Preconfiguring Irf Member Devices In Standalone Mode; Assigning A Member Id To Each Irf Member Device; Specifying A Priority For Each Member Device - HP FlexFabric 12500 Series Configuration Manual

Member ID and priority assignment scheme
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• Fabric topology and cabling scheme
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 look at 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. The standby
MPU might store a different member ID than the active MPU after an MPU replacement. When the
difference is detected, the system updates the member ID in the active MPU automatically to the standby
MPU for consistency.
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.
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.