax:
enable
{
super-user-password
|
read-only-password
|
port-config-password
}
text
Passwords can be up to 32 characters long.
Recovering from a lost password
By default, the CLI does not require passwords. However, if a password has been configured for the
device but the password has been lost, you can regain Super User access to the device using the
following procedure.
NOTE
Recovery from a lost password requires direct access to the serial port and a system reset.
1. Start a CLI session over the serial interface to the Brocade device.
2. Reboot the device.
3. While the system is booting, before the initial system prompt appears, enter
b
to enter the boot
monitor mode.
4. Enter
no password
. (You cannot abbreviate this command.)
5. Enter
boot
. This command causes the device to bypass the system password check.
After the console prompt reappears, assign a new password.
Syntax:
[no] password
Syntax:
boot
IP address configuration
You must configure at least one IP address using the serial connection to the CLI before you can
manage the system using the other management interfaces.
Brocade devices support both classical IP network masks (Class A, B, and C subnet masks, and so
on) and Classless Interdomain Routing (CIDR) network prefix masks.
• To enter a classical IP network mask, enter the mask in IP address format. For example, enter
"10.157.22.99 255.255.255.0" for an IP address with a Class C subnet mask.
• To enter a prefix number for a network mask, enter a forward slash (/) and the number of bits in the
mask immediately after the IP address. For example, enter "10.157.22.99/24" for an IP address that
has a network mask with 24 significant ("mask") bits.
By default, the CLI displays network masks in classical IP address format (for example,
255.255.255.0). You can change the display to the prefix format. Refer to the
FastIron Ethernet Switch
Administration Guide
.
Devices running Layer 2 software
Use the following procedure to configure an IP address on a device running Layer 2 software.
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