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CHAPTER 32 
Cluster Management
This chapter introduces cluster management.
32.1  Cluster Management Status Overview 
Cluster Management allows you to manage switches through one Switch, called the cluster 
manager. The switches must be directly connected and be in the same VLAN group so as to be 
able to communicate with one another.   
In the following example, switch A in the basement is the cluster manager and the other 
switches on the upper floors of the building are cluster members. 
Table 102   ZyXEL Clustering Management Specifications
Maximum number of cluster 
members
24
Cluster Member Models  Must be compatible with ZyXEL cluster management 
implementation.
Cluster Manager   The switch through which you manage the cluster member 
switches.
Cluster Members   The switches being managed by the cluster manager switch.