
Operation Manual – Cluster Management
H3C S5500-EI Series Ethernet Switches
Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Cluster Management Configuration........................................................................... 1-1
1.1 Cluster Management Overview ......................................................................................... 1-1
1.1.1 Cluster Management Definition............................................................................... 1-1
1.1.2 Roles in a Cluster .................................................................................................... 1-2
1.1.3 How a Cluster Works .............................................................................................. 1-3
1.2 Cluster Configuration Task List.......................................................................................... 1-7
1.3 Configuring the Management Device ................................................................................ 1-9
1.3.1 Enabling NDP Globally and for Specific Ports ........................................................ 1-9
1.3.2 Configuring NDP Parameters.................................................................................. 1-9
1.3.3 Enabling NTDP Globally and for Specific Ports .................................................... 1-10
1.3.4 Configuring NTDP Parameters ............................................................................. 1-11
1.3.5 Manually Collecting NTDP Information ................................................................. 1-12
1.3.6 Enabling the Cluster Function ............................................................................... 1-12
1.3.7 Establishing a Cluster ........................................................................................... 1-12
1.3.8 Configuring Communication Between the Management Device and the Member
Devices Within a Cluster ................................................................................................ 1-15
1.3.9 Configuring the Destination MAC Address of Cluster Management Multicast
Packets .......................................................................................................................... 1-15
1.3.10 Configuring Cluster Member Management ......................................................... 1-16
1.4 Configuring the Member Devices .................................................................................... 1-17
1.4.1 Enabling NDP Globally and for Specific Ports ...................................................... 1-17
1.4.2 Enabling NTDP Globally and for Specific Ports .................................................... 1-17
1.4.3 Manually Collecting NTDP Information ................................................................. 1-17
1.4.4 Enabling the Cluster Function ............................................................................... 1-17
1.4.5 Deleting a Member Device from a Cluster ............................................................ 1-17
1.5 Configuring Access Between the Management Device and Its Member Devices .......... 1-17
1.6 Adding a Candidate Device to a Cluster.......................................................................... 1-19
1.7 Configuring Advanced Cluster Functions ........................................................................ 1-19
1.7.1 Configuring Topology Management ...................................................................... 1-19
1.7.2 Configuring Interaction for a Cluster ..................................................................... 1-20
1.8 Displaying and Maintaining Cluster Management ........................................................... 1-22
1.9 Cluster Management Configuration Examples ................................................................ 1-23
1.9.1 Cluster Management Configuration Example One ............................................... 1-23