Avocent Cyclades ACS 5000 - Clustering Using Ethernet Interface

Chapter 5: Administration 97
Clustering Using Ethernet Interface
Clustering allows cascading multiple console servers so that one master may be used to access all
console servers on the network. The master console server can manage up to 1024 serial ports.
There are no special connections required between the master and slave console servers, except
they all need to be connected in the same physical network. Figure 5.1 displays an example of
clustering with one master and two slaves; descriptions follow in Table 5.16.
Figure 5.1: An Example on Using the Clustering Feature
Table 5.16: Example of Using the Clustering Feature Descriptions
Item Description Item Description
1
Cyclades ACS 5000 Console Server
Master:
Ethernet LAN IP: 20.20.20.1
Secondary IP: 209.81.55.110
5
Servers on Serial Ports
TCP Port Address Range: 7017 - 7032
2
Cyclades ACS 5000 Console Server
Master:
Ethernet LAN IP: 20.20.20.2
6
Servers on Serial Ports
TCP Port Address Range: 7033 - 7048
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Internet
Ethernet
LAN