Reset via IPMI GUI

Step 1. Login to IPMI GUI

Step 2. From “Maintenance” menu select “Factory Default”

Step 3. Choose one of the 3 available options and press “Restore” button

Step 4. Confirm the operation and open a new session when the reset is completed

NOTE

After reset, you may need to reconfigure IPMI network settings.

“How to Change IPMI Network Settings via GUI”
“How to Change IPMI Network Settings via CLI”

Reset via ESXi CLI

Step 1. Connect to VMware ESXi CLI (via SynetoOS CLI)

Step 2. Perform factory reset choosing one of the 2 following commands:

• For preserving network configuration:

ipmitool raw 0x3c 0x4a

• Without preserving network configuration (complete reset)

ipmitool raw 0x30 0x40

The process can take up to 5 minutes (you can perform a circular ping to monitor the progress).

NOTE

If you're just on a troubleshooting process, before to perform a factory reset you could try the following command:

ipmitool mc reset cold

This command is the shell equivalent of resetting IPMI BMN (Baseboard Management Controller).

“How to Reset IPMI BMC (Baseboard Management Controller)”