R3166-R3206-HP High-End Firewalls System Management and Maintenance Configuration Guide-6PW101

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Deleting the configuration file to be used at the next
startup
Deleting the configuration file in the web
You may need to delete a startup configuration file to be used at the next startup for one of the following
reasons:
• After you upgrade system software, the existing startup configuration files do not match the new
system software.
• Startup configuration files are corrupted, which is often caused by loading an incorrect
configuration file.
With startup configuration files deleted, the devices uses factory defaults at the next startup.
Select Device Management > Maintenance from the navigation tree, and then click the Initialize tab to
enter the initialize confirmation page, as shown in Figure 8.
Figure 8 Initialize
Click the Restore Factory-Default Settings button to restore the system to factory defaults.
Deleting the configuration file at the CLI
Follow the step below to delete the startup configuration file for the next startup:
To do… Use the command…
Remarks
Delete the startup configuration file
for the next startup from the storage
medium
reset saved-configuration
Required
Available in user view
CAUTION:
This command permanently deletes startup configuration files to be used at the next startup from the
device. Use it with caution.