Setting The Operating Mode To Irf Mode - HP 12500 SERIES Configuration Manual

topology. Instead, the IRF fabric changes to a daisy chain topology without interrupting network
services.
To use the ring topology, you must have at least three member devices.
Figure 11 Daisy chain topology versus ring topology
If two IRF member devices are far away from each other (for example, if they are in different cities),
you can use a relay device, such as a Layer 2 switch, to connect them, as shown in Figure 12.
Figure 12 Daisy chain topology with a relay

Setting the operating mode to IRF mode

By default, the device is operating in standalone mode. To assign the device to an IRF fabric, you
must change its operating mode to IRF mode.
Before changing to IRF mode, use the display irf configuration command to verify that a member
ID has been assigned to the device. If the MemberID field displays two hyphens (--), first assign a
member ID to the device.
To set the operating mode of a device to IRF mode:
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