Table Of Contents - HP 12500 SERIES Configuration Manual

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IRF overview ································································································································································································· 1
Hardware compatibility ·············································································································································································· 1
IRF benefits ····································································································································································································· 1
Application scenario ···················································································································································································· 1
Network topologies ····················································································································································································· 2
Basic concepts ······························································································································································································· 2
Operating mode ················································································································································································· 4
IRF member roles ··············································································································································································· 4
IRF member ID ····················································································································································································· 5
MPU roles ······························································································································································································ 5
IRF port ··································································································································································································· 5
IRF domain ID ······················································································································································································ 6
IRF split ··································································································································································································· 7
IRF merge ······························································································································································································ 7
Member priority ·················································································································································································· 7
Master election ······························································································································································································ 7
IRF multi-active detection ········································································································································································· 8
Multi-active handling procedure ················································································································································· 8
LACP MAD ····························································································································································································· 9
BFD MAD ····························································································································································································· 10
ARP MAD ····························································································································································································· 11
Configuring IRF ························································································································································································· 13
General restrictions and configuration guidelines ························································································································ 13
Software requirements ··································································································································································· 13
IRF fabric size ····················································································································································································· 13
MPU and IRF port restrictions ····················································································································································· 13
IRF link redundancy ········································································································································································· 13
Feature and IRF mode compatibility ········································································································································ 13
MAD ······································································································································································································· 14
Other configuration guidelines ·················································································································································· 14
Setup and configuration task list ························································································································································· 14
Planning the IRF fabric setup ································································································································································· 15
Preconfiguring IRF member devices in standalone mode ········································································································· 16
Assigning a member ID to each IRF member device ········································································································ 16
Specifying a priority for each member device ····················································································································· 16
Binding physical ports to IRF ports ··········································································································································· 16
Enabling enhanced IRF mode in standalone mode······················································································································ 17
Saving configuration to the next-startup configuration file ····································································································· 18
Connecting IRF physical ports ······························································································································································· 18
Setting the operating mode to IRF mode ········································································································································ 19
Accessing the IRF fabric ··········································································································································································· 20
Configuring IRF member devices in IRF mode ······························································································································· 20
Assigning an IRF domain ID to the IRF fabric ······················································································································· 20
Changing the member ID of a device ······································································································································ 21
Changing the priority of a member device ··························································································································· 22
Adding physical ports to an IRF port ······································································································································· 22
Enabling enhanced IRF mode in IRF mode ···························································································································· 24
Enabling auto reboot for IRF fabric merge ···························································································································· 25
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