VDX6740 locked out - need reset config

[Jason Antes]

I have a VDX6740 that is pretty much useless at this point. I cannot get a console prompt except through the "command shell" if you esc out of autoboot. The switch was taken out of a stack and now all ports stay orange and will not connect. I cannot reattach it to the stack as the stack is not in existence anymore. If I could get to a login prompt I've got the credentials to get in and reset the config but I don't get that from the serial console. I haven't been able to get the OOB management port to come alive either (the network lights up but I again can't get a putty session open to it). I know this stack was setup for in-band management.

Is there anything more I can do? It's a fully licensed switch and I'd like to not lose the licenses installed since I'd have to convince Extreme to want to get them back for me and since I don't have support on this switch I doubt they would since they won't get firmware updates to me.

A last ditch effort would be to do a netinstall (usbboot) but I'd need the bits to do it. If someone was willing to get the NOS code and firmware for me that would be awesome. It's a 6740F, 48-port SFP+ with 4 40Gb stacking ports. It's a nice switch but useless if I can't reconfigure it.

 

[fohdeesha]

do you happen to have the bootloader and OS for it (any version)?

 

[Jason Antes]

I have the castorXX image files, I think they would have come with NOS6.0.2b. I also have one of the Brocade USB sticks that comes with the switch, but the directories are blank.

 

[Jason Antes]

I do have an old running config for the switch and found in it that the management port was set to "shutdown" so that's why that doesn't work. :/

!
interface Management 8/0
 no tcp burstrate
 ip icmp echo-reply
 no ip address dhcp
 ipv6 icmpv6 echo-reply
 no ipv6 address autoconfig
 no ipv6 address dhcp
 vrf forwarding mgmt-vrf
 shutdown
!

 

[fohdeesha]

can you get me a teamviewer session with a serial console to the thing?

 

[Jason Antes]

Yes, I can work on setting that up. I'll post back when I have it ready. Thank you!!

 

[Jason Antes]

I PM'd you my contact info. Just let me know when you can do it. I'm in CST.

 

[Jason Antes]

Ok, so the most recent firmware/OS installed may not be working correctly on this switch. I know you said something about putting an earlier release on it in another thread. Is there a place that I can download that from?

 

[Jason Antes]

Got 7.4.0a installed and it seems to be stable now. The only thing I am getting repeatedly now is the following.

Network OS (sw0)
sw0 console login: admin


Password:

2020/05/01-15:55:01, [SEC-1206], 1327, SW/0 | Active, INFO, sw0, Login information: User [admin] Last Successful Login Time : Thu Apr 30 18:45:24 2020
.

SECURITY WARNING: The default password for at least
one default account (root, admin and user) has not been changed.

Welcome to the Extreme Network Operating System Software
admin connected from 127.0.0.1 using console on sw0
[3] restart_guest_remap: self is calling remap_restart_unc due to standby and hcall_partition_restart_ha.
[2] loading binary image from 0x79fff000 to 0x3000000
[2] Loading uImage from 0x78000000 to 0
[2] branching to guest p2-linux, 2 cpus
HV> sho ver

Network Operating System Software
Network Operating System Version: 7.4.0a
Copyright (c) 2017-2018 Extreme Networks, Inc.
Firmware name:      7.4.0a
Build Time:         08:04:41 Oct  4, 2019
Install Time:       03:29:04 Apr 28, 2020
Kernel:             2.6.34.6

BootProm:           1.0.1
Control Processor:  e500mc with 4096 MB of memory

Slot    Name    Primary/Secondary Versions                         Status
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
SW/0    NOS     7.4.0a                                             ACTIVE*
                7.4.0a

sw0# GTG Peer GOS reset

 disk->start 7444479  cmd->start 0 nstart 7444479 disk name /vsmgr/vd@usb0/vda01

create_new_partition_table part_no 2 no_of_parts 2
HV>

 

[Jerry Pardieck]

@Jason Antes would you still happen to have these files, i have a switch at the site I've just started at doing the same thing. Unable to get much assistance from support.

 

[Jason Antes]

Vdx files