Setting Up An Irf Fabric; Irf Fabric Setup Flowchart - HP FlexFabric 7900 Series Installation Manual

Setting up an IRF fabric

You can use HP Intelligent Resilient Framework (IRF) technology to connect and virtualize multiple
switches into a large virtual switch called an "IRF fabric" for flattened network topology, and high
availability, scalability, and manageability.

IRF fabric setup flowchart

Figure 31 IRF fabric setup flowchart
To set up an IRF fabric:
Step
1. Plan IRF fabric setup.
Description
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Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site
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Determining the master switch and planning IRF member IDs
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Planning IRF topology and connections
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Determining physical IRF ports on the member switches
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Planning the cabling scheme
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