Cluster Management Configuration Task List - HP 5500 EI Series Configuration Manual

manage the switches connected to it. For more information about HABP, see Security Configuration
Guide.
• Before you establish a cluster or add a switch to the cluster, verify that:
The management switch's routing table can accommodate routes destined for the candidate
switches. A full routing table can cause continual additions and removals of all candidate
switches.
The candidate switch' routing table can accommodate the route destined for the management
switch. A full routing table can cause continual additions and removals of the candidate switch.

Cluster management configuration task list

Before configuring a cluster, determine the roles and functions the switches play, and configure functions
required for the cluster member switches to communicate with one another.
Complete these tasks to configure cluster management functions:
Task
Configuring the management switch:
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Enabling NDP globally and for specific ports
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Configuring NDP parameters
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Enabling NTDP globally and for specific ports
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Configuring NTDP parameters
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Manually collecting topology information
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Enabling the cluster function
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Establishing a cluster
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Enabling management VLAN autonegotiation
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Configuring communication between the management switch and the member switches
within a cluster
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Configuring cluster management protocol packets
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Cluster member management
Configuring the member switches:
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Enabling NDP
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Enabling NTDP
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Manually collecting topology information
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Enabling the cluster function
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Deleting a member switch from a cluster
Toggling between the CLIs of the management switch and a member switch
Adding a candidate switch to a cluster
Configuring advanced cluster management functions:
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