Reset Command

The reset command resets Talos node(s) to their initial state, wiping system partitions and rebooting.

Nodes already in maintenance mode are automatically skipped.

Flags

Flag	Default	Description
--confirm	true	Ask for user confirmation before resetting
--full	true	Wipe the entire disk. If false, only STATE and EPHEMERAL partitions are wiped
--graceful	false	Attempt to cordon/drain the node and leave etcd before resetting
--shutdown	false	Shut down the machine after reset instead of rebooting
--nodes-filter	-	Regex pattern to filter which nodes to operate on (global flag)

Example Usage

# Reset with full disk wipe (default)
topf reset

# Reset only STATE and EPHEMERAL partitions
topf reset --full=false

# Graceful reset (drain workloads first)
topf reset --graceful

# Reset and shut down instead of rebooting
topf reset --shutdown

# Reset specific nodes
topf reset --nodes-filter "node[1-2]"