Step

Operation

 

 

 

 

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Enable

the

NDP

function

Optional. On Cluster→NDP→NDP Config page, enable the

 

globally and for the port,

NDP function on the switch.

 

 

 

and then

configure

NDP

 

 

 

 

 

parameters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Enable

the

NTDP function

Optional. On Cluster→NTDP→NTDP Config page, enable

 

globally and for the port,

the NTDP function on the switch.

 

 

 

and then configure

NTDP

 

 

 

 

 

parameters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Establish

a

cluster

and

Optional. On Cluster→Cluster→Cluster Config page,

 

configure

 

the

related

establish a cluster and configure the related parameters.

 

parameters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

Manage the device in the

Optional. On Cluster→Cluster→Member Config page,

 

cluster

 

 

 

 

 

 

select the desired member switches and click the Manage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

button to log on to its Web management page for

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

configuration.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On

Cluster→Cluster→Collect

Topology

page,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

double-click the icon of the switch to view its detailed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

information; click the icon, and then click the Manage button

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

to log on to its Web management page for configuration.

 

 

 

 

 

¾ If the switch is a member switch in the cluster, please take the following steps.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step

Operation

 

 

 

 

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Enable

the

NDP

function

 

Optional. On Cluster→NDP→NDP Config page, enable the

 

globally and for the port,

 

NDP function on the switch.

 

 

 

and then configure

NDP

 

 

 

 

 

 

parameters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Enable the NTDP function

 

Optional. On Cluster→NTDP→NTDP Config page, enable

 

globally and for the port,

 

the NTDP function on the switch.

 

 

 

and then configure NTDP

 

 

 

 

 

 

parameters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Manually

collect

NTDP

 

Optional. On Cluster→NTDP→Device Table page, click the

 

information

 

 

 

 

 

Collect Topology button to manually collect NTDP information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On Cluster→Cluster→Cluster Topology page, click the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collect Topology button to manually collect NTDP information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

View

the

 

detailed

 

Optional. On Cluster→Cluster→Cluster Topology page,

 

information

 

of

other

 

double-click the icon of the switch to view its detailed

 

switches in the cluster.

 

information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13.4 Application Example for Cluster Function

¾Network Requirements

Three switches form cluster, one commander switch and two member switches. The administrator manages all the switches in the cluster via the commander switch.

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