Dell PowerConnect 8024 - Switch Renumber

1106 System Management Commands
• unit — The switch identifier. (Range: 1–12)
•
value — The priority of one backup switch over another. (Range: 0–12)
Default Configuration
The switch priority defaults to the hardware management preference value of 1.
Command Mode
Global Configuration mode
User Guidelines
Switches that do not have the hardware capability to become the Management Switch are not
eligible for management.
Once the priority of a switch has been configured, it cannot be reset to the default. Switch
priority is not affected by the “clear config” command.
Example
The following example displays how to configure switch number “1” to have a priority of “2” for
becoming the Management Switch.
console(config)#switch 1 priority 2
switch renumber
Use the switch renumber command in Global Configuration mode to change the identifier for a
switch in the stack. Upon execution, the switch is configured with the configuration
information for the new switch, if any is available. The old switch configuration information is
retained; however, the old switch will be
operationally unplugged .
Syntax
switch oldunit renumber newunit
• oldunit — The current switch identifier. (Range: 1–12)
•
newunit — The updated value of the switch identifier. (Range: 1–12)
Command Mode
Global Configuration mode
User Guidelines
This command is executed on the Management Switch.