Setting Up An Irf Fabric; Irf Fabric Setup Flowchart - HP HPE FlexFabric 5930 Installation Manual

Setting up an IRF fabric

You can use HPE IRF technology to connect and virtualize HPE FlexFabric 5930 switches into a
large virtual switch called an "IRF fabric" for flattened network topology, and high availability,
scalability, and manageability.
To set up IRF links between two switches, use the 10-GE or 40-GE ports.

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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