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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2003
Arnold Stamler, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Tohru Kao, San Jose, CA (US);
Pratima Aiyagari, Campbell, CA (US);
Chien-hsun Wang, Milpitas, CA (US);
Arnold Stamler, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Tohru Kao, San Jose, CA (US);
Pratima Aiyagari, Campbell, CA (US);
Chien-Hsun Wang, Milpitas, CA (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A cluster console user interface provides a single console control point for a network device cluster comprising a first switch device, a plurality of active routers, one or more standby routers, and a second switch device. Using the cluster console, a network administrator can perform various operations with respect to the cluster as a whole, without knowing identity information for particular network routers serving as active or standby, or for the switch devices.