Operation Manual – Stack-ClusterH3C S3100 Series Ethernet Switches Table of ContentsiTable of ContentsChapter 1 Stack ............................................................................................................................. 1-11.1 Stack Function Overview ................................................................................................... 1-11.1.1 The Main Switch of a Stack..................................................................................... 1-11.1.2 The Slave Switches of a Stack................................................................................ 1-11.1.3 Creating a Stack...................................................................................................... 1-11.2 Main Switch Configuration ................................................................................................. 1-21.2.1 Configuring the IP Address Pool and Creating the Stack ....................................... 1-21.2.2 Maintaining Slave Switches .................................................................................... 1-31.2.3 Stack-Port Function Configuration .......................................................................... 1-31.3 Slave Switch Configuration................................................................................................ 1-41.4 Displaying and Debugging a Stack.................................................................................... 1-41.5 Stack Configuration Example ............................................................................................ 1-5Chapter 2 Cluster........................................................................................................................... 2-12.1 Cluster Overview................................................................................................................ 2-12.1.1 Introduction to HGMP.............................................................................................. 2-12.1.2 Roles in a Cluster .................................................................................................... 2-22.1.3 How a Cluster Works .............................................................................................. 2-42.2 Cluster Configuration Tasks ............................................................................................ 2-102.2.1 Configuring the Management Device.................................................................... 2-102.2.2 Configuring Member Devices................................................................................ 2-152.2.3 Managing a Cluster through the Management Device.......................................... 2-172.2.4 Configuring the Enhanced Cluster Features......................................................... 2-182.3 Displaying and Maintaining Cluster Configuration........................................................... 2-212.4 Cluster Configuration Example ........................................................................................ 2-222.4.1 Basic Cluster Configuration Example.................................................................... 2-222.4.2 Enhanced Cluster Feature Configuration Example............................................... 2-26