Setting Up An Irf Fabric; Irf Fabric Setup Flowchart - H3C S6812 Series Installation Manual

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Setting up an IRF fabric

You can use H3C IRF technology to connect and virtualize multiple S6812 series or S6813 series
switches into a large virtual switch called an "IRF fabric" for flattened network topology, and high
availability, scalability, and manageability. Only switches of the same series can form an IRF fabric.

IRF fabric setup flowchart

Figure4-1 IRF fabric setup flowchart
Plan IRF fabric setup
Install IRF member switches
Connect grounding cables and
power cords
Power on the switches
Configure basic IRF settings
Connect the physical IRF ports
Standby switches reboot and
the IRF fabric is automatically
established
To set up an IRF fabric:
Step
1. Plan IRF fabric setup.
Start
End
Description
Plan the installation site and IRF fabric setup parameters:
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Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site
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Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs
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Planning IRF topology and connections
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Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches
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Planning the cabling scheme
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