If you need to factory reset a Cisco switch and delete all of the configuration follow these steps:
Power on the switch while holding the mode button on the front until you get this promt and enter "flash_init":
Xmodem file system is available. The password-recovery mechanism is enabled. The system has been interrupted prior to initializing the flash filesystem. The following commands will initialize the flash filesystem, and finish loading the operating system software: flash_init boot switch: flash_init
If it is done delete the config and vlan files
mifs[5]: Bytes available : 248832 mifs[5]: mifs fsck took 1 seconds. -- MORE -- mifs[6]: 566 files, 19 directories mifs[6]: Total bytes : 57931776 mifs[6]: Bytes used : 28429312 mifs[6]: Bytes available : 29502464 mifs[6]: mifs fsck took 21 seconds. ...done Initializing Flash. switch: del flash:config.text Are you sure you want to delete "flash:config.text" (y/n)?y File "flash:config.text" deleted switch: del flash:vlan.dat Are you sure you want to delete "vlan.dat" (y/n)?y File "flash:vlan.dat" deleted
Reboot the switch and you are done
switch: boot Loading "flash:c2960s-universalk9-mz.122-58.SE2.bin"... --- System Configuration Dialog --- Enable secret warning ---------------------------------- In order to access the device manager, an enable secret is required If you enter the initial configuration dialog, you will be prompted for the enable secret If you choose not to enter the intial configuration dialog, or if you exit setup without setting the enable secret, please set an enable secret using the following CLI in configuration mode- enable secret 0---------------------------------- Would you like to enter the initial configuration dialog? [yes/no]: % Please answer 'yes' or 'no'.
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