How to reset Lights out Management LOM port for 5900 or 8900 NetScaler series

How to reset Lights out Management LOM port for 5900 or 8900 NetScaler series

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Description

Reset LOM port for SDX/MPX 5900 or 8900 series


Instructions

To Reset only network settings and general parameters (does NOT remove certificates):
  • ipmitool lan print
(note LAN settings if you need to re-use them later)
  • ipmitool raw 0x30 0x40
  • (wait 60 seconds)
  • ipmitool mc reset cold
  • (wait 60 seconds)
  • ipmitool lan print

(if IP address still shows 0.0.0.0, wait a little bit longer and try lan print again)
(IP address should reset back to 192.168.1.3)

 

  • Re-initialize LAN settings as appropriate:

ipmitool lan set 1 ipaddr x.x.x.x
ipmitool lan set 1 netmask x.x.x.x
ipmitool lan set 1 defgw ipaddr x.x.x.x



To Reset ALL settings back to factory default, INCLUDING SSL Certificates:
 

  • ipmitool lan print
(note LAN settings if you need to re-use them later)
  • ipmitool raw 0x30 0x68 0x0 0x0
  • ipmitool raw 0x30 0x40
  • (wait 60 seconds)
  • ipmitool mc reset cold
  • (wait 60 seconds)
  • ipmitool lan print

(if IP address still shows 0.0.0.0, wait a little bit longer and try lan print again)
(IP address should reset back to 192.168.1.3)

 

  • Re-initialize LAN settings as appropriate:

ipmitool lan set 1 ipaddr x.x.x.x
ipmitool lan set 1 netmask x.x.x.x
ipmitool lan set 1 defgw ipaddr x.x.x.x

Issue/Introduction

Resetting LOM port on the 5900 or 8900 series is a different command than normal