Adding Cluster Member Switches - Cisco WS-C3750-48PS-S Software Configuration Manual

Creating a Switch Cluster
If you did not enable a cluster command switch during initial switch setup, launch Device Manager from
a command-capable switch, and select Cluster > Create Cluster. Enter a cluster number (the default
is 0), and use up to 31 characters to name the cluster
cluster command switch, you can use the cluster enable global configuration command.
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Adding Cluster Member Switches

This task is available only on the stack master.
Note
As explained in the
cluster command switch automatically discovers candidate switches. When you add new cluster-capable
switches to the network, the cluster command switch discovers them and adds them to a list of candidate
switches.
Note A switch stack in a cluster equates to a single cluster member switch. There is a restriction specific to
adding cluster members through CMS. From CMS, you can create a switch cluster with up to 15 cluster
members. From the CLI, you can create a switch cluster with up to 144 devices. For more information,
see the
To display an updated cluster candidates list from the Add to Cluster window
relaunch CMS and redisplay this window, or follow these steps:
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From CMS, there are two ways to add switches to a cluster:
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Close the Add to Cluster window.
Select View > Refresh.
Select Cluster > Add to Cluster to redisplay the Add to Cluster window.
Select Cluster > Add to Cluster, select a candidate switch from the list, click Add, and click OK.
To add more than one candidate switch, press Ctrl, and make your choices, or press Shift, and
choose the first and last switch in a range.
Display the Topology view, right-click a candidate-switch icon, and select Add to Cluster
(Figure 6-10). In the Topology view, candidate switches are cyan, and cluster member switches are
green. To add more than one candidate switch, press Ctrl, and left-click the candidates that you want
to add.
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(Figure 6-8). Instead of using CMS to enable a
Enter up to 31 characters
to name the cluster.
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