Displaying the cluster status on a slave MCU

This topic applies only to MCUs that are configured as part of a cluster.

To display cluster status, go to Status > Cluster.

The table below describes the Status > Cluster page that displays on a slave in a cluster. For information about the details displayed on a master MCU, see Displaying cluster status on a master MCU.

A slave MCU does not present the full MCU web interface. Some settings are only available on the master MCU.

The master MCU in a cluster inherits all the ports and port licenses from the slave MCU. Configure conferences and other MCU functionality from the web interface of the master MCU (accessible using the IP address displayed on the Status > Cluster page).

When you look at the Status > Cluster page on the slave MCU, it shows the status of the master MCU.

Field	Field description	Usage tips
Status	Possible statuses for the master MCU are: Still starting up: the master MCU is in the process of starting up. Wait a few minutes and then refresh the Status > Cluster page. OK: The master and slave are communicating correctly. Lost contact: The slave MCU has lost contact with the master MCU. This status will only be momentarily visible because the slave MCU will quickly restart itself in this case.	If the slave MCU loses contact with the master MCU it will restart itself. This is the only way that the slave MCU can be correctly rejoined into the cluster. Usually, if a slave MCU has lost contact with the master this is because the master has itself restarted.
Last seen	This field is only visible if the master has not been seen for 11 seconds. The slave MCU will automatically restart itself very soon after it loses contact with the master.
IP address	The IP address of the master MCU.

Field

Field description

Usage tips

Status

Possible statuses for the master MCU are:

Still starting up: the master MCU is in the process of starting up. Wait a few minutes and then refresh the Status > Cluster page.
OK: The master and slave are communicating correctly.
Lost contact: The slave MCU has lost contact with the master MCU. This status will only be momentarily visible because the slave MCU will quickly restart itself in this case.

If the slave MCU loses contact with the master MCU it will restart itself. This is the only way that the slave MCU can be correctly rejoined into the cluster. Usually, if a slave MCU has lost contact with the master this is because the master has itself restarted.

Last seen

This field is only visible if the master has not been seen for 11 seconds. The slave MCU will automatically restart itself very soon after it loses contact with the master.

IP address

The IP address of the master MCU.

Displaying the cluster status on a slave MCU

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