ES-4024A Series Switch Support Notes

Cluster Management Overview

Cluster Management allows you to manage up to 24 switches through a single IP to manage up to 24 switches simultaneously in the same broadcast domain and the same VLAN group ID. The cluster manager which can manage other switches is called the master device. The other terminology we use for cluster management is “istacking”.

How Cluster Management works

Step 1:

1. HDAP Discover REQ

Cluster manager

Cluster member

(Master device)

(Slave device)

To discover the clustering members, the clustering Manager broadcasts a HDAP (Host Discovery and Address assignment Protocol) Discover request.

Step 2:

2.HDAP Discover RSP

Cluster manager

Cluster member

(Master device)

(Slave device)

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ZyXEL Communications ES-4024A manual Cluster Management Overview, Master device Slave device