https://community.extremenetworks.com/t5/extremeswitching-other/what-is-the-best-way-to-reboot-an-entire-stack-of-3-switches/m-p/9942#M970 There are 2 different purposes/concepts for "reboot" and "reboot stack-topology" commands.<BR /> <BR /> When you use "reboot" command on master node it will reboot all units in the <B>Active Topology</B>. That means only stacking members working and running will be rebooted.<BR /> <BR /> However, if you do "reboot stack-topology", it will reboot the <B>Stack Topology</B> regardless of its members state.<BR /> Fri, 03 Jun 2016 17:31:00 GMT Henrique 2016-06-03T17:31:00Z https://community.extremenetworks.com/t5/extremeswitching-other/what-is-the-best-way-to-reboot-an-entire-stack-of-3-switches/m-p/9935#M963 I'm assuming that reboot stack-topology will reboot all 3 switches in the stack and have them come back up without changing slots.<BR /> <BR /> Is this true or is there some other way that I should reboot them?<BR /> Fri, 03 Jun 2016 05:17:00 GMT https://community.extremenetworks.com/t5/extremeswitching-other/what-is-the-best-way-to-reboot-an-entire-stack-of-3-switches/m-p/9935#M963 Stanley_Riley_J 2016-06-03T05:17:00Z https://community.extremenetworks.com/t5/extremeswitching-other/what-is-the-best-way-to-reboot-an-entire-stack-of-3-switches/m-p/9936#M964 I usually just use the reboot command without specifying a slot and the entire stack reboots. Fri, 03 Jun 2016 05:24:00 GMT https://community.extremenetworks.com/t5/extremeswitching-other/what-is-the-best-way-to-reboot-an-entire-stack-of-3-switches/m-p/9936#M964 Darren_Saliva 2016-06-03T05:24:00Z https://community.extremenetworks.com/t5/extremeswitching-other/what-is-the-best-way-to-reboot-an-entire-stack-of-3-switches/m-p/9937#M965 Thanks Darren. I have a tendency to overthink these things sometimes. <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">🙂</span><BR /> Fri, 03 Jun 2016 05:31:00 GMT https://community.extremenetworks.com/t5/extremeswitching-other/what-is-the-best-way-to-reboot-an-entire-stack-of-3-switches/m-p/9937#M965 Stanley_Riley_J 2016-06-03T05:31:00Z https://community.extremenetworks.com/t5/extremeswitching-other/what-is-the-best-way-to-reboot-an-entire-stack-of-3-switches/m-p/9938#M966 The reboot stack-topology when issued from the stack master node should also reboot the entire stack.<BR /> Fri, 03 Jun 2016 05:59:00 GMT https://community.extremenetworks.com/t5/extremeswitching-other/what-is-the-best-way-to-reboot-an-entire-stack-of-3-switches/m-p/9938#M966 Andrew_Imam 2016-06-03T05:59:00Z https://community.extremenetworks.com/t5/extremeswitching-other/what-is-the-best-way-to-reboot-an-entire-stack-of-3-switches/m-p/9939#M967 Thank you as well Andrew!<BR /> Fri, 03 Jun 2016 06:00:00 GMT https://community.extremenetworks.com/t5/extremeswitching-other/what-is-the-best-way-to-reboot-an-entire-stack-of-3-switches/m-p/9939#M967 Stanley_Riley_J 2016-06-03T06:00:00Z https://community.extremenetworks.com/t5/extremeswitching-other/what-is-the-best-way-to-reboot-an-entire-stack-of-3-switches/m-p/9940#M968 If you reboot a stack or stack member, the unit numbering will not chamge. Fri, 03 Jun 2016 10:02:00 GMT https://community.extremenetworks.com/t5/extremeswitching-other/what-is-the-best-way-to-reboot-an-entire-stack-of-3-switches/m-p/9940#M968 Zdeněk_Pala 2016-06-03T10:02:00Z https://community.extremenetworks.com/t5/extremeswitching-other/what-is-the-best-way-to-reboot-an-entire-stack-of-3-switches/m-p/9941#M969 reboot stack-topology command is used to reboot the entire stack. difference between reboot and reboot stack-topology is, "reboot stack-topology" command can be executed from any slot. but reboot command can be executed only from master node.<BR /> Fri, 03 Jun 2016 14:10:00 GMT https://community.extremenetworks.com/t5/extremeswitching-other/what-is-the-best-way-to-reboot-an-entire-stack-of-3-switches/m-p/9941#M969 Santhosh_Durai 2016-06-03T14:10:00Z https://community.extremenetworks.com/t5/extremeswitching-other/what-is-the-best-way-to-reboot-an-entire-stack-of-3-switches/m-p/9942#M970 There are 2 different purposes/concepts for "reboot" and "reboot stack-topology" commands.<BR /> <BR /> When you use "reboot" command on master node it will reboot all units in the <B>Active Topology</B>. That means only stacking members working and running will be rebooted.<BR /> <BR /> However, if you do "reboot stack-topology", it will reboot the <B>Stack Topology</B> regardless of its members state.<BR /> Fri, 03 Jun 2016 17:31:00 GMT https://community.extremenetworks.com/t5/extremeswitching-other/what-is-the-best-way-to-reboot-an-entire-stack-of-3-switches/m-p/9942#M970 Henrique 2016-06-03T17:31:00Z