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Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch
22-6 Cluster Management
Table 22-4 Configuring Cluster Management
LABEL DESCRIPTION
VID This is the Management VLAN ID and is only applicable if the switch is set to
802.1Q VLAN. All switches must be in the same management VLAN group to
belong to the same cluster. Switches that are not in the same management VLAN
group are not visible in the
Clustering Candidates list. This field is ignored if the
Clustering Manager is using Port-based VLAN.
Apply Click Apply to save these changes to the switch.
Cancel Click Cancel to begin configuring this part of the screen afresh.
Clustering Candidate The following fields relate to the switches that are potential cluster members.
List A list of suitable candidates found by auto-discovery is shown here. The switches
must be directly connected. Directly connected switches that are set to be cluster
managers will not be visible in the
Clustering Candidate list. Switches that are
not in the same management VLAN group will not be visible in the Clustering
Candidate list.
Password Each cluster member’s password is its web configurator password. Select a
member in the Clustering Candidate list and then enter its web configurator
password. If that switch administrator changes the web configurator password
afterwards, then it cannot be managed from the
Cluster Manager . Its Status is
displayed as Error in the Cluster Management Status screen and a warning icon
( ) appears in the member summary list below.
If multiple devices have the same password then hold [SHIFT] and click those
switches to select them. Then enter their common web configurator password.
Apply Click Apply to save these changes to the switch.
Cancel Click Cancel to begin configuring this part of the screen afresh.
Refresh Click Refresh to perform auto-discovery again to list potential cluster members.
The next summary table shows the devices selected for clustering.
Index This is the index number of a cluster member switch.
MAC Address This is the cluster member switch’s hardware MAC address.
Name This is the cluster member switch’s System Name .
Model This is the cluster member switch’s model name.
Remove Select this checkbox and then click the Remove button to remove a cluster
member switch from the cluster.
Cancel Click Cancel to begin configuring this part of the screen afresh.