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AlxEvo_313998
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Mar 15, 2017

F5 AOM Password Recovery

Does anyone know how to reset/recover password for AOM? I know how to recover root password for the OS, but at this point I am stuck with AOM password. It is not asking username, only password:

Version 2.15.1236. Copyright (C) 2012 American Megatrends, Inc. F5 Platform: XXX XXX-XXXX-xx BIOS (Build: 2.06.214.0) Date: 05/02/2014 Press to enter setup. Press to launch F5 Disk Erase Utility.

                        /----Enter Password----\
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                        \----------------------/

I can access the AOM menu, but it does not give me many options:

AOM Command Menu: B --- Set console baud rate I --- Display platform information P --- Power on/off host subsystem R --- Reset host subsystem N --- Configure AOM network S --- Configure SSH Server A --- Reset AOM H --- Host Console Capture Buffer E --- Error report Q --- Quit menu and return to console

Any advice and suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

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  • Tokyo_Alex_3213's avatar
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    Jul 07, 2017

    I'm not sure if it can be of any help but I found that:

     

    AOM on the following BIG-IP platforms supports SSH password authentication using the root password:

     

    2000, 4000, 5000, 7000, and 10000 series platforms

     

    All other BIG-IP platforms use SSH host key authentication for AOM/SCCP access. If SSH authentication fails when attempting to access SCCP or AOM, you may need to regenerate the SSH host keys on the system. For more information, refer to K13532: Regenerating SSH host keys.