Discovery Through The Same Management Vlan - Cisco Catalyst 2950 Software Configuration Manual

Chapter 6 Clustering Switches

Discovery through the Same Management VLAN

A Catalyst 2900 XL command switch, a Catalyst 2950 command switch running a release earlier than
Release 12.1(9)EA1, or a Catalyst 3500 XL command switch must connect to all cluster members
through its management VLAN. The default management VLAN is VLAN 1. For more information
about management VLANs, see the
You can avoid this limitation by using, whenever possible, a Catalyst 3550 command switch or a
Note
Catalyst 2950 command switch running Release 12.1(9)EA1 or later. These command switches can
manage cluster members even if they belong to different management VLANs. See the
through Different Management VLANs" section on page
The command switch in
switches:
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•
Figure 6-4
Catalyst 2900 XL, Catalyst 2950,
or Catalyst 3500 XL command
and standby command switches
Catalyst 2900 XL,
Catalyst 2950, and
Catalyst 3500 XL
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Figure 6-4
Switches 7 and 10 because their management VLAN (VLAN 4) is different from the
command-switch management VLAN (VLAN 9)
Switch 9 because automatic discovery does not extend beyond a noncandidate device, which is
switch 7
Discovery through the Same Management VLAN
Switch 3
(management
VLAN 9)
Catalyst 1900,
Catalyst 2820,
Switch 4
(management
VLAN 9)
switches
"Management VLAN" section on page
6-10.
has ports assigned to management VLAN 9. It discovers all but these
Command switch
VLAN 9
VLAN 9
VLAN 9
Switch 5
(management
VLAN 9)
VLAN 9 VLAN trunk 4, 9
Switch 7
(management
VLAN 4)
VLAN 9
Switch 9
(management
VLAN 9)
Catalyst 2950 Desktop Switch Software Configuration Guide
Planning a Switch Cluster
6-20.
"Discovery
Standby command switch
VLAN 9
Switch 6
(management
VLAN 9)
VLAN 9
Switch 8
(management
VLAN 9)
VLAN 4
Switch 10
(management
VLAN 4)
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