Users Guide

1-18 Dell PowerVault 51F 8-Port Fibre Channel Switch Installation and Troubleshooting Guide
Fibre Channel Subnetmask [current]: [enter new subnet mask
if needed]
Gateway Address [current]: [enter new address if needed]
If the current value is acceptable, press <Return>. Following entry of these val-
ues, the switch can now be accessed via the network connection on the switch.
The switch can be managed using Telnet commands.
Resetting Factory Defaults
In the event that a user changes a password or IP address, or forgets it, or sets an
invalid IP address, the IP address can be reinitialized.
To reset factory defaults, perform the following steps:
1. Connect the DB9 serial cable from the computer’s COM port to the switch’s
RS-232 port.
2. Start the HyperTerminal by selecting
Programs—> Accessories—>
HyperTerminal
, and then
hyperterm.exe
.
3. Supply a name in the
Connection Description
dialog box.
4. Type
Direct to Com
<port#> in the
Connect Using
dialog box and press
<Enter>.
The
COM
<
port#
>
Properties
dialog box is displayed with the following settings:
•
8-bit
•
No parity
•
One stop bit
•
9600 baud
•
HyperTerminal
•
VT100
•
Flow control = Xon/Xoff
5. Turn on the switch and read the messages on the screen.
6. When prompted, type
userid=admin
and the proper password for the admin
user.
7. Type
configDefault
to reset usernames and passwords.
The
configDefault
command does not affect the SNMP agent configuration. To
reset SNMP agent configuration, use the
agtcfgDefault
command.
See Chapter 4, “PowerVault 51F Commands,” for help on using commands.