Aperture Lab Memos

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Cisco 2960 Boot and Password Recovery

To reset switch from lost password:

• Enter ROMMON by reloading the switch and pressing MODE button until a orange light flashes.
• Initialise flash and list files in flash to see if startup-running exist.

switch: flash_init
switch: dir flash:

• Delete this file to remove any saved configuration.

switch: delete flash:/startup-running
switch: boot

To reset switch from lost boot file:

• From a working switch, download the bin file with TFTP.

Switch# copy flash:c2960-lanbasek9-mz.150-2.SE9/c2960-lanbasek9-mz.150-2.SE9.bin tftp://192.168.1.2

• On the non working switch, enter ROMMON and list files in flash to look for the directory to store the boot file. If missing, create a new directory to store the boot file.

switch: dir flash:
switch: mkdir flash:c2960-lanbasek9-mz.150-2.SE9

• Optional: Change BAUD speed to allow faster transfer of boot file.

switch: set BAUD 57600

• If BAUD speed is changed, remember to change BAUD settings on Tera Term.
• Enable XMODEM transfer.

switch: copy xmodem: flash:c2960-lanbasek9-mz.150-2.SE9/c2960-lanbasek9-mz.150-2.SE9.bin

• On Tera Term, send file through XMODEM.

File > Transfer > XMODEM > Send

• Wait for transfer to complete.
• If BAUD speed was changed, change it back to default.

switch: set BAUD 9600
switch: boot flash:c2960-lanbasek9-mz.150-2.SE9/c2960-lanbasek9-mz.150-2.SE9.bin