Reference Guide

After you enter the command, you are prompted to reload the switch and save the stacking
configuration.
Warning Message After Renumbering a Stack Unit
Dell#stack-unit 0 renumber 5
Renumbering management unit will reload the stack.
Warning: Interface configuration for current unit will be lost!
Proceed to renumber [confirm yes/no]:
Configuring Stacking Ports and Bringing Up a Stack
After you attach port cables to set up a stack of S5000 switches, bring up the stack by enabling stacking
on the ports.
1. Power up a cabled S5000 switch and set up a connection as described in Accessing the Stack CLI.
2. Log on to the CLI and enter global configuration mode.
Login: username
Password: *****
Dell> enable
Dell# configure
3. Configure the priority used to determine the stack master and standby roles in the stack, where
stack-unit 0 is the default stack-unit number.
CONFIGURATION mode
stack-unit 0 priority value
• stack-unit 0 is the default stack-unit number.
• priority value specifies the management priority.
The range is from 1 to 14.
The default is 0. The unit with the highest priority is elected stack master.
4. Repeat Steps 1 to 3 on each stack unit to pre-configure the election of master and standby stack
units.
5. Assign a number to the stack unit,
EXEC Privilege
stack-unit 0 renumber unit-number
• stack-unit 0 is the default stack-unit number.
• stack-unit unit-number is the new stack-unit number. The valid values are from 0 to 11.
After you reconfigure the unit number, you are prompted to reload the switch. Type yes to confirm;
type no to exit.
Before the switch reloads, you are prompted to save the configuration. Type yes to confirm and to
reload the switch.
6. Repeat Step 5 on each stack unit to configure the stack-unit number of the master, standby, and
member units.
Stacking
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