Preconfiguring Irf Member Devices In Standalone Mode; Assigning A Member Id To Each Irf Member Device; Specifying A Priority For Each Member Device; Binding Physical Ports To Irf Ports - HP 12500 SERIES Configuration Manual

Member ID and priority assignment scheme
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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 devices in standalone
mode
Perform the tasks in this section on every IRF member device. These settings take effect on each
member device after their operating mode changes to IRF.

Assigning a member ID to each IRF member device

A device by default operates in standalone mode without an IRF member ID. You must assign it a
unique IRF member ID before changing its operating mode to IRF.
Execute the display irf configuration command and examine the MemberID field. If the device has
no IRF member ID, the field displays two hyphens (--).
The member ID assigned to a device is saved in both active and standby MPUs of the device. If the
standby MPU has a different member ID than the active MPU, for example, because of an MPU
replacement, the member ID in the active MPU takes effect and is automatically updated to the
standby MPU.
To set a member ID for the device in standalone mode:
Step
1. Enter system view.
2. Assign an IRF member ID
to the device.

Specifying a priority for each member device

IRF member priority represents the possibility for a device to be elected the master in an IRF fabric.
The higher the priority, the higher the possibility.
To specify a priority for the device in standalone mode:
Step
1. Enter system view.
2. Specify a priority for the
device.

Binding physical ports to IRF ports

To establish an IRF connection between two devices, you must bind at least one physical port to
IRF-port 1 on one device and to IRF-port 2 on the other. For link redundancy and load sharing, bind
at least two physical ports to one IRF port.
Command
system-view
irf member member-id
Command
system-view
irf priority priority
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Remarks
N/A
By default, the device has no
IRF member ID.
Remarks
N/A
The default IRF member
priority is 1.