Clear Cisco router configuration

Sometime you get a used Cisco device and you wished to start from scratch. Just erase the NVRAM so that it goes back to the default factory settings.

router1#write erase

Erasing the nvram filesystem will remove all configuration files! Continue? [confirm]

[OK]

Erase of nvram: complete

router1#

*Mar 1 00:09:12.679: %SYS-7-NV_BLOCK_INIT: Initialized the geometry of nvram

* Do a reload” to ensure the startup-config and running-config are cleared.

router1#reload

System configuration has been modified. Save? [yes/no]: no

Proceed with reload? [confirm]y

*Mar 1 00:17:55.435: %SYS-5-RELOAD: Reload requested by console. Reload Reason: Reload Command.

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