Recovery Management; Recovering From Loss Of Administrator Credentials - Cisco 1120 Installation Manual

Recovery Management

Recovery Management
ACS functionality includes two procedures that the administrator can perform by using the CSACS 1120
Recovery CD-ROM:
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Recovering from Loss of Administrator Credentials

If you cannot log in to the system because you have lost the account name or password for the
administrator account, perform this procedure. In this procedure you use the CSACS 1120 Recovery
CD-ROM to access the system from the serial console and reset the administrator login credentials.
The ACS administrator login credentials:
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This recovery procedure entails replacing the administrator login credentials with a new account name
and password.
To reset the administrator login credentials:
Connect a console to the CSACS 1120 console port. For the location of the console port, see
Step 1
Power on the console.
Step 2
Insert the Recovery CD-ROM into the CSACS 1120 CD-ROM drive.
Step 3
Power on the CSACS 1120. (Or if already running, reboot the CSACS 1120. For more information, see
Step 4
Rebooting the CSACS 1120 from a Serial
Result: The console displays:
ACS Appliance Recovery Options
[1] Reset administrator account
[2] Restore hard disk image from CD
[3] Exit and reboot
Enter menu item number: [ ]
At the
Step 5
At the
Step 6
Result: The console displays:
Please remove this recovery CD from the drive,
then hit RETURN to restart the system:
Remove the recovery CD from the drive, and press Enter.
Step 7
Result: The system reboots, and displays the system version information:
Status: The appliance is functioning properly.
Default administrator account can be reset now.
Press enter to change default administrator account and password.
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Recovering from Loss of Administrator Credentials
Re-imaging the CSACS 1120 Hard Drive
Consists of only one set of login credentials at one time.
Are set (that is, changed from the default) during initial configuration.
Can be reset at anytime. For more information, see
Password.
Enter menu item number: [ ]
Hit the Return key to log in:
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Resetting the CSACS 1120 Administrator
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