Table Of Contents - HP FlexFabric 12900 Series Configuration Manual

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IRF overview ································································································································································· 3
Hardware compatibility ···················································································································································· 3
IRF benefits ········································································································································································· 3
Application scenario ························································································································································· 3
Network topologies ·························································································································································· 4
Basic concepts ··································································································································································· 4
Operating mode ······················································································································································· 5
IRF member roles ······················································································································································ 5
IRF member ID ··························································································································································· 6
MPU roles ·································································································································································· 6
IRF port ······································································································································································ 6
IRF physical interface ··············································································································································· 7
IRF domain ID ··························································································································································· 7
IRF split ······································································································································································ 7
IRF merge ·································································································································································· 8
Member priority ························································································································································ 8
Master election ·································································································································································· 8
IRF connection error notification ······································································································································ 9
IRF multi-active detection ·················································································································································· 9
Multi-active handling procedure ····························································································································· 9
LACP MAD ····························································································································································· 10
BFD MAD ······························································································································································· 11
Configuring IRF ··························································································································································· 13
General restrictions and configuration guidelines ······································································································ 13
Software requirements ·········································································································································· 13
IRF size and member ID restrictions ···················································································································· 13
MPU requirements ················································································································································· 13
IRF physical interface restrictions ························································································································· 13
Connecting IRF ports ············································································································································· 14
IRF link redundancy ··············································································································································· 14
Multichassis link aggregation ······························································································································ 14
Feature and IRF mode compatibility ···················································································································· 14
MAD and IRF domain restrictions ························································································································ 15
IRF merge restrictions ············································································································································ 15
Configuration backup ··········································································································································· 15
Setup and configuration task list ·································································································································· 15
Planning the IRF fabric setup ········································································································································· 16
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 ··································································································· 17
Binding physical interfaces to IRF ports ·············································································································· 17
Saving configuration to the next-startup configuration file ························································································ 18
Connecting IRF physical interfaces ······························································································································· 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
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