Manage redundancy groups

This feature allows you to define logical groupings of devices to ensure service continuity. Redundancy groups are critical during maintenance operations: Avalon uses this information to strictly prevent simultaneous upgrades of devices belonging to the same group.

This applies to both natively clustered technologies (e.g., Cisco Stackwise Virtual, VSS) and independent devices acting as a logical redundant pair.

Creating a redundancy group by selecting member devices.

Configuration parameters

You can create or edit groups using the management modal.

• Redundancy group name: A unique label to identify the cluster or pair (e.g., AGGREG-B1).
• Devices: A multi-select dropdown to assign members to the group.
  • Logic: You can select two or more devices.
  • Constraint: A device can typically belong to only one redundancy group.

Visualization and Selection

Once configured, these groups become integral parts of the site topology and navigation.

On the Map: By enabling the Redundancy groups option in the Display Settings, the group is materialized visually. - Representation: A labeled area (centroid) appears at the geometric center of the member devices, linking them together to indicate their relationship.

Visual representation of a redundancy group on the topology.

Quick Selection:

You can use the Quick select devices menu in the top bar to filter devices by their redundancy group.

• Usage: Selecting a group name (e.g., AGGREG-B1) automatically selects all member devices on the map for bulk operations.

Select devices based on Redundancy Groups.

Actions

• Add new redundancy group: Creates a blank line to define a new group.
• Confirm (Checkmark): Validates and saves the new group or changes.
• Cancel (Cross): Discards changes for the specific line.
• Delete (Trash icon): Permanently removes the redundancy group definition (the devices remain on the map).