Reverting to the Rescue Configuration for the EX Series Switch

If someone inadvertently commits a configuration that denies management access to an EX Series switch and the console port is not accessible, you can overwrite the invalid configuration and replace it with the rescue configuration by using the LCD panel on the switch. The rescue configuration is a previously committed, valid configuration.

You can also revert to the default factory configuration, as described in Reverting to the Default Factory Configuration for the EX Series Switch.

Before you begin to revert to the rescue configuration:

• Ensure that you have physical access to the switch.
• A rescue configuration for the switch must have been previously set.

To revert the switch to the rescue configuration:

1. At the LCD panel on the switch, press Menu until you see MAINTENANCE MENU.
2. Press Enter.
3. Press Menu until you see Load Rescue.
4. Press Enter.
5. When Commit Rescue is displayed, press Enter.

   The LCD panel displays the message Commit Rescue in Progress. When the reversion is complete, it displays the idle menu.

   Note: If there is no rescue configuration saved on the switch, the message Commit rescue failed is displayed.