Dell PowerConnect 8100 CLI Reference Guide - Page 1693

User Guidelines This command forces a warm restart of the stack. The backup unit takes over as the new management unit without clearing the hardware state on any of the stack members. The original management unit reboots. If the system is not ready for a warm restart, for example because no backup unit has been elected or one or more members of the stack do not support nonstop forwarding, the command fails with a warning message. Use the standby command to select a specific unit to act as the backup unit. Example console(config-stack)#initiate failover ? Press enter to execute the command. console(config-stack)#initiate failover Management unit will be reloaded. Are you sure you want to failover to the backup unit? (y/n) y locate Use the locate command to locate a switch by LED blinking. Syntax locate [switch unit] [time time] Parameter Description Parameter switch unit time time Description If multiple devices are stacked, you can choose which switch to identify. LED blinking duration in seconds. Range 1-3600 seconds. Default Configuration Default value is 20 seconds. System Management Commands 1693