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Configuring switch redundancy & clustering
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1. Select Services > Redundancy from the main menu tree.
The Redundancy screen displays with the Configuration tab selected.
2. Select the Status tab.
3. Refer to the Status field to assess the current state of the redundancy group.
Redundancy state is
Displays the state of the redundancy group. When the redundancy feature is
disabled, the state is “Disabled.” When enabled, it goes to a “Startup” state. From
“Startup” it goes to a “Discovery” state immediately if the STP convergence is not
enabled. Otherwise, it remains in “Startup” for a period of 50 seconds (the
standard STP convergence time). During the discover state, the switch exchanges
heartbeats and update messages to discover other members and define the
redundancy group license. After discerning memberships, it moves to an Active
state. There is no difference in state execution for Primary and Standby modes.
Licenses in switch
Displays the number of licenses installed to adopt Access Ports on the current
switch.
Protocol Version
The Cluster Protocol should be set to an identical value for each switch in the
redundancy group. The protocol version is one of the parameters used to
determine whether two peers can form a group.
Licenses in Group
Displays the number of Access Ports that can be adopted in the redundancy group.
This value is calculated when a member starts-up, is added, is deleted or a license
changes (downgrade and upgrade.) This value is equal to the highest license level
of its members. It is NOT the sum of the license level of its members. For
information on licensing rules impacting redundancy group members, see
“Redundancy group license aggregation rules”
Access Ports in group
Displays the total of the number of Access Ports adopted by the entire membership
of the redundancy group.