Chapter 13
| Basic Administration Protocols
Switch Clustering
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Figure 288: Showing Collected RMON Statistical Samples
Switch Clustering
Switch clustering is a method of grouping switches together to enable centralized
management through a single unit. Switches that support clustering can be
grouped together regardless of physical location or switch type, as long as they are
connected to the same local network.
Command Usage
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A switch cluster has a primary unit called the “Commander” which is used to
manage all other “Member” switches in the cluster. The management station
can use either Telnet or the web interface to communicate directly with the
Commander through its IP address, and then use the Commander to manage
Member switches through the cluster’s “internal” IP addresses.
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Clustered switches must be in the same Ethernet broadcast domain. In other
words, clustering only functions for switches which can pass information
between the Commander and potential Candidates or active Members
through VLAN 4093.
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Once a switch has been configured to be a cluster Commander, it automatically
discovers other cluster-enabled switches in the network. These “Candidate”
switches only become cluster Members when manually selected by the
administrator through the management station.
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There can be up to 100 candidates and 36 member switches in one cluster.
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A switch can only be a member of one cluster.
Summary of Contents for GTL-2881
Page 34: ...Section I Getting Started 34 ...
Page 48: ...Section II Web Configuration 48 Unicast Routing on page 651 ...
Page 151: ...Chapter 4 Interface Configuration VLAN Trunking 151 Figure 69 Configuring VLAN Trunking ...
Page 152: ...Chapter 4 Interface Configuration VLAN Trunking 152 ...
Page 230: ...Chapter 8 Congestion Control Automatic Traffic Control 230 ...
Page 596: ...Chapter 14 Multicast Filtering Multicast VLAN Registration for IPv6 596 ...
Page 620: ...Chapter 15 IP Configuration Setting the Switch s IP Address IP Version 6 620 ...
Page 672: ...Section III Appendices 672 ...
Page 678: ...Appendix A Software Specifications Management Information Bases 678 ...
Page 688: ...Appendix C License Statement GPL Code Statement Notification of Compliance 688 ...
Page 696: ...Glossary 696 ...
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