Chapter 6 Clustering Switches; Understanding Switch Clusters - Cisco IE 3000 Software Configuration Manual
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Clustering Switches
This chapter provides the concepts and procedures to create and manage IE 3000 switch clusters. You
can create and manage switch clusters by using Cisco Network Assistant (hereafter known as Network
Assistant), the command-line interface (CLI), or SNMP. For complete procedures, see the online help.
For the CLI cluster commands, see the switch command reference.
Network Assistant supports switch clusters, but we recommend that you instead group switches into
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communities. Network Assistant has a Cluster Conversion Wizard to help you convert a cluster to a
community. For more information about Network Assistant, including introductory information on
managing switch clusters and converting a switch cluster to a community, see Getting Started with Cisco
Network Assistant, available on Cisco.com.
This chapter focuses on IE 3000 switch clusters. It also includes guidelines and limitations for clusters
mixed with cluster-capable Catalyst switches, but it does not provide complete descriptions of the cluster
features for these other switches. For complete cluster information for a specific Catalyst platform, refer
to the software configuration guide for that switch.
This chapter consists of these sections:
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We do not recommend using the ip http access-class global configuration command to limit access to
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specific hosts or networks. Access should be controlled through the cluster command switch or by
applying access control lists (ACLs) on interfaces that are configured with IP address. For more
information on ACLs, see
Understanding Switch Clusters
A switch cluster is a set of up to 16 connected, cluster-capable Catalyst switches that are managed as a
single entity. The switches in the cluster use the switch clustering technology so that you can configure
and troubleshoot a group of different Catalyst desktop switch platforms through a single IP address.
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Understanding Switch Clusters, page 6-1
Planning a Switch Cluster, page 6-4
Using the CLI to Manage Switch Clusters, page 6-14
Using SNMP to Manage Switch Clusters, page 6-15
Chapter 30, "Configuring Network Security with
C H A P T E R
Cisco IE 3000 Switch Software Configuration Guide
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ACLs.".
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