Setup And Configuration Task List; Planning The Irf Fabric Setup - HP 10500 Series Configuration Manual

Strictly follow the IRF fabric setup procedure described in
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the IRF fabric, identify IRF physical ports, connect IRF member devices, and configure basic settings.
If two IRF fabrics have the same bridge MAC address, they cannot merge.
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Assign each member a unique IRF member ID to make sure they can merge. You must reboot the
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members to validate the IRF member ID settings.
Assign the highest member priority to the device you want to use as the master.
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• Save any configuration you have made to the startup configuration file before you reboot the IRF
member devices.

Setup and configuration task list

HP recommends the following IRF fabric setup and configuration procedure:
Setup and configuration procedure
1. (Required.)
(Required.)
2.
Assigning a member ID to each IRF member device
Specifying a priority for each member device
Binding physical ports to IRF ports
3. (Required.)
4. (Required.)
5. (Required.)
6. (Required.)
7. (Optional.)
Assigning an IRF domain ID to the IRF fabric
Changing the member ID of a device
Changing the priority of a member device
Adding physical ports to an IRF port
Enabling IRF auto merge
Configuring a member device description
Configuring IRF link load sharing mode
Configuring IRF bridge MAC persistence
Enabling software auto-update for system software image
synchronization
Setting the IRF link down report delay
Configuring MAD

Planning the IRF fabric setup

Consider the following items when you plan an IRF fabric:
Hardware compatibility and restrictions
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IRF fabric size
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Master device
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Planning the IRF fabric setup
Preconfiguring IRF member devices in standalone
Saving configuration to the next-startup configuration file
Connecting physical IRF ports
Setting the operating mode to IRF mode
Accessing the IRF fabric
Configuring IRF member devices in IRF
"Setup and configuration task
mode:
mode:
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Remarks
N/A
Perform this task on each member
device before the IRF mode is
enabled.
N/A
Make sure that they are
interoperable.
N/A
N/A
Adding physical ports to an IRF port
is required if you did not configure
IRF port bindings in standalone
mode.
CAUTION:
Changing member IDs in an IRF
fabric can void member ID-related
configuration and cause
unexpected problems. Before doing
that, make sure you understand the
impact on your live network.
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