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350-601 Automation Practice Question
Arrange the steps to recover a lost admin password on a Cisco Nexus switch.
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Interrupt boot, then change boot register to bypass startup config, then boot the switch, then set new admin password, then save configuration and reload
Password recovery involves boot interruption, register change, boot, password reset, and save.
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Interrupt boot, then change boot register to bypass startup config, then boot the switch, then set new admin password, then save configuration and reload
Why this is correct
This order correctly follows the Cisco Nexus password recovery procedure: interrupt the boot process at the loader prompt, modify the boot register to skip loading the startup configuration, boot the system, reset the admin password, and finally save the new configuration and reload.
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Interrupt boot, then boot the switch, then change boot register, then set new password, then save configuration
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because changing the boot register after the switch has booted is not possible; the boot register must be modified at the loader prompt before booting to bypass the startup config.
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Change boot register, then boot the switch, then interrupt boot, then set new password, then save configuration
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because you cannot interrupt the boot after the switch has already booted; the interruption must occur during the boot process, and the boot register change must happen at the loader prompt before booting.
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Interrupt boot, then change boot register, then set new password, then boot the switch, then save configuration
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because you cannot set the admin password before the operating system has fully booted; the password reset requires the switch to be in a running state with configuration access.
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