ZyXEL Communications ES3500 Series Cluster Management, 42.1 Cluster Management Status Overview

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Cluster Management

This chapter introduces cluster management.

42.1 Cluster Management Status Overview

Cluster Management allows you to manage switches through one Switch, called the cluster manager. The switches must be directly connected and be in the same VLAN group so as to be able to communicate with one another.

Table 142 ZyXEL Clustering Management Specifications

Maximum number of cluster	24
members
Cluster Member Models	Must be compatible with ZyXEL cluster management implementation.
Cluster Manager	The switch through which you manage the cluster member switches.
Cluster Members	The switches being managed by the cluster manager switch.

In the following example, switch A in the basement is the cluster manager and the other switches on the upper floors of the building are cluster members.

Figure 199 Clustering Application Example

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