Restoring the BIG-IP configuration to factory default settings (11.x - 15.

x)

Description
You may occasionally need to remove the current BIG-IP configuration and restore
the system to the factory default setting. To do so, you can use the tmsh load /sys
config default command. The tmsh load /sys config default command saves the
currently-running configuration to the /var/local/scf/backup.scf file, and then
loads the /defaults/defaults.scf file to restore the configuration to factory default
settings.

When you restore the BIG-IP configuration to factory default settings, the
system performs the following tasks:

 Removes all BIG-IP local traffic configuration objects

 Removes all BIG-IP network configuration objects
 Removes all non-system maintenance user accounts
 Removes system maintenance user account passwords (root and admin)
 Removes BIG-IP module data and policies
 Resets the host name to the default value
 Resets the local trust domain
 Retains the management IP address
 Retains the BIG-IP license file
 Retains files in the /shared partition
 Retains manually-modified bigdb database variables
 Flags the Setup utility to run when the next user logs in to the
Configuration utility

To restore the BIG-IP configuration to the factory default setting, perform

the following procedure.
Restoring the BIG-IP configuration to the factory default setting
Impact of procedure: This procedure removes all BIG-IP local traffic
objects, network configuration, and BIG-IP module data.

1. Log in to tmsh by entering the following command:

tmsh

2. To restore the configuration to the factory default setting, enter the

following command:

load /sys config default

You are prompted with the following confirmation:
Reset the system configuration to factory defaults?
(y/n)

3. To confirm that you want to restore factory default values, press the
following key:

4. Save the change by entering the following command:

save /sys config partitions all

Removing the BIND configuration

To remove the BIND configuration and trusted server certificate from the
BIG-IP system, perform the following procedure:
Impact of procedure: This procedure removes all BIND data and the
trusted server certificate from the BIG-IP system

1. Log in to the BIG-IP command line.

2. To remove the named.conf configuration, enter the following
command:
 cp
/usr/share/defaults/fs/var/named/config/named.conf.rpmba
ckup /var/named/config/named.conf

3. To remove the trusted server certificate, enter the following

command:

rm /config/gtm/server.crt

4. To remove the zone data, enter the following command:

rm /var/named/config/namedb/*

5. To restart the BIG-IP system, enter the following command:

full_box_reboot
Note: For VIPRION systems, enter the following command:
clsh full_box_reboot