Allied Telesis AlliedWare Plus Operating System Version 5.4.4C (x310-26FT,x310-26FP,x310-50FT,x310-50FP) - Manual (Page 1572)

AMF Introduction and Configuration
Software Reference for x310 Series Switches
59.28 AlliedWare Plus TM Operating System - Version 5.4.4C C613-50046-01 REV A
A “Clean” node
The recommended procedure for returning a device to a “clean” state is to remove any
pre-existing boot configuration, including any backup boot configuration, and delete all
configuration files from Flash. If the device you are cleaning has previously had VCStack
enabled, it is also necessary to delete the stacking configuration file.
Example
Any user created folders in Flash will have to be removed. Firstly, identify if any user
created folders exist.
A folder is identified as having permissions drwx. Once you have identified them, any user
created folder and its contents should be removed.
In addition, any external media installed in the device should be physically removed. If you
are unable to remove the external media from the device then make sure any autoboot.txt
files are removed from the external media. This may be achieved with one of the following
command examples:
atmf1[2]# configure terminal
atmf1[2](config)# no boot config-file
no boot config-file backup
exit
delete force *.cfg
delete force .configs/stk.conf
cd flash:
dir
...
0 drwx Aug 20 2012 15:01:44 example_dir/
...
rmdir force example_dir
delete force card:autoboot.txt
delete force usb:autoboot.txt
Note The procedure above contains the minimum requirements to return a device to
a clean state in order for AMF automatic node recovery to work. However, it
should be noted that any other user files that remain in Flash will be overwritten
during the automatic recovery process. If there are any files stored in the Flash of
the replacement device that need to be retained, these files should be backed
up prior to installing the device into the AMF network.