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Catalyst 2360 Switch Software Configuration Guide
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Clustering Switches
This chapter provides the concepts and procedures to create and manage Catalyst 2360 switch clusters.
You can create and manage switch clusters by using the command-line interface (CLI), or SNMP. For
complete procedures, see the online help. For the CLI cluster commands, see the switch command
reference.
This chapter focuses on switch clusters. It also includes guidelines and limitations for clusters mixed
with other cluster-capable Catalyst switches, but it does not provide complete descriptions of the cluster
features for these other switches. For complete cluster information for a specific Catalyst platform, see
the software configuration guide for that switch.
This chapter consists of these sections:
•
Understanding Switch Clusters, page 4-2
•
Planning a Switch Cluster, page 4-4
•
Using the CLI to Manage Switch Clusters, page 4-11
•
Using SNMP to Manage Switch Clusters, page 4-12
Note
We do not recommend using the
ip http access-class
global configuration command to limit access to
specific hosts or networks. Access should be controlled through the cluster command switch or by
applying access control lists (ACLs) on interfaces. For more information on ACLs, see
Chapter 35,
“Configuring Network Security with ACLs.”