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Dimension ES-3124 Ethernet Switch

Cluster Management

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Chapter 27

Cluster Management

This chapter introduces cluster management.

27.1 Introduction to Cluster Management

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 27-1 Clustering Management Specifications

Maximum number of cluster members

24

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 27-1 Clustering Application Example