Reset the cloud failover appliance to factory settings

Jan 1, 2018

May 8, 2020

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Summary:Steps to reset the cloud failover appliance to the default (factory) settings.

Restart the cloud failover appliance (CFA).
When it is powering back on, interrupt the boot loader (which waits for 3 seconds) by pressing any key.
Select OS [version] (VGA), and then press e.
Select kernel, and then press e.
Enter INITIALIZE, press Enter, and then press b to continue starting.
After the CFA starts, restart it again.

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Description of the Wipe Data section on the Settings tab in the Management Console of the cloud failover appliance

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Overview of the Boot tab in the Management Console of the cloud failover appliance

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