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To start the restore utility:
1.
Using your keyboard/monitor or serial connection, log into the appliance using an account with Administrator
privileges. The password is the same as the password for the appliance's web interface.
2.
Reboot the appliance. On a Firepower device, type
The appliance reboots.
3.
Monitor the reboot status:
—
If the system is performing a database check, you may see the following message:
operational yet. Checking and repairing database are in progress. This may take a long time to
finish.
—
For a keyboard and monitor connection, quickly press one of the arrow keys to prevent the appliance from
booting the currently installed version of the system.
—
For a serial connection, when you see the BIOS boot options, press Tab slowly and repeatedly (to prevent
the appliance from booting the currently installed version of the system). The LILO boot prompt appears.
For example:
LILO 22.8 boot:
System-5.4 System_Restore
4.
Indicate that you want to restore the system:
—
For a keyboard and monitor connection, use the arrow keys to select
—
For a serial connection, type
The
prompt appears after the following choices:
boot
0. Load with standard console
1. Load with serial console
5.
Select a display mode for the restore utility's interactive menu:
—
For a keyboard and monitor connection, type
—
For a serial connection, type
If you do not select a display mode, the restore utility defaults to the standard console after 30 seconds.
Unless this is the first time you have restored the appliance to this major version, the utility automatically loads
the last restore configuration you used. To continue, confirm the settings in a series of pages.
6.
Press Enter to confirm the copyright notice.
What to Do Next
Continue with
Starting the Restore Utility Using Lights-Out Management
If you need to restore an appliance to factory defaults and do not have physical access to the appliance, you can
use LOM to perform the restore process. Note that if you want to use LOM to configure the initial setup, you must
preserve the network settings during the initial setup. Note also that you can use Lights-Out Management on the
default (
) management interface only.
eth0
Note:
Before you can restore an appliance using LOM, you must enable the feature; see
Management, page
Firepower 8000 Series Getting Started Guide
System_Restore
and press Enter.
1
Using the Interactive Menu to Restore an Appliance, page
30.
Restoring a Device to Factory Defaults
.
system reboot
at the prompt and press Enter.
and press Enter.
0
The system is not
and press Enter.
System_Restore
23.
Setting Up Lights-Out
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