Cisco EtherSwitch Service Modules Feature Guide

How to Configure a Switch Cluster

DETAILED STEPS FROM THE NETWORK ASSISTANT APPLICATION

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Command or Action

Purpose

 

 

Close the Add to Cluster window.

Closes the Add to Cluster window to view an updated list of

 

cluster members.

 

 

Choose View > Refresh.

Displays an updated list of cluster members.

 

 

Choose Cluster > Add to Cluster.

Allows you to select a candidate service module from the

 

cluster list.

 

When you are at the Cluster > Add to Cluster window,

 

click Add, and click OK. To add more than one

 

candidate service module, press Ctrl, and make your

 

choices, or press Shift, and choose the first and last

 

service module in a range.

 

or

 

Display the Topology view, right-click a

 

candidate-service module icon, and choose Add to

 

Cluster. In the Topology view, candidate service

 

modules are cyan, and cluster member service modules

 

are green. To add more than one candidate service

 

module, press Ctrl, and left-click the candidates that

 

you want to add.

 

 

cluster member

Adds members to the cluster.

 

The example shows how to add a switch with MAC

Example:

address 00E0.1E00.3333 to the cluster. This switch

Switch(config)# cluster member mac-address

does not have a password. The cluster command switch

00E0.1E00.3333

selects the next available member number and assigns

 

it to the switch that is joining the cluster.

 

 

password

Allows you to enter a password if the candidate service

 

module has a password.

Example:

The example shows how to add a switch as member 2

Switch(config)# cluster member 2 mac-address

with MAC address 00E0.1E00.2222 and the password

00E0.1E00.2222 password key vlan 3

key to a cluster. The cluster command switch adds the

 

candidate to the cluster through VLAN 3.

 

 

Cisco IOS Release 12.2(25)SEC

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Cisco Systems NME-16ES-1G manual Cluster member, Password