topic RE: D2G124-12P Cannot access management in Network Architecture & Design

D2G124-12P Cannot access management

1TallTXn — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 04:00:00 GMT

D2G124-12P running current firmware.

Handed the unit to a coworker for testing of a new RADIUS system. In that process, we attempted to enter the admin password too many times.
We figured we could let it sit and it would unlock.
Well, it's been two weeks and it's still not unlocked.

I have no output from the console port.
not locked, just nothing out of it.
Even during boot, it doesn't show anything.
I've checked all the baud rates, still no love.

It's a dev unit, but I'm fairly sure that I didn't disable the console port.

Seeing as I don't have any console access, pressing the reset button to clear the password doesn't help.

All the lights are green and it does function as a switch just fine.

Is there a way to hard factory reset this thing?
Any other means of gaining access?

RE: D2G124-12P Cannot access management

Jeremy_Gibbs — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 05:34:00 GMT

To connect to a D2 console, you need more than just a rollover cable. You need a standard ethernet cable and the serial adapter that came with the D2. Once you get into it via console, the password can be cleared by removing the config from the pre-boot menu. There is also a small password reset button on the front of the d2. Just press it for 5 seconds after the switch is booted. Password for admin will be blank.

RE: D2G124-12P Cannot access management

1TallTXn — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 05:38:00 GMT

I'm using the supplied RJ45-to-serial cable.
I've tried another RJ45 serial cable and several adapters.
All deliver the same response: absolutely nothing.

consoling into another switch with the same cables works, so I know my equipment is fine.

RE: D2G124-12P Cannot access management

Ronald_Dvorak — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 05:38:00 GMT

just to make sure - the "other" switch is also a D2 ?

RE: D2G124-12P Cannot access management

1TallTXn — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 05:38:00 GMT

The other switches are X450-G2s, and I've tried all the cables I have and they work on them.

RE: D2G124-12P Cannot access management

Ronald_Dvorak — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 05:38:00 GMT

The console cable pinout for D-series and XOS isn't the same....

https://gtacknowledge.extremenetworks.com/articles/Q_A/What-is-the-pinout-for-N-Series-RJ45-to-DB9-c...

https://gtacknowledge.extremenetworks.com/articles/Q_A/What-is-the-pinout-for-RJ-45-console-port-on-...

Any other D2 to test the cable just to make sure you've a working console cable setup.

I know it's a pain in the.... I've 5 different console cables in my backpack just because every model uses a different cable pinout 😞

RE: D2G124-12P Cannot access management

1TallTXn — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 05:38:00 GMT

I've tried every cable I have. Nothing works on the D2.

RE: D2G124-12P Cannot access management

Ronald_Dvorak — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 05:43:00 GMT

here some hits from the knowledge base....

https://gtacknowledge.extremenetworks.com/articles/How_To/How-to-do-a-password-recovery-on-a-Secure-...

https://gtacknowledge.extremenetworks.com/articles/Solution/Password-recovery-on-D-Series-through-bo...

https://gtacknowledge.extremenetworks.com/articles/How_To/How-to-recover-password-on-Secure-Stack-wi...

RE: D2G124-12P Cannot access management

1TallTXn — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 05:44:00 GMT

Thank you for those KB article, I read them and all lead me back to the same problem: I don't have console access.

RE: D2G124-12P Cannot access management

Jeremy_Gibbs — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 05:56:00 GMT

Password reset button.