Preconfiguring Irf Member Devices In Standalone Mode; Assigning A Member Id To Each Irf Member Device; Specifying A Priority For Each Member Device - HP 10500 Series Configuration Manual

IRF physical ports
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• Member ID and priority assignment scheme
Fabric topology and cabling scheme
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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

IMPORTANT:
If a two-chassis IRF fabric has OAA cards, you must assign member ID 1 or 2 to the member device that
holds the cards.
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. If the
standby MPU has a different member ID than the active MPU, for example, because of an MPU
replacement, the member ID in the active MPU takes effect and is automatically updated to the standby
MPU.
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
15
Remarks
N/A
By default, the device has no IRF
member ID.
Remarks
N/A
The default IRF member priority
is 1.