Dell PowerConnect 3024/48/5012 Password Reset

Posted by joelgibby on October 3, 2006 · View Comments 

Found this on the Dell Forums:

For the 3024/3048/5012 products:

1. Connect to the switch via the console port and manually reboot the switch
2. As soon as power is applied, press and hold the ESC key
3. At the command prompt, type “EmergencyPasswordReset” (case-sensitive without the quotation marks)
4. At the confirm (Y/N) prompt, type X
5. If done properly, you will receive a message stating that the password has been disabled
6. Type G and hit enter to reboot the switch

The switch will reboot with the password disabled.

This saved us in a pinch. Just goes to show that Physical Security is still the first and most important security.

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Virtual Server Auto-Launch on Service Start

Posted by joelgibby on October 2, 2006 · View Comments 

Issue:

When a Virtual Server Host OS restarts, the guest hosts do not automatically start. This is because they have not been configured to start with specified credentials that have access to the .vmc and .vhd files on the Virtual Server. Here’s how to script it: http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2006/03/16/550717.aspx

You can set the options in the Virtual Server Administration Website also. Enter the configuration editor, and select General Properties. The Virtual Machine (Guest) must be powered off to get access to the controls for startup. Check “Run Virtual Machine under the following user account” and fill in the user name and password. Choose an action for startup and a delay for when the machine should start.

I’ll be testing this and post any caveats or issues that come up.

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