Chapter 7 System configuration using the CLI 261System Configuration GuideResetting the switch to default configurationThe restore factory-default command resets the switch or stack to itsdefault configuration.The syntax for the restore factory-default command is:restore factory-default [ -y ]where the [ -y ] parameter instructs the switch not to prompt for confirmation.If the [ -y ] parameter is not included in the command, the following messageappears:Warning the switch/stack will be reset to factory defaultconfigurationDo you wish to continue (y/n) ?Enter y to restore the switch to default.The restore factory-default command is in the privExec command mode.Using DNS to ping and telnetUsing the Domain Name Server (DNS) client, you can ping or telnet to a hostserver or to a host by name. To use this feature, you must configure at least oneDNS; you may also configure a default domain name. If you configure a defaultdomain name, that name is appended to hostnames that do not contain a dot. Thedefault domain name and addresses are saved in NVRAM.The hostnames for ping and telnet cannot be longer than 63 alphanumericcharacters, and the default DNS domain name cannot be longer than 255characters. This section covers these commands:• “show ip dns command” on page 262• “ping command” on page 262• “ip name-server command” on page 263• “no ip name-server command” on page 264
