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Catalyst 3560 Switch Software Configuration Guide
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Planning a Switch Cluster 6-4
Automatic Discovery of Cluster Candidates and Members 6-4
Discovery Through CDP Hops 6-5
Discovery Through Non-CDP-Capable and Noncluster-Capable Devices 6-6
Discovery Through Different VLANs 6-6
Discovery Through Different Management VLANs 6-7
Discovery Through Routed Ports 6-8
Discovery of Newly Installed Switches 6-9
HSRP and Standby Cluster Command Switches 6-10
Virtual IP Addresses 6-10
Other Considerations for Cluster Standby Groups 6-11
Automatic Recovery of Cluster Configuration 6-12
IP Addresses 6-13
Hostnames 6-13
Passwords 6-13
SNMP Community Strings 6-14
TACACS+ and RADIUS 6-14
LRE Profiles 6-14
Using the CLI to Manage Switch Clusters 6-15
Catalyst 1900 and Catalyst 2820 CLI Considerations 6-15
Using SNMP to Manage Switch Clusters 6-15
CHAPTER
7Administering the Switch 7-1
Managing the System Time and Date 7-1
Understanding the System Clock 7-1
Understanding Network Time Protocol 7-2
Configuring NTP 7-3
Default NTP Configuration 7-4
Configuring NTP Authentication 7-4
Configuring NTP Associations 7-5
Configuring NTP Broadcast Service 7-6
Configuring NTP Access Restrictions 7-8
Configuring the Source IP Address for NTP Packets 7-10
Displaying the NTP Configuration 7-11
Configuring Time and Date Manually 7-11
Setting the System Clock 7-11
Displaying the Time and Date Configuration 7-12
Configuring the Time Zone 7-12
Configuring Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time) 7-13