Cisco IE 4000 Software Configuration Guide

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Configuring Switch Clusters
How to Plan for Switch Clustering
Eligible Cluster Switches
Table 1 lists the switches eligible for switch clustering, including which ones can be cluster command switches and
which ones can only be cluster member switches, and the required software versions.
How to Plan for Switch Clustering
Anticipating conflicts and compatibility issues is a high priority when you manage several switches through a cluster. This
section describes the guidelines, requirements, and caveats that you should understand before you create the cluster:
 Automatic Discovery of Cluster Candidates and Members, page 94
 IP Addresses, page 99
 Hostnames, page 99
 Passwords, page 100
 SNMP Community Strings, page 100
 TACACS+ and RADIUS, page 100
Table 16 Eligible Switch Clusters
Switch Cisco IOS Release Cluster Capability
IE 2000 15.0(2)EA1 or later Member or command switch
IE 3010 12.2(53)EZ or later Member or command switch
IE 3000 12.2(40)EX or later Member or command switch
IE 4000 15.2(2)EA or later Member or command switch
IE 4010 15.2(4)EC or later Member or command switch
IE 5000 15.2(2)EB or later Member or command switch
Catalyst 3750-E or Catalyst 3560-E 12.2(35)SE2 or later Member or command switch
Catalyst 3750 12.1(11)AX or later Member or command switch
Catalyst 3560 12.1(19)EA1b or later Member or command switch
Catalyst 3550 12.1(4)EA1 or later Member or command switch
Catalyst 2975 12.2(46)EX or later Member or command switch
Catalyst 2970 12.1(11)AX or later Member or command switch
Catalyst 2960-S 12.2(53)SE or later Member or command switch
Catalyst 2960 12.2(25)FX or later Member or command switch
Catalyst 2955 12.1(12c)EA1 or later Member or command switch
Catalyst 2950 12.0(5.2)WC(1) or later Member or command switch
Catalyst 2950 LRE 12.1(11)JY or later Member or command switch
Catalyst 2940 12.1(13)AY or later Member or command switch
Catalyst 3500 XL 12.0(5.1)XU or later Member or command switch
Catalyst 2900 XL (8-MB switches) 12.0(5.1)XU or later Member or command switch
Catalyst 2900 XL (4-MB switches) 11.2(8.5)SA6 (recommended) Member switch only
Catalyst 1900 and 2820 9.00(-A or -EN) or later Member switch only

Cisco IE 4000 Specifications

General

Product Type	Switch
Form Factor	DIN Rail Mountable
MAC Address Table Size	8000
Jumbo Frame Support	9216 bytes
Operating Temperature	-40°C to 70°C
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)	Over 500, 000 hours
Memory	256 MB DRAM
Mounting	DIN Rail, Wall
Certifications	EN 50121-4
Ports	8 x 10/100Base-TX Ethernet Ports