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Firepower 7000 and 8000 Series Installation Guide
Chapter 8 Restoring a Firepower System Appliance to Factory Defaults
Using the Interactive Menu to Restore an Appliance
• For IPMItool, type:
sudo ipmitool -I lanplus -H IP_address -U username sol activate
• For ipmiutil, type:
sudo ipmiutil sol -a -V4 -J3 -N IP_address -U username -P password
Where IP_address is the IP address of the management interface on the appliance, username is user name
of an authorized LOM account, and
password is the password for that account. Note that IPMItool
prompts you for the password after you issue the
sol activate command.
If you are using a Firepower device, type
expert to display the shell prompt.
Step 2 Reboot the appliance as root user:
• For a Firepower device, type system reboot.
The appliance reboots.
Step 3 Monitor the reboot status.
If the system is performing a database check, you may see the following message:
The system is not
operational yet. Checking and repairing database are in progress. This may take a long
time to finish.
When you see the BIOS boot options, press Tab slowly and repeatedly (to prevent the appliance from
booting the currently installed version of the system) until the LILO boot prompt appears. For example:
LILO 22.8 boot:
System-5.4 System_Restore
Step 4 At the boot prompt, start the restore utility by typing System_Restore.
The
boot prompt appears after the following choices:
0. Load with standard console
1. Load with serial console
Step 5 Type 1 and press Enter to load the interactive restore menu via the appliance’s serial connection.
Note If you do not select a display mode, the restore utility defaults to the standard console after 30 seconds.
Unless this is the first time you have restored the appliance to this major version, the utility automatically
loads the last restore configuration you used. To continue, confirm the settings in a series of pages.
Step 6 Press Enter to confirm the copyright notice.
What to Do Next
• Continue with Using the Interactive Menu to Restore an Appliance, page 8-6.
Using the Interactive Menu to Restore an Appliance
The restore utility for Firepower devices uses an interactive menu to guide you through the restoration.
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