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Introduction ····················································································· 1
Prerequisites ··················································································· 1
Hardware requirements ··············································································································· 1
Software requirements ················································································································ 1
Connecting IRF ports ·················································································································· 3
Licensing requirements ··············································································································· 3
Network configuration ················································································································· 3
Analysis ··································································································································· 4
IRF setup ··························································································································· 4
LACP MAD configuration ······································································································ 6
Software versions used ··············································································································· 7
Restrictions and guidelines ·········································································································· 7
Procedures ······························································································································· 7
Configuring LACP MAD ······································································································ 10
Verifying the configuration ·········································································································· 13
Verifying the IRF setup ······································································································· 13
Configuration files ···················································································································· 16
Network configuration ··············································································································· 20
Analysis ································································································································· 22
IRF setup ························································································································· 22
BFD MAD configuration ······································································································ 23
Software versions used ············································································································· 25
Restrictions and guidelines ········································································································ 26
IRF port binding ················································································································ 26
Procedures ····························································································································· 26
Setting up the IRF fabric ····································································································· 26
Configuring BFD MAD ········································································································ 29
Verifying the configuration ·········································································································· 35
Verifying the IRF setup ······································································································· 35
Configuration files ···················································································································· 38
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