Table Of Contents - H3C S5120-EI Series Configuration Manual

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IRF overview ································································································································································· 1
Hardware compatibility ···················································································································································· 1
IRF benefits ········································································································································································· 1
Application scenario ························································································································································· 1
Basic concepts ··································································································································································· 2
IRF member roles ······················································································································································ 2
IRF member ID ··························································································································································· 2
IRF port ······································································································································································ 2
Physical IRF port ······················································································································································· 3
IRF domain ID ··························································································································································· 3
IRF split ······································································································································································ 3
IRF merge ·································································································································································· 4
Member priority ························································································································································ 4
Interface naming conventions ·········································································································································· 4
File system naming conventions······································································································································· 5
Configuration synchronization mechanism ···················································································································· 6
Master election ·································································································································································· 6
IRF multi-active detection ·················································································································································· 6
Multi-active handling procedure ····························································································································· 6
LACP MAD ································································································································································ 7
ARP MAD ·································································································································································· 8
Configuring IRF ··························································································································································· 10
General restrictions and configuration guidelines ······································································································ 10
Software requirements ·········································································································································· 10
IRF link redundancy ··············································································································································· 10
IRF physical port restrictions and cabling requirements ···················································································· 10
IRF port binding restrictions ·································································································································· 10
MAD ······································································································································································· 11
FIPS mode requirement ········································································································································· 11
Other configuration guidelines ···························································································································· 11
Setup and configuration task list ·································································································································· 11
Planning the IRF fabric setup ········································································································································· 12
Assigning a member ID to each IRF member switch ·································································································· 13
Specifying a priority for each member switch ············································································································ 13
Connecting physical IRF ports ······································································································································· 14
Binding physical ports to IRF ports ······························································································································· 15
Accessing the IRF fabric ················································································································································ 16
Accessing the CLI of the master switch ··············································································································· 16
Accessing the CLI of a subordinate switch ········································································································· 17
Assigning an IRF domain ID to the IRF fabric ·············································································································· 17
Configuring a member switch description··················································································································· 17
Configuring IRF link load sharing mode ······················································································································ 18
Configuring the global load sharing mode ········································································································ 18
Configuring a port-specific load sharing mode ································································································· 18
Configuring IRF bridge MAC persistence ···················································································································· 19
Enabling software auto-update for system software image synchronization ··························································· 19
Setting the IRF link down report delay ························································································································· 20
Configuring MAD ··························································································································································· 21
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