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When necessary, you can reset the B1-212 appliance to the factory default using one of the following methods:

  • USB flash drive
  • Device UI
Note
titleImportant
When you reset the appliance, all configurations and software/patch versions on the appliance will be reset to the factory default.

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  1. Insert the USB flash drive into the USB port of the B1-212 appliance. 

  2. Obtain a USB flash drive that supports FAT32 (for Windows) or EXT4 (for Linux) file system. 

  3. Add an empty file called “dofactoryreset” to the USB flash drive by doing one of the following:

    1. From the Cloud Services Infoblox Portal, download the “the “dofactoryreset” file to the USB by clicking Configure > Administration - > Downloads ->  > Download Factory Reset.

    2. For Linux, create a file called “dofactoryreset” in the root file system of the USB.

  4. Insert the USB flash drive into the USB port of the B1-212 appliance.
  5. The appliance detects the settings on the USB flash drive and begins performing the factory reset operation.
  6. During the reset process, the appliance reboots and resets itself to the default configuration.
  7. Once the reset process is complete, you can set up and reconfigure the appliance, as described in /wiki/spaces/InfrastructureDRAFT/pages/343539815Deploying the B1-212 Physical Server.
Note
titleImportant

If you use a USB drive that contains a previously downloaded or created “dofactoryreset” file, ensure that you change the timestamp of the file before resetting your B1-212 appliance. Otherwise, you will not be able to reset the appliance. On a Linux system, you can use the "touch" command to change the timestamp of the file. You can also remove the old file and download a new one from the Cloud Services Infoblox Portal.

Resetting via the Device UI

To reset the B1-212 appliance using the Device UI, do the following:

  1. Log in to the Cloud Services Infoblox Portal.
  2. Click Manage -> On-Prem Hosts Configure > Servers.
  3. On the On-Prem Hosts page, select the onNIOS-prem host X server you want to configure.
  4. Click the On-Prem Hosts ... drop-down menu, and then select Local Access to enable local access to the B1-212 appliance.

  5. In the Enable Local Access dialog,

    complete the following:
    • Username: Enter the login user name for the B1-212 appliance.
    • Password: Enter the last eight digits of the serial number for the B1-212 appliance.
    Enabling

    Click click Enable. Local access to the appliance is granted for two hours.

    Note
    titleNote

    Note that enabling local access to the B1-212 appliance allows you to reset the

    on

    NIOS-

    prem host

    X server using the Device UI.

  6. Log in to the Device UI. For information about the Device UI, see Troubleshooting HostsServers.
  7. Click Administration - > Reset Host from the left pane menu.
  8. On the Administration page, click Reset for Factory Reset.
  9. In the Confirm your action dialog, complete the following:
    • Enter your password: Enter the last eight-digit seven or eight digits of the serial number mentioned on the Service Tag of your B1-212 appliance212 appliance. 
  10. Click Confirm to proceed with the factory reset.
  11. Once the reset process is complete, you can set up and reconfigure the appliance, as described in Deploying the B1-212 Physical Server.

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