Troubleshooting Flowchart; Solution - HP FlexFabric 12900 series Troubleshooting Manual

Troubleshooting flowchart

Figure 21 Troubleshooting IRF fabric setup failure
Number of chassis in the
fabric fewer than the upper limit?
Same chassis model?
Chassis in IRF mode?
connections correct?
Same software version?
Bridge MAC unique?

Solution

To resolve the problem:
IRF setup failure
Yes
Yes
Yes
Member ID unique?
Yes
Physical IRF
Yes
IRF links up?
Yes
Yes
Yes
Contact the support
No
You cannot add the chassis to
the fabric
Replace with a chassis that is
No
the same model as existing
IRF member chassis
No
Enable IRF mode
No
Assign a unique member ID to
the chassis
No
Modify IRF port bindings or
reconnect physical interfaces
No
Remove link failure conditions
to bring up the IRF links
Upgrade the MPUs with the
No
software version running in
the IRF fabric
No
Remove the duplicate bridge
MAC condition
52
Yes
Resolved?
No
Yes
Resolved?
No
Yes
Resolved?
No
Yes
Resolved?
No
Yes
Resolved?
No
Yes
Resolved?
No
Yes
Resolved?
No
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