Discovery Through Routed Ports - Cisco Catalyst 3550 series Software Configuration Manual

Planning a Switch Cluster
Figure 6-6
Catalyst 2900 XL,
Catalyst 2955, and
Catalyst 3500 XL

Discovery through Routed Ports

If the command switch has a routed port (RP) configured, it discovers only candidate and member
switches in the same VLAN as the routed port. For more information about routed ports, see
Ports" section on page
The command switch in
VLAN 4. If the routed port path between the command switch and member switch 7 is lost, connectivity
with member switch 7 is maintained because of the redundant path through VLAN 9.
Catalyst 3550 Multilayer Switch Software Configuration Guide
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Discovery through Different Management VLANs with a Layer 3 Command Switch
Switch 3
(management
VLAN 16)
VLAN 16
Catalyst 1900,
Catalyst 2820,
Switch 4
Catalyst 2950,
(management
VLAN 16)
switches
10-4.
Figure 6-7
Catalyst 3550
command switch
Si
VLAN 16
VLAN 62
Switch 5
(management
VLAN 62)
VLAN trunk 4, 62
Switch 7
(management
VLAN 4)
VLAN 62
Switch 9
(management
VLAN 62)
can discover the switches in VLANs 9 and 62 but not the switch in
Chapter 6
Catalyst 3550
standby command switch
VLAN 9
Si
VLAN 9
Switch 6
(management
VLAN 9)
VLAN 9
Switch 8
(management
VLAN 9)
VLAN 4
Switch 10
(management
VLAN 4)
Clustering Switches
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