Password recovery and Factory Default on Cisco switch 2960 and 3560

Attach a terminal to the console port of the switch.

Use the following 

Unplug the power cable from the Switch.

Power the switch and bring it to the switch: prompt:

For 2900XL, 3500XL, 2940, 2950, 2960, 2970, 3550, 3560, and 3750 series switches, do this:

Hold down the mode button located on the left side of the front panel, while you reconnect the power cable to the switch.

2960, 2970

Release the Mode button when the SYST LED blinks amber and then turns solid green. When you release the Mode button, the SYST LED blinks green.

3560, 3750

Release the Mode button after approximately 15 seconds when the SYST LED turns solid green. When you release the Mode button, the SYST LED blinks green.

The system has been interrupted prior to initializing the flash file system to finish

loading the operating system software:

flash_init

load_helper

boot

switch:

Issue the flash_init command.

switch: flash_init Initializing Flash

Issue the load_helper command.

switch: load_helper switch:

Issue the dir flash: command.

Note: Make sure to type a colon ":" after the dir flash.

The switch file system is displayed:

switch: dir flash:

Type rename flash:config.text flash:config.old to rename the configuration file.

switch: rename flash:config.text flash:config.old

Issue the boot command to boot the system.

switch: boot

Enter "n" at the prompt to abort the initial configuration dialog.

At the switch prompt, type en to enter enable mode.

Switch>en Switch#

For password recovery

Type rename flash:config.old flash:config.text to rename the configuration file with its original name.

Switch#rename flash:config.old flash:config.text Destination filename [config.text]

Copy the configuration file into memory.

Switch#copy flash:config.text system:running-config Destination filename [running-config]?

The configuration file is now reloaded

Overwrite the current passwords that you do not know. Choose a strong password with at least one capital letter, one number, and one special character.

Note: Overwrite the passwords which are necessary. You need not overwrite all of the mentioned passwords.

Sw1# conf t !--- To overwrite existing secret password Sw1(config)#enable secret  !--- To overwrite existing enable password Sw1(config)#enable password  !--- To overwrite existing vty password Sw1(config)#line vty 0 15 Sw1(config-line)#password  Sw1(config-line)#login !--- To overwrite existing console password Sw1(config-line)#line con 0 Sw1(config-line)#password

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Write the running configuration to the configuration file with the write memory command.

Sw1#write memory Building configuration... [OK] Sw1#

For Factory reset:

don’t give below command for factory reset

Switch#copy flash:config.text system:running-config

do copy running config to flash,

Switch#copy running-config flash:

Destination filename [running-config]?

Building configuration...

Switch#copy running-config startup-config

Destination filename [startup-config]?

Building configuration...