Disaster Recovery PASSWORD RECOVERY FOR CISCO NCS-5501-SE NCS-5501

Disaster Recovery FOR CISCO NCS-5501-SE

Boot using USB Drive

The bootable USB drive is used to re-image the router for the purpose of system upgrade or boot the router
in case of boot failure. The bootable USB drive can be created using a compressed boot file.

Create a Bootable USB Drive Using Compressed Boot File

A bootable USB drive is created by copying a compressed boot file into a USB drive. The USB drive becomes
bootable after the contents of the compressed file are extracted.

In case of failure to read or boot from USB drive, ensure that the drive is inserted correctly. If the drive is
inserted correctly and still fails to read from USB drive, check the contents of the USB on another system.
Note

Thistask can be completed using Windows, Linux, or MAC operating systems available on your local machine.
The exact operation to be performed for each generic step outlined here depends on the operating system in
use.
Before you begin
• You have access to a USB drive with a storage capacity that is between 8GB (min) and 32 GB (max).
USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 are supported.

The NCS-5501-SE PID supports a USB device with a storage capacity of 128
GB (max).

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MANUAL PROCEDURE FORE PASSWORD RECOVORY AND RE-IMAGE CISCO NCS-5501-SE