Restoring The Default Settings To The Switch - Allied Telesis AT-9028 User Manual

Chapter 5: Basic Switch Management

Restoring the Default Settings to the Switch

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To restore the default settings to the switch, delete or rename the active
boot configuration file and then reset the unit. Without an active boot
configuration file, the switch will use the default parameter settings after it
initializes the management software.
Caution
Restoring the default settings requires that you reset the switch. The
unit will not forward network traffic while it initializes the
management software. Some network traffic may be lost.
There are two ways to delete the active boot configuration file. One way is
with the DELETE command in the Privileged Exec mode. Here is the
format of the command:
filename
delete .cfg
This example deletes the active boot configuration file "Sales_unit.cfg"
and resets the switch:
awplus> enable
awplus# delete Sales_unit.cfg
awplus# reboot
If you do not know the name of the active boot configuration file, you can
display it with the SHOW BOOT command in the Privileged Exec mode.
Figure 29 is an example of what is displayed:
Current software
Current boot image : v1.0.0
Backup boot image : Not set
Default boot config: /cfg/boot.cfg
Current boot config: /cfg/switch2.cfg (file exists)
Figure 29. SHOW BOOT Command
The active boot configuration file is identified in the "Current boot config"
field.
Another way to delete the file is with the ERASE STARTUP-CONFIG
command, also in the Privileged Exec mode. The advantage of this
command over the DELETE command is that you don't have to know the
name of the active boot configuration file. When you enter the command, a
confirmation prompt is displayed. If you enter "Y" for yes, the switch
automatically deletes from the file system whichever file is acting as the
active boot configuration file. Afterwards, you can reset the switch with the
REBOOT command so that it restores the default settings.
: v1.0.0
Section II: Basic Operations