Planning Irf Fabric Setup; Planning Irf Fabric Size And The Installation Site; Identifying The Master Switch And Planning Irf Member Ids - HPE 5510 HI Series Installation Manual

Step
2. Install IRF member
switches
3. Connect ground wires
and power cords
4. Power on the switches
5. Configure basic IRF
settings
6. Connect the physical
IRF ports

Planning IRF fabric setup

This section describes issues that an IRF fabric setup plan must cover.

Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site

Choose switch models and identify the number of required IRF member switches, depending on the user
density and upstream bandwidth requirements. The switching capacity of an IRF fabric equals the total
switching capacities of all member switches.
Plan the installation site depending on your network solution, as follows:
 Place all IRF member switches in one rack for centralized high-density access.
Distribute the IRF member switches in different racks to implement the ToR access solution for a data

center.
NOTE:
For the maximum IRF member devices supported by the HPE 5510 HI, see the release notes that come with
the switch.

Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs

Determine which switch you want to use as the master for managing all member switches in the IRF
fabric.
An IRF fabric has only one master switch. You configure and manage all member switches in the IRF
fabric at the CLI of the master switch. IRF member switches automatically elect a master.
You can affect the election result by assigning a high member priority to the intended master switch. For
more information about master election, see HPE 5510 HI Switch Series IRF Configuration Guide.
Description

Planning the cabling scheme
See "Installing the switch in a 19-inch
workbench."
See "Grounding the switch" and
N/A
See HPE 5510 HI Switch Series IRF Configuration Guide.
Connect physical IRF ports on switches. Use SFP+/QSFP+ transceiver modules
and fibers to connect 10-Gigabit SFP+ ports/40-Gigabit QSFP+ ports over a
long distance, or use SFP+/QSFP+ DAC cables to connect 10-Gigabit SFP+
ports/40-Gigabit QSFP+ ports over a short distance.
All switches except the master switch automatically reboot, and the IRF fabric is
established.
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rack" or "Mounting the switch on a
"Connecting the power cord."