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Figure 220 Management > Cluster Management > Configuration
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 162 Management > Cluster Management > Configuration
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Clustering
Manager
Active Select Active to have this Switch become the cluster manager switch. A cluster can only have
one manager. Other (directly connected) switches that are set to be cluster managers will not
be visible in the Clustering Candidates list. If a switch that was previously a cluster member
is later set to become a cluster manager, then its Status is displayed as Error in the Cluster
Management Status screen and a warning icon (
below.
Name Type a name to identify the Clustering Manager. You may use up to 32 printable characters
(spaces are allowed).
VID This is the VLAN ID and is only applicable if the Switch is set to 802.1Q VLAN. All switches
must be directly connected and in the same VLAN group to belong to the same cluster.
Switches that are not in the same VLAN group are not visible in the Clustering Candidates
list. This field is ignored if the Clustering Manager is using Port-based VLAN.
Apply Click Apply to save your changes to the Switch's run-time memory. The Switch loses these
changes if it is turned off or loses power, so use the Save link on the top navigation panel to
save your changes to the non-volatile memory when you are done configuring.
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) appears in the member summary list