Re: Exalink / Nexus 3550 Fusion Mux/HPT - Password Recovery

nishanthura · ‎08-10-2021

Hi

I have been researching on this for a long time now, however haven't been able to find anything online that could help me get into the switch.

I am looking for ways to do password recovery or just do a factory reset of the switch(without logging in).

Nexus 3550(formerly Exalink) Fusion Mux

Thanks,

Nishant

marce1000 · ‎08-11-2021

- FYI : https://wiki.nesevo.com/index.php/Password_Recovery_for_Nexus_Switches

M.

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nishanthura · ‎08-11-2021

Nexus 3550 switches don't run NX-OS..... yet!

They just carry Cisco's name, not their software.

marce1000 · ‎08-11-2021

- What are they running ?

M.

-- Each morning when I wake up and look into the mirror I always say ' Why am I so brilliant ? '
When the mirror will then always repond to me with ' The only thing that exceeds your brilliance is your beauty! '

nishanthura · ‎08-11-2021

Well.. the OS from Exalink, the company they acquired.

Georg Pauwen · ‎08-11-2021

Hello,

tough one, I could not find much either. Apparently, there is a default user and password (admin/admin), but I guess the password has probably been changed.

I guess you have already found the link below:

https://exablaze.com/docs/fusion/

They mention a way to access the 3550 through Vivado (which according to the documentation, has no auhentication), maybe you can get in that way...

https://exablaze.com/docs/fdk-guide/fusion_fdk/#debugging-with-vivado

nishanthura · ‎08-11-2021

Thanks for your reply.

This looks like a way to load a custom firmware to the FPGA inside the switch. Still doesn't talk about resetting/erasing the device's password/config.