Configuring Basic Irf Settings; Connecting The Physical Irf Ports - H3C S5120-HI Series Installation Manual

Figure 57 IRF fabric topology
Connecting the IRF member switches in different racks
You can install IRF member switches in different racks side by side.
connecting nine IRF member switches in different racks by using XFP/SFP+ transceiver modules and
optical fibers. The topology is the same as
Figure 58 Connect the IRF member switches in different racks

Configuring basic IRF settings

After you install the IRF member switches, power on the switches, and log in to each IRF member switch
(see H3C S5120-HI Switch Series Fundamentals Configuration Guide) to configure their member IDs,
member priorities, and IRF port bindings.
Follow these guidelines when you configure the switches:
Assign the master switch higher member priority than any other switch.
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Bind physical ports to IRF port 1 on one switch and to IRF port 2 on the other switch.
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• Execute the display irf configuration command to verify the basic IRF settings.
For more information about configuring basic IRF settings, see H3C S5120-HI Switch Series IRF
Configuration Guide.

Connecting the physical IRF ports

Use proper cables to connect the IRF member switches as planned.
NOTE:
Wear an ESD-preventive wrist strap when you connect CX4/SFP+ cables or XFP/SFP+ transceiver
modules and fibers. For how to connect them, see
Installation Guide
and "Installing/removing a CX4/SFP+
Figure 57.
H3C Pluggable SFP/SFP+/XFP Transceiver Modules
cable".
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Figure 58 shows an example for