SODReboot lockdown state... MD32XX

So I have successfully cleared the lockdown state on several MD32XX enclosures. I was able to enter the lem command using the password reset cable and putty.

I have a new lockdown problem, I cannot enter commands in the CLI. It just prints text. I see the controller post, then I get

tRAID WARN: Controller entering SODReboot lockdown state...

It then posts network settings and warns that network access to the controller may eventually fail.

At this point I cannot do anything, the controller appears to be offline, it shows removed in MDSM. I cannot do SMCLI commands over the network either.

I am afraid to mess with the one controller that I have working, I have been setting it to simplex/duplex and removing and reinserting different controllers into slot 1. I have tried another enclosure and have received the same result so far. I believe it is time for me to just go for it and remove the "Optimal" controller and try another in the primary slot. Wish me luck~~ JW