ASR 901 10G - Reset

[mm_hardware]

I have been handed an ASR 901 10G from a new building takeover. Left in an IT closet.

Not sure if I want to play with it or not.

What do they do?

How much will it cost to license any services on it?

Can I reset it?  (not clear how based on searches)

..or.. E-Waste it.

Regards,

Bret

[Giuseppe Larosa]

Hello @mm_hardware ,

an ASR 901 is a Carrier Ethernet Edge device that can be used for MPLS and L2 VPN MPLS services.

Abour rhe passoword recovery:

https://community.cisco.com/t5/small-business-routers/asr-901-password-recovery/m-p/2555376

that points to:

https://supportforums.cisco.com/discussion/12249821/asr-901-password-recovery

that has no answer connected to.

However a comment on first thread says i he used CTRL+C during reload to perform password recovery.

You cna check if device is covered by a Contract using

! The Device Coverge tool

https://cway.cisco.com/sncheck/

if the device is under contract would mean that someone is paying for it.

Hope to help

Giuseppe

[balaji.bandi]

ASR 901  - is good model and you can use carrier-grade branch router, you can play, switch and see you are able to login, so you can see what license it has.

Definitely not a bin item.

[mm_hardware]

I was able to finally get back to this. When trying to enable an interface GigabitEthernet 0/0 and 0/1 I was greeted with

a lack of licensing during my no shutdown command.

Is that for real? I need a license to enable a port?

Before I shut it off..I'd like to know.

Thanks for all the kind suggestions,

Cheers,

Bret