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Cluster Management
38.1 Cluster Management Overview
This chapter introduces cluster management.
Cluster Management allows you to manage switches through one Switch, called the cluster manager.
The switches must be directly connected and be in the same VLAN group so as to be able to
communicate with one another.
In the following example, switch
A
in the basement is the cluster manager and the other switches on the
upper floors of the building are cluster members.
Figure 222
Clustering Application Example
38.1.1 What You Can Do
• Use the
Cluster Management
Status
) to view the role of the Switch
within the cluster and to access a cluster member Switch’s Web Configurator.
Table 148 Zyxel Clustering Management Specifications
Maximum number of cluster members
24
Cluster Member Models
Must be compatible with Zyxel cluster management
implementation.
Cluster Manager
The Switch through which you manage the cluster member
switches.
Cluster Members
The switches being managed by the cluster manager Switch.
