Operation Manual – ClusterH3C S7500 Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 1 Cluster1-6Role Configuration DescriptionMemberdeviceNormally, a memberdevice is notconfigured with apublic IP addressz Member in the clusterz Neighbor discovery, being managed bythe management device, runningcommands forwarded by proxies, andfailure/log reportingCandidatedeviceNormally, a candidatedevice is notconfigured with apublic IP addressA candidate device is a switch that does notbelong to any cluster, although it can beadded to a clusterThe switch roles are switched according to the following rules:Candidate SwitchDesignates as amanagement switchCancels thedesignatedManagementswitchJoins aclusterMember switchManagement switchLeaves aclustersFigure 1-2 Role switching rolez Each cluster has one (and only one) management device. A management devicecollects 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 thecluster.1.2 Management Device Configuration1.2.1 Management Device Configuration Task ListComplete the following tasks to configure the management device:Task RemarksEnabling NDP Globally and for Specific Ports RequiredConfiguring NDP-Related Parameters RequiredEnabling NTDP Globally and for Specific Ports Required
