Chapter 3
Device Management
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Decommissioning the Device
Section 3.13
Decommissioning the Device
Before taking the device out of service, either permanently or for maintenance by a third-party, make sure the
device has been fully decommissioned. This includes removing any sensitive, proprietary information.
To decommission the device, do the following:
1. Disconnect all network cables from the device.
2. Connect to the device via the RS232 serial console port. For more information, refer to
3. Restore all factory default settings for the device. For more information, refer to
.
4. Access the CLI. For more information, refer to
Section 2.6, “Using the Command Line Interface”
.
5. Upload a blank version of the
banner.txt
file to the device to replace the existing file. For more information
about uploading a file, refer to
Section 3.4, “Uploading/Downloading Files”
6. Confirm the upload was successful by typing:
type
banner.txt
7. Clear the system and crash logs by typing:
clearlog
8. Generate a random SSL certificate by typing:
sslkeygen
This may take several minutes to complete. To verify the certificate has been generated, type:
type
syslog.txt
When the phrase
Generated ssl.crt was saved
appears in the log, the SSL certificate has been generated.
9. Generate random SSH keys by typing:
sshkeygen
This may take several minutes to complete. To verify the keys have been generated, type:
type
syslog.txt
When the phrase
Generated ssh.keys was saved
appears in the log, the SSH keys have been generated.
10. De-fragment and erase all free flash memory by typing:
flashfile
defrag
This may take several minutes to complete.