Introduction; Prerequisites; General Restrictions And Guidelines; Mpu Requirements For Irf - H3C CR16006-F Configuration Examples

Introduction

This document provides examples for deploying two-chassis IRF fabrics.

Prerequisites

The configuration examples in this document were created and verified in a lab environment, and
all the devices were started with the factory default configuration. When you are working on a live
network, make sure you understand the potential impact of every command on your network.
This document assumes that you have basic knowledge of H3C IRF.

General restrictions and guidelines

When you set up and configure an IRF fabric, follow the restrictions and guidelines in this section.
For more information about IRF configuration restrictions and guidelines, see Virtual Technologies
Configuration Guide for your devices.
Hardware compatibility with IRF
To establish an IRF fabric successfully, make sure the member device models, their IRF physical
interfaces, and switching fabric modules meet the compatibility requirements in
Table 1 Hardware compatibility matrix for IRF establishment
Hardware
platform
CR16006-F
CR16010-F
CR16014-F
CR16006-F
CR16010-F
CR16010H-F
CR16014-F
CR16018-F

MPU requirements for IRF

To form a CR16000-F IRF fabric, every member device must use the same model of MPUs.
IRF members IRF physical interfaces
10-GE or 40-GE Ethernet fiber
ports on CSPC cards except
Any combination
the following cards:
of these router
•
models.
•
•
10-GE, 40-GE, or 100-GE
Ethernet fiber ports on CEPC
cards or CSPEX cards except
the following cards:
•
All members are
the same model.
•
•
•
•
CSPC-GE16XP4L-E.
CSPC-GE24L-E.
CSPC-GP24GE8XP2L-E.
CSPEX-1204.
CSPEX-1104-E.
CSPEX-1512X.
CSPEX-1612X.
CSPEX-1812X.
1
Table 1.
Switching fabric
requirements
Use either of the following schemes:
•
Use Type-A switching fabric
modules across the entire IRF
fabric.
•
Use Type-B and
switching fabric modules.
On a member device, use

Type-B or Type-D modules,
but not both.
Different types of switching

fabric modules can be used
between member devices.
All member devices use same
model switching fabric modules.
module
Type-D