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Cluster Management
This chapter introduces cluster management.
42.1 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.
Figure 199
Clustering Application Example
Table 142
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.