Configuring Basic Irf Settings; Connecting The Physical Irf Ports - H3C S5130-HI Series Installation Manual

Figure 58 IRF fabric topology
Connecting the IRF member switches in a ToR solution
You can install IRF member switches in different racks side by side to deploy a top of rack (ToR)
solution.
Figure 59 shows an example for connecting 9 top of rack IRF member switches by using SFP+
transceiver modules and optical fibers. The topology is the same as
Figure 59 ToR cabling

Configuring basic IRF settings

After you install the IRF member switches, power on the switches, and log in to each IRF member
switch (see H3C S5130-HI Switch Series Fundamentals Configuration Guide) to configure their
member IDs, member priorities, and IRF port bindings.
Follow these guidelines when you configure the switches:
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Assign the master switch higher member priority than any other switch.
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Bind physical ports to IRF port 1 on one switch and to IRF port 2 on the other switch. You
perform IRF port binding before or after connecting IRF physical ports depending on the
software release.
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To bind the ports on an interface card to an IRF port, you must install the interface card first. For
how to install an interface card, see H3C S5130-HI Switch Series Interface Cards User Guide.
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Execute the display irf configuration command to verify the basic IRF settings.
For more information about configuring basic IRF settings, see H3C S5130-HI Switch Series IRF
Configuration Guide.

Connecting the physical IRF ports

As a best practice to avoid loop topology, first complete IRF configuration and then connect the IRF
member switches.
Use twisted pair cables, SFP+/QSFP+ network cables, or SFP+ transceiver modules and fibers to
connect the IRF member switches as planned.
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Figure 58.