
Restoring a Device to Factory Defaults
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To load a saved restore configuration:
1.
From the main menu, select
7 Load Configuration
.
The utility presents a list of saved restore configurations. The first option,
default_config
, is the configuration you
last used to restore the appliance. The other options are restore configurations that you have saved.
2.
Select the configuration you want to use.
The utility displays the settings in the configuration you are loading.
3.
When prompted, confirm that you want to load the configuration.
The configuration is loaded. If prompted, confirm the IP address assigned to the appliance’s management
interface.
What to Do Next
To use the configuration you just loaded to restore the appliance, continue with
Update Files and Mounting the Image, page 27
.
Next Steps
Restoring your appliance to factory default settings results in the loss of almost
all
configuration and event data
on the appliance, including bypass configurations for devices deployed inline. For more information, see
Flow During the Restore Process, page 19
.
After you restore an appliance, you must complete an initial setup process:
If you did not delete the appliance’s license and network settings, you can use a computer on your
management network to browse directly to the appliance’s web interface to perform the setup. For more
information, see
Initial Setup Using the Web Interface, page 12
If you deleted license and network settings, you must configure the appliance as if it were new, beginning with
configuring it to communicate on your management network. See
Installing the Firepower 8000 Series Device,
.
Note that deleting license and network settings also resets display (console) and LOM settings. After you complete
the initial setup process:
If you want to use a serial or SOL/LOM connection to access your appliance’s console, you should redirect
console output; see “Testing an Inline Bypass Interface Installation” in the
Firepower 8000 Series Hardware
Installation Guide
.
If you want to use LOM, you must re-enable the feature as well as enable at least one LOM user; see
Setting Up Lights-Out Management
If you need to restore a Firepower device to factory defaults and do not have physical access to the appliance,
you can use Lights-Out Management (LOM) to perform the restore process. Note that you can use Lights-Out
Management on the default (
eth0
) management interface only.
Note:
The baseboard management controller (BMC) for a Firepower 71xx, Firepower 82xx, or a Firepower or AMP
83xx device is only accessible via 1Gbps link speeds when the host is powered on. When the device is powered
down the BMC can only establish Ethernet link at 10 and 100Mbps. Therefore if LOM is being used to remotely
power the device, connect the device to the network using 10 and 100Mbps link speeds only.