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The typical Cluster topology is shown below:
Figure 15-1 Cluster topology
Cluster Role
According to their function and status in a Cluster, Switches in the Cluster will play dif-
ferent roles. You can specify the role this Switch plays. There are three roles in a Cluster.
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Commander Switch: Indicates this Device can confi gure and manage all Member
Devices in a Cluster. The Commander discovers and determines the Candidate
Switches by collecting NDP (Neighbor Discovery Protocol) and NTDP (Neighbor
Topology Discovery Protocol) information.
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Member Switch: Indicates the Device is Managed by the Commander.
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Candidate Switch: Indicates the Device does not belong to any Cluster though it can
be added to a Cluster.
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Individual Switch: Indicates the Device has the Cluster feature Disabled
The roles can be changed following these specifi c Rules.
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The Switch on which the Cluster is created is specifi ed as the Commander.
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The Commander Switch discovers and determines Candidate Switches by collecting
related information.
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After being added to the Cluster, a Candidate Switch becomes a Member Switch.