On a pre-6.0 system, you halt to the ok prompt,
then do the following:
ok setenv floppy-boot? true
ok boot
Then part way up it will ask floppy booy? Type
yes, then you get to the 1-5 menu. 3 is password
recovery.
Just remember to unsetenv that variable when you
are done. Otherwise everytime you reboot, it will
stop and ask if you want to floppy boot. This could
be a real pain down the line.
If you are on a 6.x or later, you can hit CTRL-C
at a sepcified time (it will tell you) in the boot
process and it will go there automagically.
Of course, we ALWAYS recommend having working boot
floppies around just in case. It's a good idea for
emergencies.
-- Adam Fox
NetApp Professional Services, NC
adamfox(a)netapp.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rafi Khardalian [mailto:toasters@pennyweb.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 4:33 PM
> To: toasters(a)mathworks.com
> Subject: NetApp F720 -- Password recovery
>
>
> Anyone know how to reset the password and configuration on an
> F720, without
> physically having the boot disks? In the past, I called
> NetApp support with
> the same problem, at which point I was given instructions on
> how to emulate
> a floppy boot. Unfortunately I misplaced this valuable piece of
> information. The only part I recall is setting a variable at
> the "ok"/bios
> prompt named something like ?floppy-boot?.
>
> Help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
>
> Rafi Khardalian
> Senior System Administrator
> Pennyweb, Inc.
>