Setting Up An Irf Fabric; Irf Fabric Setup Flowchart - HP flexnetwork 5510 hi series Installation Manual

Setting up an IRF fabric

You can use HPE IRF technology to connect and virtualize HPE 5510 HI switches into a large virtual
switch called an "IRF fabric" for flattened network topology, and high availability, scalability, and
manageability.

IRF fabric setup flowchart

Figure 38 IRF fabric setup flowchart
To set up an IRF fabric:
Step
Plan IRF fabric setup
1.
Install IRF member
2.
Description
Plan the installation site and IRF fabric setup parameters:
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Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site
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Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs
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Planning IRF topology and connections
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Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches
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Planning the cabling scheme
See "Installing the switch in a 19-inch
33
rack" or "Mounting the switch on a