Operation Manual – Cluster Management
H3C S3610&S5510 Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 1 Cluster Management Configuration
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1.3.7 Establishing a Cluster
Before establishing a cluster, you need to configure a private IP address pool for the
devices to be added to the cluster. When a candidate device is added to a cluster, the
management device assigns a private IP address to it for the candidate device to
communicate with other devices in the cluster. This enables you to manage and
maintain member devices in a cluster through the management device.
Caution:
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If the routing table of the management device is full when a cluster is created, that is,
entries with the destination address as a candidate device cannot be added to the
routing table, all candidate devices will be added to and removed from the cluster
repeatedly.
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If the routing table of a candidate device is full when the candidate device is added
to the cluster, that is, entries with the destination address as the management
device cannot be added to the routing table, the candidate device will be added to
and removed from the cluster repeatedly.
Caution:
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You can only specify a management VLAN before establishing a cluster. After a
device has been added to the cluster, you cannot modify the management VLAN.
To change the management VLAN after the cluster is established, you should
remove the cluster on the management device, re-specify the management VLAN
and reestablish a cluster.
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For the purpose of security, you are not recommended to configure the VLAN ID of
the management VLAN as the default VLAN ID of the port connecting the
management device to its member devices.
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Only when the default VLAN ID of all subtending ports and the port connecting the
management device to its member device is that of the management VLAN, can the
packets without a tag from the management VLAN pass the ports. Otherwise, you
must configure the packets from the management VLAN to pass these ports. For
the configuration procedure, refer to the
VLAN
part of the manual.
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You must configure the IP address pool before establishing a cluster and configure
it on the management device only. If a cluster has already been established, you are
not allowed to change the IP address pool.