Table Of Contents - HP 10500 Series Configuration Manual

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IRF overview ································································································································································· 1
Hardware compatibility ···················································································································································· 1
IRF benefits ········································································································································································· 1
Application scenario ························································································································································· 1
Network topologies ·························································································································································· 2
Basic concepts ··································································································································································· 2
Operating mode ······················································································································································· 3
IRF member roles ······················································································································································ 3
IRF member ID ··························································································································································· 4
MPU roles ·································································································································································· 4
IRF port ······································································································································································ 4
IRF physical port ······················································································································································· 5
IRF domain ID ··························································································································································· 5
IRF split ······································································································································································ 5
IRF merge ·································································································································································· 6
Member priority ························································································································································ 6
Master election ·································································································································································· 6
IRF multi-active detection ·················································································································································· 7
Multi-active handling procedure ····························································································································· 7
LACP MAD ································································································································································ 8
BFD MAD ·································································································································································· 9
Configuring IRF ··························································································································································· 11
General restrictions and configuration guidelines ······································································································ 11
Software requirements ·········································································································································· 11
IRF size ··································································································································································· 11
IRF physical port restrictions ································································································································· 11
IRF link and MPU redundancy ····························································································································· 12
Multichassis link aggregation ······························································································································ 13
Feature and IRF mode compatibility ···················································································································· 13
MAD and IRF domain restrictions ························································································································ 13
MDC and IRF merge restrictions ·························································································································· 13
Other configuration guidelines ···························································································································· 13
Setup and configuration task list ·································································································································· 14
Planning the IRF fabric setup ········································································································································· 14
Preconfiguring IRF member devices in standalone mode ·························································································· 15
Assigning a member ID to each IRF member device ························································································· 15
Specifying a priority for each member device ··································································································· 15
Binding physical ports to IRF ports ······················································································································ 16
Saving configuration to the next-startup configuration file ························································································ 16
Connecting physical IRF ports ······································································································································· 17
Setting the operating mode to IRF mode ····················································································································· 17
Accessing the IRF fabric ················································································································································ 18
Configuring IRF member devices in IRF mode ············································································································ 18
Assigning an IRF domain ID to the IRF fabric ····································································································· 18
Changing the member ID of a device ················································································································· 20
Changing the priority of a member device ········································································································ 20
Adding physical ports to an IRF port ··················································································································· 21
Enabling IRF auto merge ······································································································································ 22
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