Cisco Catalyst 9500

Configuration Example for Performing a Factory Reset
The following example shows how to perform a factory reset on a standalone switch:
Device> enable
Device# factory-reset all
The factory reset operation is irreversible for all operations. Are you sure? [confirm]
The following will be deleted as a part of factory reset:
1: Crash info and logs
2: User data, startup and running configuration
3: All IOS images, including the current boot image
4: OBFL logs
5: User added rommon variables
6: Data on Field Replaceable Units(USB/SSD/SATA)
The system will reload to perform factory reset.
It will take some time to complete and bring it to rommon.
You will need to load IOS image using USB/TFTP from rommon after
this operation is completed.
DO NOT UNPLUG THE POWER OR INTERRUPT THE OPERATION
Are you sure you want to continue? [confirm]
The following examples shows how to perform a factory reset on switches in a Cisco StackWise
Virtual solution:
Device> enable
Device# factory-reset switch 2 all
The factory reset operation is irreversible for all operations. Are you sure? [confirm]
The following will be deleted as a part of factory reset:
1: Crash info and logs
2: User data, startup and running configuration
3: All IOS images, including the current boot image
4: OBFL logs
5: User added rommon variables
6: Data on Field Replaceable Units(USB/SSD/SATA)
The system will reload to perform factory reset.
It will take some time to complete and bring it to rommon.
You will need to load IOS image using USB/TFTP from rommon after
this operation is completed.
DO NOT UNPLUG THE POWER OR INTERRUPT THE OPERATION
Are you sure you want to continue? [confirm]
Switch#
*Sep 23 18:10:42.739: Successfully sent switch reload message for switch num: 2 and reason
Factory Reset
*Sep 23 18:10:42.740: %STACKMGR-1-RELOAD: Chassis 2 R0/0: stack_mgr: Reloading due to reason
Factory Reset
*Sep 23 18:10:43.158: NGWC_FACTORYRESET: Switch 2, cmd: reset-all success
Original standby Switch 2:
Chassis 2 reloading, reason - Factory Reset
Sep 23 18:11:03.199: %PMAN-5-EXITACTION: R0/0: pvp: Process manager is exiting: process
exit with reload fru code
Enabling factory reset for this reload cycle
Switch booted with tftp://172.19.72.26/tftpboot/thpaliss/trial.bin
% FACTORYRESET - Started Cleaning Up...
System Management Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS XE Amsterdam 17.2.x (Catalyst 9500 Switches)
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Performing Factory Reset
Configuration Example for Performing a Factory Reset