Resetting the SmartNode device when it is initially powered off 57
SmartNode 4170 User Manual F • Reset Button Functions
Resetting the SmartNode device when it is initially powered off
If the SmartNode device is not booting properly, the Reset button may remedy the problem as follows:
• Switching to the backup image
• Erasing the entire contents of flash memory (no exceptions)
The following procedure must be performed starting with the SmartNode device in a powered off state:
1. Hold the Reset button and
2. Apply power to the SmartNode device while holding the Reset button.
3. The Power LED flashes quickly for 2 seconds, during which time the Reset button must remain pressed.
4. The Power LED will begin a blink pattern (see table 11). Release the Reset button.
5. Pressing and releasing the Reset button will cycle through the blink patterns.
6. 10 seconds after the last Reset button press, an action will be performed based on the selected pattern.
C
(5 to 14 seconds)
• Erase startup-config
• Reboot (indicated by the slow blinking of all LEDs
D
(15 to 20 seconds)
• Factory reset which erases entire flash memory except for shipping-
config, shipping wizards, default root CAs and software licenses
• Reboot (indicated by fast blinking of all LEDs)
This procedure should only be performed if the SmartNode
device is not booting properly. It should used by trained Smart
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Node technicians and Patton Support personnel only.
Table 11. Using the Reset button to switch to a backup image or erase flash memory
LED Blink Pattern Action
1-blink, pause Boot normally
2-blinks, pause Switch to backup image, then boot (boot normally if the device only has a
single image).
3-blinks, pause Erase entire contents of flash memory (no exceptions), then boot.
Note Erasing flash memory also deletes previously pur-
chased and loaded software license keys.
Table 10. Results from pressing the Reset button (Continued)
Period Action
CAUTION
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