Cisco WS-C4500X-32
Start the console session.
Plug in serial cable to console port of device from PC COM1 port
Open PuTTY and select "Serial" connection type, leave baud rate (Speed) and other settings as default.
Plug power into device and if a power button exists, turn it on.
Boot into Standalone Mode.
Press Ctrl C key when prompted and before the countdown ends:
************************************************************ * * * Welcome to Rom Monitor for WS-C4500X-32 System. * * Copyright (c) 2008-2014 by Cisco Systems, Inc. * * All rights reserved. * * * ************************************************************ Rom Monitor (P) Version 15.0(1r)SG11 CPU Rev: 2.2, Board Rev: 4, Board Type: 107 CPLD Mobat Rev: 2.0x4377.0xb277 Chassis: WS-C4500X-32 … ***** The system will autoboot in 5 seconds ***** Type control-C to prevent autobooting. . Autoboot cancelled......... please wait!!! rommon 1 > [interrupt]
Type the unset VS_SWITCH_NUMBER command to cancel VSS (virtual switching system) mode:
rommon 2 >unset VS_SWITCH_NUMBER
Type the confreg command to change the configuration ensuring you answer y to "ignore system config info" and to "do you wish to save this configuration?", then type the reset command:
rommon 3 >confreg Configuration Summary : => load rom after netboot fails => console baud: 9600 => autoboot from: commands specified in 'BOOT' environment variable do you wish to change the configuration? y/n [n]: y enable "diagnostic mode"? y/n [n]: n enable "use net in IP bcast address"? y/n [n]: n disable "load rom after netboot fails"? y/n [n]: y enable "use all zero broadcast"? y/n [n]: n enable "break/abort has effect"? y/n [n]: n enable "ignore system config info"? y/n [n]: y change console baud rate? y/n [n]: n change the boot characteristics? y/n [n]: n Configuration Summary : => ignore system config info => console baud: 9600 => autoboot from: commands specified in 'BOOT' environment variable do you wish to save this configuration? y/n [n]: y You must reset or power cycle for new configuration to take effect rommon 4 >reset Resetting .......
Allow the system to fully reboot then press Enter when you see "Press RETURN to get started!":
. . . . . ******** The system will autoboot now ******** config-register = 0x42 … post done(66 secs) Exiting to ios... Loading gsbu64atomic as gdb64atomic … Using 1 for MTS slot Platform Manager: starting in standalone mode (active) … cisco WS-C4500X-32 (MPC8572) processor (revision 4) with 4194304K bytes of physical memory. … Press RETURN to get started!
Erase configuration and reboot.
Type the enable command for the Switch# prompt then the erase startup-config command confirming with y and the show vlans command to see if any are set:
Switch>enable Switch#erase startup-config Erasing the nvram filesystem will remove all configuration files! Continue? [confirm]y[OK] Erase of nvram: complete *Sep 18 05:52:34.803: %SYS-7-NV_BLOCK_INIT: Initialized the geometry of nvram Switch#show vlans No Virtual LANs configured.
Type the dir command then use the del command with pattern matching to erase any data bearing files (including "vlan.dat" if any Virtual LANs were listed earlier) pressing Enter twice and confirming with y:
Switch#dir Directory of bootflash:/ 32322 -rw- 123162032 Sep 10 2013 23:14:40 +00:00 cat4500e-universalk9.SPA.03.04.00.SG.151-2.SG.bin 32323 -rw- 2259 Oct 2 2013 00:53:44 +00:00 credential.lic 32324 -rw- 2220 Oct 21 2013 19:14:25 +00:00 startup-config.converted_vs-20131021-191340 32325 -rw- 1156 Oct 24 2013 17:16:12 +00:00 JAE17350AV2_201310241659255160.lic 32326 -rw- 171818988 Oct 30 2013 01:46:17 +00:00 cat4500e-universalk9.SPA.03.05.00.E.152-1.E.bin 32327 -rw- 174341852 Dec 9 2016 05:33:42 +00:00 cat4500e-universal.SPA.03.06.05.E.152-2.E5.bin 32328 -rw- 178987612 Feb 10 2017 00:42:05 +00:00 cat4500e-universalk9.SPA.03.06.06.E.152-2.E6.bin 32329 -rw- 2902672 Feb 10 2017 13:19:43 +00:00 cat4500-e-ios-promupgrade-150-1r-SG11 1692037120 bytes total (1040039936 bytes free) Switch#del startup* Delete filename [startup*]? Delete bootflash:/startup-config.converted_vs-20131021-191340? [confirm]y
Type the conf t command for the Switch(config)# prompt where you type config-register 0x02 followed by end to exit config mode, then type the wr command:
Switch#conf t Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z. Switch(config)#config-register 0x02 Switch(config)#end Switch#wr *Sep 18 05:56:00.960: %SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console by console Building configuration... Compressed configuration from 3126 bytes to 1480 bytes[OK]
Type the show license all command then the reload command confirming with y:
Switch#show license all License Store: Primary License Storage StoreIndex: 0 Feature: ipbase Version: 1.0 License Type: Permanent License State: Active, Not in Use License Count: Non-Counted License Priority: Medium StoreIndex: 1 Feature: entservices Version: 1.0 License Type: Permanent License State: Active, In Use License Count: Non-Counted License Priority: Medium License Store: Dynamic License Storage License Store: Primary License Storage License Store: Dynamic License Storage StoreIndex: 0 Feature: entservices Version: 1.0 License Type: Evaluation Evaluation total period: 8 weeks 4 days Evaluation period left: 8 weeks 4 days License State: Inactive License Count: Non-Counted License Priority: None StoreIndex: 1 Feature: entservices Version: 1.0 License Type: PermanentRightToUse License State: Inactive License Count: Non-Counted StoreIndex: 2 Feature: ipbase Version: 1.0 License Type: Evaluation Evaluation total period: 8 weeks 4 days Evaluation period left: 8 weeks 4 days License State: Inactive License Count: Non-Counted License Priority: None StoreIndex: 3 Feature: ipbase Version: 1.0 License Type: PermanentRightToUse License State: Inactive License Count: Non-Counted StoreIndex: 4 Feature: lanbase Version: 1.0 License Type: PermanentRightToUse License State: Active, Not in Use, EULA not accepted License Count: Non-Counted Switch#reload Proceed with reload? [confirm]y *Sep 18 05:56:09.283: %SYS-5-RELOAD: Reload requested by console. Reload Reason: Reload command. *Sep 18 05:56:09.616: %IOSXE-3-PLATFORM: 1 process sysmgr: Reset/Reload requested by [console]. <Mon Sep 18 05:56:09 2023> Message from sysmgr: Reason Code:[3] Reset Reason:Reset/Reload requested by [console]. [Reload command] umount: /proc/fs/nfsd: not mounted /etc/rc6.d/S01reboot: line 198: umount_cisco_filesystems: command not found Please stand by while rebooting the system... [ 458.864817] Restarting system.
Copy all the output from the session into your records.
Right-click PuTTY's titlebar, from that dropdown menu click on "Copy All to Clipboard"
Open the file of record certifying the deconfiguration of this device and use CTRL V to paste all the output from PuTTY into that file. Formatting the text with a fixed-width font helps it look more readable.
End the session.
Close PuTTy.