Planning The Irf Fabric Setup; Preconfiguring Irf Member Switches In Standalone Mode - HP 7500 series Configuration Manual

Task
6. Accessing the IRF
Accessing the global active MPU of the IRF fabric
Accessing a standby MPU in the IRF fabric
7. Configuring IRF member switches in IRF
Assigning an IRF domain ID to the IRF fabric
Changing the member ID of a switch
Changing the priority of a member switch
Adding physical ports to an IRF port
Enabling auto reboot for IRF fabric merge
Configuring a member switch description
Configuring IRF link load sharing mode
Configuring IRF bridge MAC persistence
Enabling software auto-update for system software image
synchronization
Setting the IRF link down report delay
Improving interface card availability in a four-chassis 7506 or
7506-V IRF fabric
Configuring MAD
8. Fast-restoring IRF configuration for a one-MPU member

Planning the IRF fabric setup

Consider the following items when you plan an IRF fabric:
Hardware compatibility and restrictions
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• IRF fabric size
Master switch
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IRF physical ports
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• Member ID and priority assignment scheme
Fabric topology and cabling scheme
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For more information about hardware and cabling, see the installation guide for the device.
Preconfiguring IRF member switches in standalone
mode
Perform the tasks in this section on every IRF member switch. These settings take effect on each member
switch after their operating mode changes to IRF.
fabric:
mode:
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Remarks
Login to the global active MPU is
required.
From the active MPU, you can log in
to a standby MPU to execute a
limited set of maintenance
commands.
All these tasks are optional.
If IRF ports have not been configured
when a member switch operating in
standalone mode, you must
configure its IRF ports.
CAUTION:
Changing member IDs in an IRF
fabric can void member ID-related
configuration and cause unexpected
problems. Before doing that, make
sure you understand the impact on
your live network.
Optional.
This task helps you fast-restore IRF
configuration for one-MPU members
before an MPU replacement.