Hello,
You just have to connect to the console, reboot the switch, at the beginning your are prompted for the boot, select "0" to go to SVOS.
Then type "password", enter your new password. Type boot. Select 1 or 2. That's all.
Looking for SVOS.
Primary SVOS: Checking...Loading...Finding...Verifying...Booting...
ServiceOS Information:
Version: FL.01.07.0002
Build Date: 2020-09-03 10:35:10 PDT
Build ID: ServiceOS:FL.01.07.0002:1a017598b673:202009031035
SHA: 1a017598b6738448ef679175712e022a966eca88
Boot Profiles:
0. Service OS Console
1. Primary Software Image [FL.10.05.0021]
2. Secondary Software Image [FL.10.05.0021]
Select profile(primary): 0
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To reboot without logging in, enter 'reboot' as the login user name.
ServiceOS login: admin
SVOS>
SVOS> password
Enter password: ****
Confirm password: ****
SVOS> boot
ServiceOS Information:
Version: FL.01.07.0002
Build Date: 2020-09-03 10:35:10 PDT
Build ID: ServiceOS:FL.01.07.0002:1a017598b673:202009031035
SHA: 1a017598b6738448ef679175712e022a966eca88
Boot Profiles:
0. Service OS Console
1. Primary Software Image [FL.10.05.0021]
2. Secondary Software Image [FL.10.05.0021]
Select profile(primary): 1
[ The switch boot ...... ]
6300 login: admin
Password: [your new password !]
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Laurent from Brest / France
Network Engineer
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Original Message:
Sent: Jul 26, 2021 10:13 PM
From: Adnan Khan
Subject: Password reset
Hi there
I have a stack of 5 HP Aruba 6300M switches and forgot username and password. How can I reset it without configuration loss?
Best Regards
Khan
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