Cisco WLC 5508 Factory Reset
From Mike Beane's Blog
Ever had to factory reset a WLC?
(Cisco Controller) >reset system The system has unsaved changes. Would you like to save them now? (y/N) N Configuration Not Saved! Are you sure you would like to reset the system? (y/N) Y System will now restart! Creating license client restartability thread Exit Called Switchdrvr exited! Restarting system.
<...time passes..>
(Cisco Controller) Enter User Name (or 'Recover-Config' this one-time only to reset configuration to factory defaults) User: recover-configInitiating system recovery process... please wait Writing to flash ...done Rebooting system Creating license client restartability thread Exit Called Switchdrvr exited! Restarting system.