Switch renumber, Telnet – Dell PowerEdge M805 User Manual

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System Management Commands

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User Guidelines

Switches that do not have the hardware capability to become the Management Switch are not
eligible for management.

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 Modes

Global Configuration mode

User Guidelines

This command is executed on the Management Switch.

Example

The following example displays how to reconfigure switch number "1" to an identifier of "2."

console(config)#switch 1 renumber 2

telnet

Use the telnet command in Privileged EXEC mode to log into a host that supports Telnet.

Syntax

telnet {ip-address | hostname} [port] [keyword1......]

ip-address — Valid IP address of the destination host.

hostname — Hostname of the destination host. (Range: 1 - 158 characters)

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