Planning Irf Fabric Setup - HP FlexFabric 5700-48G-4XG-2QSFP+ TAA Installation Manual

Step
1. Plan IRF fabric setup.
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.
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• Distribute the IRF member switches in different racks to implement the top-of-rack (ToR) access
solution for a data center.
As your business grows, you can plug HP FlexFabric 5700 switches into the IRF fabric to increase the
switching capacity without any topology change or replacement.
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 command line interface of the master switch.
NOTE:
IRF member switches will 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
FlexFabric 5700 Switch Series IRF Configuration Guide
Description
Plan the installation site and IRF fabric setup parameters:
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Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site
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Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs
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Planning IRF topology and connections
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Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches
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Planning the cabling scheme
See "Installing the switch in a 19-inch
See "Grounding the switch" and
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See HP FlexFabric 5700 Switch Series IRF Configuration Guide.
See "Planning IRF topology and
All switches except the master switch automatically reboot, and the IRF fabric is
established.
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