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@netapp.com

-----Original Message----- From: Rafi Khardalian [mailto:toasters@pennyweb.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 4:33 PM To: toasters@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.