Figure 88 Clustering Management Configuration
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 53 Clustering Management Configuration
LABEL | DESCRIPTION |
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Clustering Manager |
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Active | Select Active to have this switch become the cluster manager switch. A cluster |
| can only have one manager. Other (directly connected) switches that are set to |
| be cluster managers will not be visible in the Clustering Candidates list. If a |
| switch that was previously a cluster member is later set to become a cluster |
| manager, then its Status is displayed as Error in the Cluster Management |
| Status screen and a warning icon ( ) appears in the member summary list |
| below. |
Name | Type a name to identify the Clustering Manager. You may use up to 20 |
| printable characters (no spaces are allowed). |
VID | This is the VLAN ID and is only applicable if the switch is set to 802.1Q VLAN. |
| All switches must be directly connected and in the same VLAN group to belong |
| to the same cluster. Switches that are not in the same VLAN group are not |
| visible in the Clustering Candidates list. This field is ignored if the Clustering |
| Manager is using |
Apply | Click Apply to save these changes to the switch. |
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Cancel | Click Cancel to begin configuring this part of the screen afresh. |
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Clustering | The following fields relate to the switches that are potential cluster members. |
Candidate |
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List | A list of suitable candidates found by |
| switches must be directly connected. Directly connected switches that are set to |
| be cluster managers will not be visible in the Clustering Candidate list. |
| Switches that are not in the same management VLAN group will not be visible in |
| the Clustering Candidate list. |
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