Chapter 35 Cluster Management; Overview; Figure 140 Clustering Application Example; Table 85 Zyxel Clustering Management Specifications - ZyXEL Communications GS-4012F/4024 User Manual

This chapter introduces cluster management.

35.1 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.

Table 85 ZyXEL Clustering Management Specifications

Maximum number of cluster members 24
Cluster Member Models
Cluster Manager
Cluster Members
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 140 Clustering Application Example

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Cluster Management
Must be compatible with ZyXEL cluster management
implementation.
The switch through which you manage the cluster member
switches.
The switches being managed by the cluster manager switch.
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