Chapter 6 Clustering Switches

Planning a Switch Cluster

In Figure 6-1, the cluster command switch has ports assigned to VLANs 16 and 62. The CDP hop count is three. The cluster command switch discovers switches 11, 12, 13, and 14 because they are within three hops from the edge of the cluster. It does not discover switch 15 because it is four hops from the edge of the cluster.

Figure 6-1 Discovery Through CDP Hops

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VLAN 16

 

VLAN 62

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device 10

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Device 11

 

 

Device 13 Candidate

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device

 

 

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Discovery Through Non-CDP-Capable and Noncluster-Capable Devices

If a cluster command switch is connected to a non-CDP-capablethird-party hub (such as a non-Cisco hub), it can discover cluster-enabled devices connected to that third-party hub. However, if the cluster command switch is connected to a noncluster-capable Cisco device, it cannot discover a cluster-enabled device connected beyond the noncluster-capable Cisco device.

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