Restoring Old Network Equipment for Reuse: Resetting a VDX 6720 Switch

deny67gomez — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 11:22:05 GMT

I’m new here and recently started working in the refurbishing and recycling business in the Netherlands. Our goal is to restore old equipment so it can be reused for educational purposes or by people with fewer resources. For example, we have an old VDX 6720 10G switch in our stock that still works, but we don’t know where it came from and it has no password. To make it usable again, we need to reset it to factory settings. Since there’s no hard reset button, the process involves connecting via a console cable, accessing the bootloader or recovery mode, and deleting the old configuration files. Once reset, the switch can be safely reused without exposing any previous data, giving it a new life and supporting our mission to provide affordable technology to those who need it most.

Re: Restoring Old Network Equipment for Reuse: Resetting a VDX 6720 Switch

Nithisha — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 18:37:11 GMT

Hello @deny67gomez ,

Please refer the KB Article, we have a policy for used products.

Support is not available for used products unless it is re-registered with Extreme under a new entitlement subscription.

https://extreme-networks.my.site.com/ExtrArticleDetail?an=000091110

Regards,

Nithisha K

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Restoring Old Network Equipment for Reuse: Resetting a VDX 6720 Switch

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