Planning The Irf Fabric Setup; Setting Up An Irf Fabric; Assigning A Member Id To Each Irf Member Device; Specifying A Priority For Each Member Device - H3C MSR 5600 Configuration Manual

Planning the IRF fabric setup

Consider the following items when you plan an IRF fabric:
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Hardware compatibility and restrictions.
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IRF fabric size.
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Master device.
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Member ID and priority assignment scheme.
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Fabric topology and cabling scheme.
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IRF physical interfaces.

Setting up an IRF fabric

Assigning a member ID to each IRF member device

About this task
Assign a unique IRF member ID to a device before changing the device's operating mode to IRF. If
you do not assign a member ID to the device, the device automatically uses the member ID of 1 after
the mode changes to IRF.
The member ID assigned to the device is saved in both active and standby MPUs. The standby MPU
might store a different member ID than the active MPU after an MPU replacement. For consistency,
the system updates the member ID in the active MPU automatically to the standby MPU when the
difference is detected.
Procedure
1. Enter system view.
system-view
2. Assign an IRF member ID to the device.
irf member member-id
By default, the device operates in standalone mode and does not have an IRF member ID.

Specifying a priority for each member device

About this task
IRF member priority represents the possibility for a device to be elected the master in an IRF fabric.
A larger priority value indicates a higher priority.
Procedure
1. Enter system view.
system-view
2. Specify a priority for the device in standalone mode.
irf priority priority
The default IRF member priority is 1.
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