Reset UCS to Factory Defaults

[jwaldrop4frnt]

Does anyone know how to reset a UCS system to factory defaults? We have a UCS lab at the office and we need to be able to reset everything back to factory defaults so that multiple people can learn how to build a UCS system from the ground up.

[kar-wai.chin]

You may only need to reset the 6120 as the chassis itself do not contain too much information, of course, is recommend to format all the local HDD if you are not performing SAN boot environment in your test.

You can do this from the CLI by SSH to the 6120 switches.

[juwalthe]

SSH to your 6100

#connect local-mgmt

#erase configuration

Simple as that

--Justin

[jwaldrop4frnt]

That did it, thank you very much. Is that in the UCS documentation anywhere?

[juwalthe · Accepted solution]

Glad that worked. 

Here's a direct link to the command in our documentation:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/unified_computing/ucs/sw/cli/config/guide/1.1.1/CLI_Config_Guide_1_1_1_chapter38.html#task_F5AC1A117B4F499D9DCFC221E2BC20AB

You can find the full guides here:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10281/products_installation_and_configuration_guides_list.html

--Justin

[kanon]

hi, good afternoon,


i have three doub,


1.- could i use any serial wire to attach to the enclosure and reset all the configuration using putty or there is a specific serial wire to use with UCS enclosure?

2.-i have to use console port or MGMT port to do it?


3.- wich is the configuration on putty to get serial conecction, i mean wich values have i configure on putty to get connection with the enclosure by serial port?

hope you could help me.

best regards.

[Wes Austin]

1. You need to use a serial console cable. This is the same cable that is used on any device's serial console.

2. console port

3. 9600 baud / COM X - X being the port you are connecting.

[kanon]

thank you by your answer,

when you say console cable do you meant to this one cisco

i use this,but i can't get conecction, putty only open a black windows without load anything