Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting

Restoring the Factory-Default Configuration

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:

 

CLI

 

Clear/Reset button combination

 

 

N o t e

HP 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-configuration

Deletes the startup-config file in

 

flash so that the switch will

 

reboot with its factory-default

 

configuration.

Clear/Reset: Resetting to the Factory-Default Configuration

To execute the factory default reset, perform these steps:

1.Using pointed objects, simultaneously press both the Reset and Clear buttons on the front of the switch.

2.Continue to press the Clear button while releasing the Reset button.

3.When the Self Test LED begins to flash, release the Clear button.

The switch will then complete its self test and begin operating with the configuration restored to the factory default settings.

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HP 2500 manual Restoring the Factory-Default Configuration, CLI Resetting to the Factory-Default Configuration