Cluster ·········································································································································26-11

Configuring Cluster Management Protocol Packets ···································································26-11

Cluster Member Management·····································································································26-12

Configuring the Member Devices········································································································26-13

Enabling NDP ······························································································································26-13

Enabling NTDP····························································································································26-13

Manually Collecting Topology Information ··················································································26-13

Enabling the Cluster Function ·····································································································26-13

Deleting a Member Device from a Cluster ··················································································26-13

Configuring Access Between the Management Device and Its Member Devices······························26-13

Adding a Candidate Device to a Cluster ·····························································································26-14

Configuring Advanced Cluster Functions····························································································26-15

Configuring Topology Management ····························································································26-15

Configuring Interaction for a Cluster····························································································26-16

SNMP Configuration Synchronization Function ··········································································26-17

Configuring Web User Accounts in Batches ···············································································26-18

Displaying and Maintaining Cluster Management ··············································································26-19

Cluster Management Configuration Example ·····················································································26-19

27 IRF Configuration ··································································································································26-1

IRF Overview ········································································································································26-1

Introduction····································································································································26-1

Application and Advantages··········································································································26-1

IRF Working Process ····························································································································26-2

IRF Connections····························································································································26-2

Topology Collection ·······················································································································26-7

Role Election ·································································································································26-7

IRF Management···························································································································26-8

IRF Configuration Task List ················································································································26-11

IRF Configuration ································································································································26-12

Configuring IRF Ports ··················································································································26-12

Setting a Member ID for a Device ·······························································································26-13

Specifying a Priority for an IRF Member ·····················································································26-14

Specifying the Preservation Time of IRF Bridge MAC Address ··················································26-14

Enabling Auto Upgrade of Boot Files ··························································································26-15

Setting the Delay Time for the Link Layer to Report a Link-Down Event····································26-16

Logging In to an IRF····························································································································26-17

Logging In to the Master··············································································································26-17

Logging In to a Slave···················································································································26-17

Displaying and Maintaining IRF ··········································································································26-18

IRF Configuration Examples ···············································································································26-18

IRF Connection Configuration Example ······················································································26-18