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Table of Contents
1 Stack ···························································································································································1-1
Stack Function Overview ························································································································1-1
The Main Switch of a Stack·············································································································1-1
The Slave Switches of a Stack········································································································1-1
Creating a Stack······························································································································1-1
Main Switch Configuration ······················································································································1-2
Configuring the IP Address Pool and Creating the Stack ·······························································1-2
Maintaining Slave Switches·············································································································1-3
Stack-Port Function Configuration ··································································································1-3
Slave Switch Configuration·····················································································································1-4
Displaying and Debugging a Stack·········································································································1-4
Stack Configuration Example··················································································································1-5
2 Cluster ························································································································································2-1
Cluster Overview·····································································································································2-1
Introduction to HGMP······················································································································2-1
Roles in a Cluster ····························································································································2-2
How a Cluster Works·······················································································································2-3
Cluster Configuration Tasks····················································································································2-8
Configuring the Management Device······························································································2-9
Configuring Member Devices········································································································2-13
Managing a Cluster through the Management Device··································································2-15
Configuring the Enhanced Cluster Features·················································································2-16
Configuring the Cluster Synchronization Function········································································2-18
Displaying and Maintaining Cluster Configuration················································································2-22
Cluster Configuration Example ·············································································································2-23
Basic Cluster Configuration Example····························································································2-23
Enhanced Cluster Feature Configuration Example·······································································2-26