device RESET

Purpose

Erase all data on the appliance and put it back to a factory-new state. All configuration is deleted, including the ssh server keys, license acceptance, and logs. All user IDs and passwords are also deleted and replaced with the default user ID and password that were set at the factory. The appliance will automatically reboot after you run this command.

The "RESET" part of the command is required to be all uppercase to lower the probability of it being typed accidentally. This command differs from firmware pristine-install because this command does not change the firmware that is running on this device. Therefore, you do not need a firmware image when you run this command. This command changes only the configuration.

Syntax

device RESET [ noprompt ]

Options

noprompt
Do not prompt for confirmation. The command is started immediately. If this option is not present, the command is not started unless the user answers affirmatively to a confirmation prompt that follows.

Parameters

None.

Usage Notes

If you are connected to the command line interface (CLI) through a network connection (i.e., ssh or telnet), your network connection is ended when the configuration is cleared. If you want to see all the messages for this command, you need to be connected to the serial console.

Related Commands

See firmware pristine-install.

Example

Console> device RESET

This command will result in the network configuration being reset; this may end your 
current connection to the appliance.

Undo all existing configuration and reset the appliance to factory-new condition? y/n: y
You have chosen to reset the device, proceeding with reset...
Reset complete; ready to reboot
Console>