Configuring Basic Irf Settings; Connecting The Irf Physical Ports; Verifying The Irf Fabric Setup - H3C S5560S-SI Series Installation Manual

Figure 41 IRF fabric topology
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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 42 ToR cabling
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Configuring basic IRF settings

After you install the IRF member switches, power on the switches, and log in to each IRF member
switch (see the fundamentals configuration guide for the switch series) 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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Execute the
For more information about configuring basic IRF settings, see the IRF configuration guide or virtual
technologies configuration guide for the switch series, depending on the software version.

Connecting the IRF physical ports

Prepare and connects cable based on the network topology and connection methods as planned.
Wear an ESD wrist strap when you install transceiver modules and fibers. For the installation method
and precautions, see H3C Transceiver Modules and Network Cables Installation Guide.

Verifying the IRF fabric setup

To verify the basic functionality of the IRF fabric after you finish configuring basic IRF settings and
connecting IRF ports:
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display irf configuration
command to verify the basic IRF settings.
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