PurposeCommand or Action
Example:
Enter your password, if prompted.
Device> enable
Removes sensitive data from all the partitions that are
currently being cleaned up by the factory-reset all
command.
factory-reset all secure 3-pass
Example:
Device# factory-reset all secure 3-pass
Step 2
The following are the three passes to erase data in disk
partitions:
• Write 0s
• Write 1s
• Write a random byte
The factory reset takes 3 to 6 hours to be
completed.
Note
Performing Secure Erase
Procedure
PurposeCommand or Action
Enables privileged EXEC mode.enable
Step 1
Example:
Enter your password, if prompted.
Device> enable
Erases all user data and metadata from bootflash and
harddisk. The erase is compliant with the National Institute
of Standards and Technology (NIST) standards.
factory-reset all secure
Example:
Device# factory-reset all secure
Step 2
The erase takes around 5 to10 minutes. You
need to boot a new image from TFTP post the
secure erase as the image gets deleted.
Note
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Factory Reset
Performing Secure Erase
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