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Chapter6 Clustering Switches
Creating a Switch Cluster
These abbreviations are appended to the switch host names in the Standby Command Group list to show
their eligibility or status in the cluster standby group:
ACActive command switch
SCStandby command switch
PCMember of the cluster standby group but not the standby command switch
HCCandidate switch that can be added to the cluster standby group
CCCommand switch when HSRP is disabled
You must enter a virtual IP address for the cluster standby group. This address must be in the same subnet
as the IP addresses of the switch. The group number must be uniq ue within the IP subnet. It can be from
0 to255, and the defau lt i s 0. The g rou p name can h ave up to 3 1 characters.
The Standby Command Configuration window uses the default values for the preempt and name
commands that you have set by using the CLI. If you use this window to create the HSRP group, all
switches in the group have the preempt command enabled. You must also provide a name for the group.
Note The HSRP standby hold time interval should be greater than or equal to 3 times the hello time interval.
The default HSRP standby hold time interval is 10 seconds. The default HSRP standby hello ti me
interval is 3 s econds . For more info rmati on about th e standby hold time and hell o time inte rvals, refer
to the Cisco IOS Release 12.1 documentation set on Cisco.com.
Figure 6-13 Standby Command Configuration Window
3550C (cisco WS-C3550-C-24, HC, ... NMS-3550-12T-149 (cisco WS-C3550-1
3550-150 (cisco WS-C3550-12T, SC, ...
Active command switch.
Standby 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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