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

Figure 36 IRF fabric topology
Connecting the IRF member switches in a ToR solution
You can install IRF member switches in different racks side by side to deploy a top of rack (ToR)
solution.
Figure 37 shows an example for connecting four top of rack IRF member switches. The topology is
the same as
Figure 37 ToR cabling

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-SI Switch Series Fundamentals Configuration Guide) to configure their
member IDs, member priorities, and IRF port bindings.
Follow these guidelines when you configure the switches:
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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. You
perform IRF port binding before or after connecting IRF physical ports depending on the
software release.
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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-SI Switch Series IRF
Configuration Guide.

Connecting the physical IRF ports

CAUTION:
Wear an ESD wrist strap when you connect cables or transceiver modules and optical fibers. For
information about the installation procedure, see H3C SFP/SFP+/XFP Transceiver Modules and
Network Cables Installation Guide
Figure 36.
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