Setting Up An Irf Fabric; Irf Fabric Setup Flowchart - H3C S6520X-SI Series Installation Manual

Setting up an IRF fabric

You can use H3C IRF technology to connect and virtualize S6520X-SI switches into a large virtual
switch called an "IRF fabric" for flattened network topology, and high availability, scalability, and
manageability.
An S6520X-SI switch can set up an IRF fabric only with switches from the same switch series.

IRF fabric setup flowchart

Figure 44 IRF fabric setup flowchart
To set up an IRF fabric:
Step
Plan IRF fabric setup
1.
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
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