Comments on: How to restore the start-up configuration of a Cisco switch http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/how-to-restore-the-start-up-configuration-of-a-cisco-switch/ Sat, 25 May 2013 00:24:16 +0000 hourly 1 By: blankreg http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/how-to-restore-the-start-up-configuration-of-a-cisco-switch/#comment-63367 blankreg Fri, 08 May 2009 22:24:20 +0000 #comment-63367 The answer from Sudhanshu misses the whole point, that the prompt is switch: (colon, not chevron or hash). This means that the switch is set to manual boot, and has not loaded the IOS image.

You did the command to erase the configuration (factory default restore), but it would normally still boot.

When you get the switch: prompt do the following

type the command

set

look for the MANUAL_BOOT variable, and see if it is set to yes

if it is then do the following command

set MANUAL_BOOT no

do a set command again

you should now see that MANUAL_BOOT=no

Type boot to reload the switch.

Next time you re-power the switch it should continue and boot automatically. If it still fails, or the boot command fails, you need to check that you have a valid IOS image in flash. Post back here if you need further help for that.

By the way, your switch is a switch, never a hub ! It just doesn’t have it’s operating system loaded yet.

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