1# Factory Reset 2 3## Overview 4 5The OpenBMC API defines a factory reset interface, which is intended to be used 6to restore the BMC to its original manufacturer settings. This interface is 7defined generically; it is specifically and variously implemented throughout 8OpenBMC services, which allows these services to be individually restored to 9factory defaults as needed. 10 11More reading for OpenBMC services [here](https://github.com/openbmc/phosphor-dbus-interfaces/blob/master/xyz/openbmc_project/Common/FactoryReset/README.md). 12 13## Known Implementations (listed by D-Bus service) 14 15### org.open_power.Software.Host.Updater 16Path: `/xyz/openbmc_project/software` 17The host software updater factory reset immediately clears persistence files 18and any data stored in the read-write and preserved volumes created by the host 19BIOS. 20