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Chapter5 Clustering Switches Creating a Switch Cluster
Creating a Cluster Standby Group
The cluster standby group members must meet the requirements described in the “Standby Command
Switch Characteristics” section on page5-2 and “HSRP and Standby Command Switches” section on
page 5-8. To create a cluster standby group, select Cluster > Standby Command Switches
(Figure 5-10).
Figure 5-10 Standby Command Configuration Window
Instead of using CMS to add switches to a standby group and to bind the standby group to a cluster, you
can use the standby ip, the standby name, and the standby priority interface configuration commands
and the cluster standby group global configuration command.
Note • When the command switch is a Catalyst3550 switch, all standby command switches must be
Catalyst 3550 switches.
•When the command switch is a Catalyst2955 switch, all standby command switches must be
Catalyst 2955 switches.
•When the command switch is a Catalyst 2950 switch running Cisco IOS Release 12.1(9)EA1 or
later, all standby command switches must be Catalyst2950 switches running Cisco IOS
Release 12.1(9)EA1 or later.
•When the command switch is a Catalyst 2950 switch running Cisco IOS Release 12.1(6)EA2 or
later, all standby command switches must be Catalyst2950 switches running Cisco IOS
Release 12.1(6)EA2 or later.
Active command switch.
Must be a valid IP
address in the same
subnet as the active
command switch.
Once entered, this
information cannot be
changed.
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