Hardware Compatibility; General Restrictions And Configuration Guidelines - HP FlexFabric 5700 series Configuration Manual

Figure 7 ND MAD scenario
Each IRF member device compares the domain ID and the active ID in incoming NS packets with its
domain ID and active ID.
If the domain IDs are different, the NS packet is from a different IRF fabric. The device does not
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continue to process the packet with the MAD mechanism.
If the domain IDs are the same, the device compares the active IDs.
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If the active IDs are different, the IRF fabric has split.
If the active IDs are the same, the IRF fabric is integrated.

Hardware compatibility

An HP FlexFabric 5700 switch can form an IRF fabric only with devices in the same series.

General restrictions and configuration guidelines

For a successful IRF setup, follow the restrictions and guidelines in this section and the setup procedure
in "Setup and configuration task list."
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