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To set up an IRF fabric:
Step
Plan IRF fabric setup.
1.
Install IRF member switches.
2.
Connect ground wires and
3.
power cords.
Power on the switches.
4.
Configure basic IRF settings.
5.
Connect the physical IRF ports.
6.
Planning IRF fabric setup
This section describes issues that an IRF fabric setup plan must cover.
Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site
Choose switch models and identify the number of required IRF member switches, depending on the
user density and upstream bandwidth requirements. The switching capacity of an IRF fabric equals
the total switching capacities of all member switches.
Plan the installation site depending on your network solution as follows:
•
Place all IRF member switches in one rack for centralized high-density access.
•
Distribute the IRF member switches in different racks to implement the top-of-rack (ToR) access
solution for a data center.
As your business grows, you can plug H3C S6861 switches into the IRF fabric to increase the
switching capacity without any topology change or replacement.
Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs
Determine which switch you want to use as the master for managing all member switches in the IRF
fabric. An IRF fabric has only one master switch. You configure and manage all member switches in
the IRF fabric at the command line interface of the master switch.
Description
Plan the installation site and IRF fabric setup parameters:
•
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
See
"Grounding the switch by using a grounding
"Connecting the power
cord."
N/A
See H3C S6861 Switch Series IRF Configuration Guide or H3C
S6861 Switch Series Virtual Technologies Configuration Guide,
depending on the software version.
Connect the physical IRF ports on switches. Use SFP+/QSFP+
transceiver modules and fibers for a long-distance connection. Use
twisted pair cables, SFP+ cables, or QSFP+ cables for a
short-distance connection.
All switches except the master switch automatically reboot, and the
IRF fabric is established.
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