Specifications

Switch Services 5-27
context). For information on licensing rules impacting redundancy group members, see Redundancy Group
License Aggregation Rules on page 5-34.
To view status and membership data and define a redundancy group configuration, refer to the following:
• Reviewing Redundancy Status
• Configuring Redundancy Group Membership
To configure switch redundancy:
1. Select Services > Redundancy from the main menu tree.
The Redundancy screen displays with the Configuration tab selected.
2. Refer to the Configuration field to define the following:
Redundancy Switch
IP
Define the IP address the redundancy feature uses to send heartbeats and update messages.
Enable Redundancy Select this checkbox to enable/disable clustering. Clustering must be disabled to set any
redundancy related parameter. All the modifiable values are grayed out if redundancy is
enabled.
Redundancy ID Define an ID for the cluster group. All the switches configured in the cluster should have the
same Cluster ID. The valid range for an ID is 1-65535.
Mode A member can be in either in Primary or Standby mode. In the redundancy group, all
‘Active’ members adopt access ports except the ‘Standby’ members who adopt access ports
only when an ‘Active’ member has failed or sees an access-port not adopted by a switch.
Discovery Period Use the Discovery Period field to configure cluster member discovery time. During the
discovery time, a switch discerns the existence of other switches within the redundancy
group.
Heartbeat Period The Heartbeat Period is the interval heartbeat messages are sent. Heartbeat messages are
used to discover the existence and status of other members within the redundancy group.