HPE FlexFabric 5700 Series Configuration Manual page 19

Figure 10 Basic IRF setup flow chart
Assign the device a
member ID and a
priority
Save the
configuration
To set up an IRF fabric, perform the following tasks:
Tasks at a glance
1. (Required.) Planning the IRF fabric setup
2. (Required.) Assigning a member ID to each IRF member device
3. (Optional.) Specifying a priority for each member device
4. (Required.) Connecting IRF physical interfaces
5. (Required.) Binding physical interfaces to IRF ports
6. (Required.) Accessing the IRF fabric
7. (Optional.) Configuring a member device description
8. (Optional.) Configuring IRF link load sharing
Configuring the global load sharing mode
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Configuring a port-specific load sharing mode
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9. (Optional.) Configuring the IRF bridge MAC address
Specifying a MAC address as the IRF bridge MAC address
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Configuring IRF bridge MAC persistence
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10. (Optional.) Enabling software auto-update for software image
synchronization
11. (Optional.) Setting the IRF link down report delay
12. (Required.) Configuring
Configuring LACP MAD
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Configuring BFD MAD
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Configuring ARP MAD
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Configuring ND MAD
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Excluding a port from the shutdown action upon detection of
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Reboot the device
Activate IRF ports
mode:
MAD:
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Connect IRF
physical interfaces
Subordinate devices
automatically reboot
Remarks
N/A
Perform this task on each
member device.
Perform this task on one or
multiple member devices to affect
the master election result.
N/A
Perform this task on each
member device.
When you complete IRF port
binding and activation on all IRF
member devices, the IRF fabric is
formed.
When you log in to the IRF fabric,
you are placed at the master's
CLI, where you complete
subsequent IRF settings and
configure other features for the
member devices as if they were
one device.
N/A
N/A
N/A
As a best practice, enable
software auto-update to ensure
system software image
synchronization.
N/A
MAD mechanisms are
independent of one another. You
can configure multiple MAD
mechanisms for an IRF fabric.
Bind the physical
interfaces to IRF
ports
IRF fabric is set up