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February 17, 2025

Technical Tip: FortiSwitch reset button disable

  • February 17, 2025
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Description This article describes how to validate if the 'reset-button disable' functionality is working or not.
Scope FortiSwitch versions 7.2.7, 7.4.3, 7.6.0 and above.
Solution

Refer to the following document: Using the Reset button on FortiSwitch units.

 

config system global

    set reset-button disable

end

 

When the reset button on the FortiSwitch is pressed, the following message appears on the FortiSwitch serial console, confirming that the device cannot be reset using the reset button.

 

"Reset is ignored while the OS is running. BIOS will still detect button press on reboot."

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