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Setting up an IRF fabric ·····································································1
Overview ···································································································································· 1
Network topology ·················································································································· 2
Basic concepts ····················································································································· 2
Interface naming conventions ·································································································· 4
File system naming conventions ······························································································· 4
Configuration synchronization ·································································································· 6
Master election ····················································································································· 6
Multi-active handling procedure ································································································ 6
MAD mechanisms ················································································································· 7
Hardware compatibility ················································································································ 12
General restrictions and configuration guidelines ············································································· 12
Software requirements ········································································································· 12
IRF physical interface requirements ························································································ 12
Connecting IRF ports ··········································································································· 13
Feature compatibility and configuration restrictions ···································································· 13
Configuration backup ··········································································································· 14
Setup and configuration task list ··································································································· 14
Planning the IRF fabric setup ······································································································· 15
Assigning a member ID to each IRF member device ········································································· 15
Specifying a priority for each member device ··················································································· 16
Connecting IRF physical interfaces ································································································ 16
Binding physical interfaces to IRF ports ·························································································· 17
Accessing the IRF fabric ·············································································································· 19
Configuring a member device description ······················································································· 19
Configuring IRF link load sharing mode ·························································································· 19
Configuration restrictions and guidelines ·················································································· 19
Configuring the global load sharing mode ················································································ 20
Configuring a port-specific load sharing mode ··········································································· 20
Configuring IRF bridge MAC persistence ························································································ 20
Enabling software auto-update for software image synchronization ····················································· 21
Configuration prerequisites···································································································· 22
Configuration procedure ······································································································· 22
Setting the IRF link down report delay ···························································································· 22
Configuring MAD ······················································································································· 23
Configuring LACP MAD ········································································································ 23
Configuring BFD MAD ·········································································································· 24
Configuring ARP MAD ·········································································································· 25
Configuring ND MAD ··········································································································· 27
Excluding a port from the shutdown action upon detection of multi-active collision ··························· 28
Recovering an IRF fabric ············································································································· 28
Displaying and maintaining an IRF fabric ························································································ 30
Configuration examples ··············································································································· 30
LACP MAD-enabled IRF configuration example (using crosslink ports) ·········································· 30
BFD MAD-enabled IRF configuration example (using crosslink ports) ··········································· 32
ARP MAD-enabled IRF configuration example (using uplink ports) ··············································· 35
ND MAD-enabled IRF configuration example (using uplink ports) ················································· 39
Document conventions and icons ······················································ 44
Conventions ······························································································································ 44
Network topology icons ··············································································································· 45
Support and other resources····························································· 46
Accessing Hewlett Packard Enterprise Support················································································ 46
Accessing updates ····················································································································· 46
Websites ··························································································································· 47
Customer self repair ············································································································ 47
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