The flash filesystem, and finish loading the operatingįlashfs: 0 orphaned files, 0 orphaned directoriesįlashfs: flashfs fsck took 11 seconds.Ĭheck out the contents of flash and locate config.text and vlan.dat (if it exists).ĥ drwx 192 2Īre you sure you want to delete “flash:config.text” (y/n)?yĪre you sure you want to delete “flash:vlan. In this video I show you how to reset a 48 port Cisco switch by holding the mode button for about 30 seconds to a minute. The system has been interrupted prior to initializing theįlash filesystem. To quote Cisco: The primary purpose of the no setup express command is to prevent someone from deleting the switch configuration by pressing the Mode button for 10 seconds.
The password-recovery mechanism is enabled. You can disable this feature using: no setup express.
Note that I am assuming that you have already established a console connection to the switch.įirst,boot up the switch while holding down the MODE button until you see the following appear on the screenīoot Sector Filesystem (bs) installed, fsid: 2īase ethernet MAC Address: 00:17:0e:17:de:80
Note: If the switch is not in a continuous reboot, but is already at the switch: prompt, proceed directly to Step 2. Theres also, on the left-hand side underneath the Cisco. Step 1 Connect up a console cable and power on the switch, whilst holding down the mode button: This interrupts the boot process before the Flash file 01 . If the switch is in a continuous reboot, complete one of the procedures in this step, which depends on your switch model. This is my first post in what I hope to be a long line of Cisco networking related posts, as I have just gotten my hands on a bit of used Cisco equipment and hope to use it to setup a home lab.įirst step of setting up this home lab is to get my two Catalyst 2960s reset to factory defaults. On the front side of the switch you see theres 24 Fast Ethernet ports. Hold down the mode button located on the left side of the front panel, while reconnecting the power cable to the switch.