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Dell™ PowerVault™
MD3000/MD3000i RAID Controller
Password Reset
Perform this procedure when you have lost or forgotten your password and you
need to reset it.

Connecting the Serial Cable


1 Remove the serial cable from the password reset cable package.
2 Connect the DB9 (oval) end of the cable to the serial port on the computer to
be used to communicate with the RAID Controller module.
3 Connect the PS2-type (round) end of the cable to the serial port on either of
the array’s RAID Controller Modules. The flat side of the connector faces
down when inserting.

System Setup
Microsoft® Windows® Operating Systems
1 Click Start→Programs→Accessories→Communication→HyperTerminal to
run HyperTerminal.
If HyperTerminal is not installed, click Control Panel→Add/Remove
Programs→Add/Remove Windows Components, find HyperTerminal and
click the check-box, then click Apply and OK.
NOTE: The original Windows installation disk may be needed to install
HyperTerminal.
NOTE: If you are running Windows Vista® or Windows Server® 2008,
HyperTerminal is not included in the operating system. To complete these steps, a
third-party terminal emulation program is required.

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2 When HyperTerminal prompts for a name, type MD3000 or MD3000i and


click OK. Select the COM1 port and click OK.
3 Set the following communication settings, click Apply, then click OK.
Bits per second: 115200
Data bits: 8
Parity: none
Stop bits: 1
Flow control: none

LINUX Operating System


The following instructions use the Linux application, MINICOM, to connect via
the serial port:
1 Open a terminal/command window.
2 At the prompt, type minicom (all lowercase) and press <Enter>.
3 Once MINICOM is open, press <Ctrl><A>, then <Z>, then the letter
<O> to open the configuration screen.
4 Select Serial Port Setup and press <Enter>.
5 Press <F> to change Hardware Flow Control setting to no.
6 Press <E> to set the Comm Parameters.
7 Press <I> to set the speed to 115200.
8 Press <Q> to set the data, parity, and stopbits to 8-N-1,
then press <Enter>.
9 Press <Enter> to exit the Comm Parameters screen.
10 Select Exit and press <Enter> again to exit the setup screen.

Reset Password
The procedure you should use to reset the password depends on whether your
RAID controller is running first-generation firmware (version 06.xx.xx.xx) or
second-generation firmware (version 07.xx.xx.xx).
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RAID Controllers Using First-Generation Firmware (Version 06.xx.xx.xx)


CAUTION: Failure to stop data I/O to a non-fault-tolerant array before performing the following
steps may result in loss of data.
1 Stop all I/O to the array.
2 From the HyperTerminal (Windows) or MINICOM (Linux) window, press
<Ctrl><B>.
3 At the SPECIAL OPERATIONS MENU, press <1>, <0>, and <Enter>.
4 At the SERIAL INTERFACE MODE MENU, press <1> and <Enter>,
then <Q> and <Enter>.
5 At the BOOT OPERATIONS MENU, press <R> and <Enter> to restart
the controller.
Text scrolls across the screen as the controller reboots.
6 Once Controller 0 has fully booted (look for sodMain complete in the
HyperTerminal or MINICOM window), press <Enter>.
7 At the —> prompt, type clearSYMbolPassword (must use exact case)
and press <Enter>.
The return value = 0 = 0x0 indicates that the password has been
reset /deleted.
8 Close HyperTerminal or MINICOM.
9 Remove password reset cable.
10 To set a new password, go to the Modular Disk Storage Manager software
under the Tools tab and click Set Or Change Password Link.
11 Leave the Current Password blank, enter the new password twice, and click OK.

RAID Controllers Using Second-Generation Firmware (Version 07.xx.xx.xx)


CAUTION: Failure to stop data I/O to a non-fault-tolerant array before performing the following
steps may result in loss of data. Contact Dell Technical Support for a reset password.
1 Stop all I/O to the array.
2 From the HyperTerminal (Windows) or MINICOM (Linux) window, send a
<BREAK> from the terminal shell by pressing <Ctrl><PAUSE/BREAK>
within HyperTerminal, or <Ctrl><A> then <F> from within MINICOM.
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3 When prompted for input within 5 seconds, press <S> for the Service
Interface Menu.
NOTE: The "S" must be capitalized. A lower-case "s" will not access the Service
Interface Menu.
4 When prompted for a password, use the password provided by Dell Technical
Support.
Upon successful login, the Service Interface Main Menu is displayed in the
terminal window.
5 At the prompt, press <3> and <Enter>.
6 When prompted if you want to reset your storage array password, press <Y>
and <Enter>.
7 Close HyperTerminal or MINICOM.
8 Remove password reset cable.
9 To set a new password, go to the Modular Disk Storage Manager software
under the Tools tab and click Set Or Change Password Link.
10 Leave the Current Password blank, enter the new password twice,
and click OK.

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