H3C S7500 Series Ethernet Switches Operation Manual

Operation Manual – Cluster
H3C S7500 Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 1
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Role Configuration Description
Member
device
Normally, a member
device is not
configured with a
public IP address
z Member in the cluster
z Neighbor discovery, being managed by
the management device, running
commands forwarded by proxies, and
failure/log reporting
Candidate
device
Normally, a candidate
device is not
configured with a
public IP address
A candidate device is a switch that does not
belong to any cluster, although it can be
added to a cluster
The switch roles are switched according to the following rules:
Candidate Switch
Designates as a
management switch
Cancels the
designated
Management
switch
Joins a
cluster
Member switchManagement switch
Leaves a
cluster
s Figure 1-2 Role switching role
z Each cluster has one (and only one) management device. A management device
collects NDP/NTDP information to discover and determine candidate devices,
which can be then added into the cluster through manual configurations.
z A candidate device becomes a member device after being added to a cluster.
z A member device becomes a candidate device after being removed from the
cluster.
1.2 Management Device Configuration
1.2.1 Management Device Configuration Task List
Complete the following tasks to configure the management device:
Task Remarks
Enabling NDP Globally and for Specific Ports Required
Configuring NDP-Related Parameters Required
Enabling NTDP Globally and for Specific Ports Required