Restoring The Factory-Default Configuration; Cli: Resetting To The Factory-Default Configuration - SMC Networks SMC6624M Management Manual

Restoring the Factory-Default
Configuration
As part of your troubleshooting process, it may become necessary to return
the switch configuration to the factory default settings. This process momen-
tarily interrupts the switch operation, clears any passwords, clears the console
event log, resets the network counters to zero, performs a complete self test,
and reboots the switch into its factory default configuration including deleting
an IP address. There are two methods for restting to the factory-default
configuration:
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N o t e
SMC recommends that you save your configuration to a TFTP server before
resetting the switch to its factory-default configuration. You can also save your
configuration via Xmodem, to a directly connected PC.

CLI: Resetting to the Factory-Default Configuration

This command operates at any level except the Operator level.
Syntax: erase startup-config
N o t e
The erase startup-config command does reset the switch to its factory-default
configuration, but does not remove any user names or passwords (Manager
or Operator) configured in the switch. To remove user names and passwords,
do any one of the following:
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CLI
Clear/Reset button combination
Execute the no password command in the CLI.
Select the Delete Password Protection option in the "Set Password" menu
screen.
Press and hold the Clear button on the switch for one second.
Restore the factory-default configuration by using the Clear/Reset button
combination, as described below.
Troubleshooting

Restoring the Factory-Default Configuration

Deletes the startup-config file in
flash so that the switch will
reboot with its factory-default
configuration.
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