Re: Can't delete vlan.dat

From: Jonny English (redkidneybeans@gmail.com)
Date: Mon Dec 22 2008 - 21:21:36 ARST


Shut all your ports down on all your switches.
wr er
reload

*shut all your ports down on all your switches*

del vlan.dat
reload

on all switches

On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 12:05 PM, Syed Ali <testcricket@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Mark / Jonny,
> I did shut down all the ports, saved the config
> and deleted the vlan.dat but it shows up again after a reload. In fact I am
> trying to remove the older vlan info as well as remove the entire config. to
> move to the next lab.
>
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 1:58 AM, Jonny English <redkidneybeans@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> shut all your ports on your switch.
>> do a:
>> del vlan.dat
>> reload
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 11:54 AM, Syed Ali <testcricket@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi guys,
>>> I am deleting as following on my 3550 :
>>>
>>> Switch#del vlan.dat
>>> Delete filename [vlan.dat]?
>>> Delete flash:vlan.dat? [confirm]
>>> Switch#
>>> When I say "pops back" I mean the output of command "dir" shows the
>>> vlan.dat
>>> file and my old vlan are shown.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 1:41 AM, sidd ant <aspiretobeccie@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> > what command have you used to try and delete the file Syed?
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 9:37 AM, Syed Ali <testcricket@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> Hi all,
>>> >> I have tried deleting vlan database and then write erase the
>>> >> config
>>> >> file. But after the reload the vlan.dat pops back up and I see the old
>>> >> vlans
>>> >> and vtp config. Can someone help as how to delete the old vlan and vtp
>>> >> info.
>>> >>
>>> >> thanks
>>> >> Syed
>>> >>
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