Restoring The Factory-Default Configuration; Cli: Resetting To The Factory-Default Configuration; Clear/Reset: Resetting To The Factory-Default Configuration - HP ProCurve series 2500 Management And Configuration Manual

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:
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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

Clear/Reset: Resetting to the Factory-Default Configuration

To execute the factory default reset, perform these steps:
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3.
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CLI
Clear/Reset button combination
Using pointed objects, simultaneously press both the Reset and Clear
buttons on the front of the switch.
Continue to press the Clear button while releasing the Reset button.
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.
Deletes the startup-config file in
flash so that the switch will
reboot with its factory-default
configuration.