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Cluster Management

This chapter introduces cluster management.

29.1 Cluster Management 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 72 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 100 Clustering Application Example

 

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