How to Factory Reset x440-48p-10g after forgetting password

[Rory_Schmitz]

BootRom> config none doesnt work...

I don't have a fail safe account set up.

Is there any other option besides trying to mess with TFTP and get a new image onto the switch described here:https://extremeportal.force.com/ExtrArticleDetail?an=000074224

I just want to start over as quickly as possibly without having to try and set up a TFTP server and download an image.

[BradP]

Hi Rory,

What leads you to believe that "config none" isn't working? I know there are bootrom options where this command doesn't work, but if the switch is still displaying the banner, despite using the "config none" option, all is not lost. The banner is stored in a seperate portion of the configuration due it needing to be loaded before EXOS is fully loaded. If you still see the banner, please try to use the admin/ login and see if that works. I've had customers in the past that assumed that it didn't work because they saw the banner.

Good luck!
Brad

[BrandonC]

Hi Rory,

Unfortunately, if this switch is running one of the versions of bootrom where config none is not available, the quickest way to do this would be to set up a TFTP server and load a new image from the bootrom.

-Brandon