ZyXEL Communications MSC1024G Series User Manual page 172

Chapter 7 Cluster Screens
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 53 Cluster: Configuration
LABEL
Cluster Manager
Activity
Cluster Name
Password
Vid
Apply
Cancel
Membership
Configuration
ID
Hostname
Model
MAC Address
Select
Cancel
Cluster Candidate
ID
Hostname
Model
MAC Address
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DESCRIPTION
Select Disabled to have this DSLAM not function as part of the cluster.
Select Manager to have this DSLAM become the cluster manager DSLAM. A
cluster can only have one manager. Other cluster managers do not display in
the Cluster Candidate list.
Select Member to have this DSLAM become a cluster member so it can be
managed through the cluster manager.
If a DSLAM that was previously a cluster member is later set to become a
cluster manager, then its Status is displayed as Error in the old cluster
manager's Cluster > Status screen and a warning icon (
Cluster > Configuration screen's Membership Configuration list. You need to
change the cluster configuration of the old cluster member.
Type a name to identify the cluster. You may use up to 32 printable characters.
Spaces are not allowed.
Each cluster member's password is its management password. When you set a
DSLAM to be a cluster member, enter its management password.
This is the cluster management VLAN ID. The cluster's DSLAMs must be
directly connected and in the same VLAN group. The cluster management VID
must be different from the management VID.
Click Apply to save the changes in this section of the screen to the system's
volatile memory. The system loses these changes if it is turned off or loses
power, so use the Config Save on the navigation panel and then the Save
button to save your changes to the non-volatile memory when you are done
configuring.
Click Cancel to begin configuring the screen again.
The following table lists the DSLAMs that the cluster manager has added to the
cluster.
This is the index number of a cluster member.
This is the cluster DSLAM's System Name.
This field displays the device's model name.
This is the DSLAM's hardware MAC address.
Select this check box (or use Select All to select every check box) and then
click the Delete button to remove a cluster member from the cluster.
Click Cancel to reset the fields.
The MSC finds potential cluster member DSLAMs by auto-discovery and lists
them here. The DSLAMs must be directly connected and in the same VLAN
group. You must have also logged into that device and configured it as a cluster
member.
A device can only be part of one cluster at a time. If a device is already in
another cluster, it does not display here. Devices that are set to be cluster
managers will not be visible.
This is the index number of a cluster member candidate.
This is the cluster DSLAM's System Name.
This field displays the device's model name.
This is the DSLAM's hardware MAC address.
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