Planning The Irf Fabric Setup - H3C S5120-EI Series Configuration Manual

H3C recommends the following IRF fabric setup and configuration procedure:
Task
1.

Planning the IRF fabric setup

2. Assigning a member ID to each IRF member switch
3. Specifying a priority for each member switch
4. Connecting physical IRF ports
5. Binding physical ports to IRF ports
6. Accessing the IRF
Accessing the CLI of the master switch
Accessing the CLI of a subordinate switch
7. Assigning an IRF domain ID to the IRF fabric
8. Configuring a member switch description
9. Configuring IRF link load sharing
Configuring the global load sharing mode
Configuring a port-specific load sharing mode
10. Configuring IRF bridge MAC persistence
11. Enabling software auto-update for system software image
synchronization
12. Setting the IRF link down report delay
13. Configuring
Configuring LACP MAD
Configuring ARP MAD
Excluding a port from the shutdown action upon detection of
multi-active collision
Recovering an IRF fabric
Planning the IRF fabric setup
Consider the following items when you plan an IRF fabric:
fabric:
mode:
MAD:
12
Remarks
Required.
Required.
Perform this task on each member
switch.
Required.
Perform this task on each member
switch.
Required.
Required.
Perform this task on each member
switch.
Login to the master's CLI is
required. You configure all
member switches at the master's
CLI.
From the master's CLI, you can log
in to any other member switch's
CLI to execute a limited set of
maintenance commands.
This task is required for ARP MAD
and LACP MAD.
Optional.
Optional.
Optional.
Optional.
H3C recommends enabling
software auto-update to make sure
system software image
synchronization
Optional.
Required.
MAD mechanisms are
independent of one another. You
can configure at least one MAD
mechanism for an IRF fabric.