Reset to Factory Defaults

Occasionally, you may want to factory default/reset a switch. This can be done from the CLI with restore factory-default, but if you've lost the password you'll need to follow this procedure - which should work for any of the Ethernet Switches (450, 460, 470) and the Ethernet Routing Switches 2500 Series, 4500 Series, 5500 (5510, 5520, 5530) Series.

Follow these steps:

1. Connect to the console port of the switch (9600,8,N,1)
2. Reboot (power-cycle) the switch.
3. When the first line of the diagnostics tests is displayed, press CTRL-C. The system then displays a menu.

   >> Break Recognized - Wait..
   
   Press 'a'  to run Agent code
   Press 'c'  to run Cascade external loopback test
   Press 'd'  to Download agent code
   Press 'e'  to display Errors
   Press 'i'  to Initialize config/log flash
   Press 'p'  to run POST tests
   Press 'r'  to Receive cascade test packets
   Press 's'  to Send    cascade test packets..
   

4. Press ' i ' to Initialize config/log flash.

   Erase Config/Log Flash? y/N [ N ]: y
   Erasing     - Done

5. Press ' a ' to run Agent code. The switch will reboot.

   Starting Agent Code..
                        1
   Decompressing the image ...
   "NVRAM:" formatted.
   Target Name: vxTarget
   User: target
   Attaching network interface idtip0... done.
   Attaching network interface lo0... done.
   
   Completing initialization...

Upon boot up, the switch will be in a factory default configuration.

• At the Avaya logo, Ctrl-y to activate session, followed by en
• Type install to launch the set-up utility.

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