Chapter 29 Cluster Management
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 75 Clustering Management Configuration
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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 | ||||
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Name | Type a name to identify the Clustering Manager. You may use up to 32 | ||||
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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 your 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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Password | Each cluster member’s password is its web configurator password. Select a | ||||
| member in the Clustering Candidate list and then enter its web configurator | ||||
| password. If that switch administrator changes the web configurator password | ||||
| afterwards, then it cannot be managed from the Cluster Manager. Its Status is | ||||
| displayed as Error in the Cluster Management Status screen and a warning | ||||
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| If multiple | devices have the same password then hold [SHIFT] and click those | |||
| switches to select them. Then enter their common web configurator password. | ||||
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Add | Click Add to save this part of the screen to the switch. | ||||
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Cancel | Click Cancel to begin configuring this part of the screen afresh. | ||||
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Refresh | Click Refresh to perform | ||||
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The next summary table shows the information for the clustering members configured. | |||||
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Index | This is the index number of a cluster member switch. | ||||
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MacAddr | This is the cluster member switch’s hardware MAC address. | ||||
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Name | This is the cluster member switch’s System Name. | ||||
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Model | This is the cluster member switch’s model name. | ||||
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Remove | Select this checkbox and then click the Remove button to remove a cluster | ||||
| member switch from the cluster. | ||||
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Cancel | Click Cancel to begin configuring this part of the screen afresh. | ||||
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