Restoring the switch to factory default settings

Prerequisites

You are connected to the switch through its Console port.

Procedure

NOTE:

This procedure erases all user information and configuration settings Consider backing up your running configuration first.

  1. Optionally, back up the running configuration with eithercopy running-configorcopy running-config. Thejsonstorage format is required for later configuration restoration.
  2. Switch to the configuration context with the commandconfig.
  3. Erase all user information and configuration, restoring the switch to its factory default state with the commanderase all zeroize. EnterYwhen prompted to continue. The switch automatically restarts.
  4. Optionally restore your saved configuration (it must be injsonformat) with eithercopyrunning-configorcopyrunning-configfollowed bycopy running-config startup-config.

Example

Backing up the running configuration to a file on a remote server (using TFTP), resetting the switch to its factory default state, and then restoring the saved configuration.

switch#copy running-config tftp://192.168.1.10/backup_cfg json vrf mgmt% Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed 100 10340 0 0 100 10340 0 1329k --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 1329k 100 10340 0 0 100 10340 0 1313k --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 1313k switch# switch# switch#erase all zeroizeThis will securely erase all customer data and reset the switch to factory defaults. This will initiate a reboot and render the switch unavailable until the zeroization is complete. This should take several minutes to one hour to complete. Continue (y/n)?y系统是zeroization向下。[好]年代topped PSPO Module Daemon. [ OK ] Stopped ArubaOS-CX Switch Daemon for BCM. ... [ OK ] Stopped Remount Root and Kernel File Systems. [ OK ] Reached target Shutdown. reboot: Restarting system Press Esc for boot options ServiceOS Information: Version: GT.01.03.0006 Build Date: 2018-10-30 14:20:44 PDT Build ID: ServiceOS:GT.01.03.0006:8ee0faaa52da:201810301420 SHA: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ... ################ Preparing for zeroization ################# ################ Storage zeroization ####################### ################ WARNING: DO NOT POWER OFF UNTIL ########## ################ ZEROIZATION IS COMPLETE ########## ################ This should take several minutes ########## ################ to one hour to complete ########## ################ Restoring files ########################### Boot Profiles: 0. Service OS Console 1. Primary Software Image [XL.10.02.0010] 2. Secondary Software Image [XL.10.02.0010] Select profile(primary): Booting primary software image... Verifying Image... Image Info: Name: ArubaOS-CX Version: XL.10.02.0010 Build Id: ArubaOS-CX:XL.10.02.0010:feaf5b9b7f09:201901292014 Build Date: 2019-01-29 12:43:50 PST Extracting Image... Loading Image... Done. kexec_core: Starting new kernel System is initializing fips_post_check[5473]: FIPS_POST: Cryptographic selftest started...SUCCESS [ OK ] Started Login banner readiness check. ... 8400X login: admin Password: switch# switch# switch#copy tftp://192.168.1.10/backup_cfg running-config json vrf mgmt% Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed 100 10340 100 10340 0 0 2858k 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 2858k 100 10340 100 10340 0 0 2804k 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 2804k Large configuration changes will take time to process, please be patient. switch# switch# switch# copy running-config startup-config Large configuration changes will take time to process, please be patient. switch#