Mad; Fips Mode Requirement; Other Configuration Guidelines; Setup And Configuration Task List - H3C S5120-EI Series Configuration Manual

MAD

Configure at least one MAD mechanism for prompt IRF split detection and IRF fabric recovery.
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• If LACP MAD or ARP MAD runs between two IRF fabrics, assign each fabric a unique IRF domain
ID.
To exclude a port from the shutdown action that is executed when an IRF fabric transits to the
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Recovery state, use the mad exclude interface command. To bring up a port after the IRF fabric
transits to the Recovery state, you must use the mad restore command to activate the entire IRF fabric,
and not the undo shutdown command.

FIPS mode requirement

To form an IRF fabric, all member devices must use the same FIPS mode setting (configurable with the fips
mode enable command). For more information about FIPS mode, see Security Configuration Guide.

Other configuration guidelines

Strictly follow the IRF fabric setup procedure described in
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the IRF fabric, identify IRF physical ports, connect IRF member switches, and configure basic
settings.
• Assign each member a unique IRF member ID to make sure they can merge. You must reboot the
members to validate the IRF member ID settings.
Assign the highest member priority to the device you want to use as the master.
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• Before removing an interface card that has physical IRF ports in an IRF fabric, remove the IRF
connection cables, or use the shutdown command to shut down the IRF physical ports.
If a subordinate switch uses the same next-startup configuration file name as the master switch, the
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file might be overwritten depending on your configuration file management settings. To continue to
use the configuration file after removing the switch from the IRF fabric, back up the file before setting
up the IRF fabric.
Save any configuration you have made to the startup configuration file before rebooting the IRF
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member devices.

Setup and configuration task list

H3C recommends the basic IRF setup procedure in
member switch. After the IRF fabric is set up, you can access the IRF fabric to manage its member
switches as if they were one switch.
Figure 7 Basic IRF setup flow chart
"Setup and configuration task
Figure 7. Perform the tasks in this figure on each
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