Chapter 2 Getting Started with CMS
Cluster Manager and VSM
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Menu Bars
The VSM menu bar provides the options for configuring and monitoring a single
switch. The Cluster Manager menu bar provides the options for configuring and
monitoring a switch or a switch cluster.
The menu bars (Figure 2-1 and Figure 2-2) are similar, but with the following
exceptions:
• Some configuration options, such as some system and VLAN options, are
arranged slightly differently in VSM and Cluster Manager.
• The option for enabling a command switch is available only from VSM.
• The option for designating a standby group of command switches is available
only from Cluster Manager.
• The option for rearranging the switch images is available only from Cluster
Manager.
Table 2-9 describes the VSM and Cluster Manager menu bar options and their
function and shows where the two menu bars differ.