Cisco 3850 Reload Slot Command

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If you are locked out of your 3850 switch and need to perform Password recovery on a Cisco Catalyst 3850 switch this short tutorial will guide you along the way.

Copy the image file into the root of drive and insert the USB drive into the USB slot on the front of the 3850. From the Command line verify that the switch can recognize the file system. Dir usbflash0: This should list all the files on your USB. Hi all, We would like to reboot every member of our 3850 stack (6 members). Here is the current state: 1- Master 2- Standby 3- Member 4- Member 5- Member 6- Member The goal is to reload them one by one. What is the preferable order to do this while keeping the same state (same master/standy. This command is used to reboot the Cisco device. Options-noverify Don’t verify file signature before reload-verify Verify file signature before reload-LINE Reason for reload-at Reload at a specific time/date-cancel Cancel pending reload-in Reload after a time interval. Hi All,I have a switch stack of 3 3850 switches. Switch 1 reloaded once on a thursday then again on a sunday 3 times on monday - at that point pulled it out of the rack and away. SOLVED cisco 3850 random reloads - Spiceworks. I don't have a 3850 with me but can you try the command 'reload slot '. 0 Helpful Reply. F340.-8#show ver. Cisco IOS Software, IOS-XE.

You will need

  • One Cisco Catalyst 3850 switch or switch stack which you have forgotton or do not know the password for.
  • A laptop with a console cable
  • An assistant to help (if the switch is in a rack)

Password Recovery Cisco Catalyst 3850 – Step 1

Cisco 3850 Configuration Guide

Connect your console cable to the 3850 and ensure you can get a command prompt.

The first step is to power your switch off, if you are running a 3850 stack ensure to remove all power cables and if using stack power disconnect the stack power so you can isolate the top switch of the stack.

You need to be able to power on one switch and hold down the mode button at the same time, if the switch is in a rack you might need someone to help you with this bit!

The mode button is shown below

Step 2

Now you have powered off your switch / switches and located the Mode Button and got a helper (if needed) to assist with the power you are set.

Hold the Mode Button down and connect the power – after about 12 seconds the SYST LED will go Amber along with all the other four LEDS. Release the Mode Button

If this step has gone well, you should be looking at the following on your laptop

You now need to enter the two following command

Next reboot the switch with the following command

Answer No to this and you should be looking at a blank switch config

Step 3

Switch

You now need to copy your startup-config to the running-config so that you keep the configuration on the switch.

Use the command

copy startup-config running-config

You should now see the hostname of your switch and all the configuration should be there.

Now you either need to add another username

or change the enable secret

Or disable AAA

Once you have performed those steps you just need to tell the 3850 to check it’s startup config on the next boot again, you do this with the command you used earlier to ignore it.

conf t

Cisco 3850 Reload Slot Command Linux

no system ignore startupconfig switch all

Cisco 3850 Reload Slot Commands

Save the running config to the startup

copy run start

or

wr m

Cisco 3850 Commands Cheat Sheet

Then reload your switch and you should be able to log back in with your newly created password.

The command to reload the switch is simply

reload

Cisco Ios Reload Command

HTH

Cisco 3850 Switch Commands

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