Adjusting Parameters Of The Cluster - Huawei S9300 Configuration Manual

S9300&S9300E Terabit Routing Switch
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3.4.2 Adjusting Parameters of the Cluster

To better manage switches in a cluster, you can adjust HGMP parameters as required. Adjustable
parameters include the interval for sending Handshake packets, holdtime of the configuration,
whether to enable candidate switches to automatically join a cluster, aging time of member
switches, multicast address of the cluster, mode of adding management interfaces of the cluster
to a VLAN, and public server and host of the cluster.
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Default information about the FTP server that is configured for the cluster, including
the IP address, user name, and password
Configure the interval for sending handshake packets.
Do as follows on the administrator switch:
1. Run:
system-view
The system view is displayed.
2. Run:
cluster
The cluster view is displayed.
3. Run:
timer interval
The interval for sending handshake packets is set.
By default, the interval for sending handshake packets is 10 seconds. This interval
must be equal to or less than one third of the holdtime of the device status.
Configure the holdtime of the status for the member switch.
Do as follows on the administrator switch:
1. Run:
system-view
The system view is displayed.
2. Run:
cluster
The cluster view is displayed.
3. Run:
holdtime hold-time
The holdtime of the status of the member switch is set.
By default, the holdtime is 60 seconds. The holdtime must be at least three times the
interval for sending handshake packets.
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