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Planning a Switch Cluster
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All standby-group members must be members of the cluster.
Note
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Each standby-group member
management VLAN. Each standby-group member must also be redundantly connected to each other
through the management VLAN.
Catalyst 1900, Catalyst 2820, Catalyst 2900 XL, Catalyst 2950, and Catalyst 3500 XL member
switches must be connected to the cluster standby group through their management VLANs.
Catalyst 2950 standby command switches in different management VLANs can connect to the same
Note
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Catalyst 3550 command switch or the same Catalyst 2950 standby command switches running
Release 12.1(9)EA1 or later.
Catalyst 2950 standby command switches running Release 12.1(9)EA1 or later can connect to
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candidate and member switches in VLANs different from their management VLANs.
For more information about VLANs in switch clusters, see these sections:
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Figure 6-9
Catalyst 3550
Catalyst 2950
Catalyst 2950 Desktop Switch Software Configuration Guide
6-16
There is no limit to the number of switches that you can assign as standby command
switches. However, the total number of switches in the cluster—which would include the
active command switch, standby-group members, and member switches—cannot be more
than 16.
"Discovery through the Same Management VLAN" section on page 6-9
"Discovery through Different Management VLANs" section on page 6-10
VLAN Connectivity between Standby-Group Members and Cluster Members
Catalyst 3550 primary
command switch
VLANs 9,16
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VLAN 9
VLAN 9
switch
Management
VLAN 9
switch
(Figure
6-9) must be connected to the command switch through its
Catalyst 2950 passive
command switch
VLANs 9,16
VLAN 9
Management
VLAN 16
Member switches
Chapter 6
Clustering Switches
Catalyst 3550 standby
command switch
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Management
VLAN 16
Catalyst 2900 XL or
Catalyst 3500 XL
switch
VLAN 16
Catalyst 3550
multilayer switch
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