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Preface This command reference describes IRF configuration commands for setting up and maintaining an IRF fabric, including: • Commands for IRF port binding configuration. • Commands for IRF member ID and priority configuration. • Commands for detecting IRF splits and maintaining the IRF fabric. This preface includes the following topics about the documentation: •...
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Field Description current-configuration command. Status of the software auto-update feature: • Auto upgrade yes—Enabled. • no—Disabled. IRF bridge MAC persistence setting: • 6 min—Bridge MAC address of the IRF fabric remains unchanged for 6 minutes after the address owner leaves. •...
Field Description Physical interfaces bound to IRF-port 2. IRF-Port2 This field displays disable if no physical interfaces are bound to the IRF port. Related commands display irf display irf topology display irf link Use display irf link to display IRF link information. Syntax display irf link Views...
Related commands display irf display irf configuration display mad Use display mad to display MAD status and settings. Syntax display mad [ verbose ] Views Any view Predefined user roles network-admin network-operator Parameters verbose : Displays detailed MAD information. If you do not specify this keyword, the command only displays whether a MAD mechanism is enabled or disabled.
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MAD LACP enabled interface: Bridge-Aggregation 1 MAD status : Normal Member ID Port MAD status GigabitEthernet1/0/5 Normal GigabitEthernet2/0/5 Normal MAD BFD enabled interface: VLAN-interface 3 MAD status : Normal Member ID MAD IP address Neighbor MAD status 192.168.1.1/24 Normal 192.168.1.2/24 Normal Table 5 Command output Field...
Field Description • Normal—LACP MAD is operating correctly. • Faulty—LACP MAD is not operating correctly. Verify the following items: Verify that the ports on LACP MAD links are up. Verify that the intermediate device supports extended LACPDUs. Verify that all member devices have member ports used for LACP MAD.
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renumber new-member-id : Specifies a new member ID for the device. The value range for the member ID is 1 to 10. The member device automatically reboots for the new member ID to take effect. If you do not specify this option, the command does not change the member ID. domain domain-id : Specifies an IRF domain ID in the range of 0 to 4294967295.
IRF new member ID: 3 IRF domain ID : 10 IRF priority : 10 IRF-port 1 : GigabitEthernet2/0/1, GigabitEthernet2/0/2 IRF-port 2 : Disabled ***************************************************************************** Are you sure to use these settings to set up IRF? [Y/N] y Starting to configure IRF... Configuration succeeded.
Syntax irf auto-update enable undo irf auto-update enable Default Software auto-update is enabled. Views System view Predefined user roles network-admin Usage guidelines This command automatically propagates the current software images of the master device in the IRF fabric to any devices you are adding to the IRF fabric. To ensure a successful software update, verify that the new device you are adding to the IRF fabric has sufficient storage space for the new software images.
If one IRF fabric uses another IRF fabric as the intermediate device for LACP MAD, ARP MAD, or ND MAD, you must assign the two IRF fabrics different domain IDs for correct split detection. False detection causes IRF split. An IRF fabric has only one IRF domain ID. You can change the IRF domain ID by using the following commands: irf domain , mad enable , mad arp enable , or mad nd enable .
Default The IRF bridge MAC address remains unchanged for 6 minutes after the address owner leaves. Views System view Predefined user roles network-admin Parameters always : Enables the IRF bridge MAC address to be permanent. The IRF bridge MAC address does not change after the address owner leaves the fabric.
Views System view Predefined user roles network-admin Parameters member-id : Specifies the ID of an IRF member. text : Specifies a description, a string of 1 to 127 characters. Examples # Configure the description as F1Num001 for IRF member 1. <Sysname>...
Syntax irf member member-id renumber new-member-id undo irf member member-id renumber Default The IRF member ID is 1. Views System view Predefined user roles network-admin Parameters member-id : Specifies the ID of an IRF member. The value range for IRF member IDs is 1 to 10. new-member-id : Assigns a new ID to the IRF member.
Syntax irf-port member-id/irf-port-number undo irf-port member-id/irf-port-number Views System view Predefined user roles network-admin Parameters member-id : Specifies an IRF member device by its member ID. irf-port-number : Specifies an IRF port on the member device. The irf-port-number argument represents the IRF port index and must be 1 or 2. Usage guidelines To bind physical interfaces to an IRF port, you must enter IRF port view.
[Sysname] interface gigabitethernet 1/0/1 [Sysname-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] shutdown [Sysname-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] quit [Sysname] irf-port 1/2 [Sysname-irf-port1/2] port group interface gigabitethernet 1/0/1 You must perform the following tasks for a successful IRF setup: Save the configuration after completing IRF configuration. Execute the "irf-port-configuration active" command to activate the IRF ports. [Sysname-irf-port1/2] quit [Sysname] interface gigabitethernet 1/0/1 [Sysname-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] undo shutdown...
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Category Restrictions and guidelines • If you are using an intermediate device, perform the following tasks: On the IRF fabric and the intermediate device, create a VLAN for ARP MAD. On the IRF fabric and the intermediate device, assign the ports of ARP MAD links to the ARP MAD VLAN.
Category Restrictions and guidelines • Make sure all the MAD IP addresses are on the same subnet. When you configure BFD MAD on a management Ethernet port, follow these restrictions and guidelines: Category Restrictions and guidelines Management Ethernet Connect a management Ethernet port on each member device to the ports for BFD MAD common Ethernet ports on the intermediate device.
If one IRF fabric uses another IRF fabric as the intermediate device for LACP MAD, you must assign the two IRF fabrics different domain IDs for correct split detection. False detection causes IRF split. When you use the mad enable command, the system prompts you to enter a domain ID. If you do not want to change the current domain ID, press enter at the prompt.
Usage guidelines If an interface must be kept in up state for special purposes such as Telnet connection, exclude the interface from the shutdown action. As a best practice to avoid incorrect traffic forwarding, do not exclude any interfaces except the interfaces used for Telnet. The interfaces that have been shut down by MAD come up when the member devices reboot to join the recovered IRF fabric.
• If the IRF fabric is integrated, only the MAD IP address of the master takes effect. The master cannot establish a BFD session with any other member. If you execute the display bfd session command, the state of the BFD sessions is Down. •...
Category Restrictions and guidelines • As a best practice, do not use the ND MAD VLAN for any other purposes. If an intermediate device is used, make sure the following requirements are met: • Run the spanning tree feature between the IRF fabric and the intermediate device to ensure that there is only one ND MAD link in forwarding state.
Views System view Predefined user roles network-admin Usage guidelines If the active IRF fabric has failed to work before the IRF split problem is fixed, use this command to restore an IRF fabric in Recovery state. The recovered IRF fabric will take over the active IRF fabric role.
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Examples # Bind GigabitEthernet 1/0/1 to IRF-port 1/1 on IRF member 1. <Sysname> system-view [Sysname] interface gigabitethernet 1/0/1 [Sysname-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] shutdown [Sysname-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] quit [Sysname] irf-port 1/1 [Sysname-irf-port1/1] port group interface gigabitethernet 1/0/1 [Sysname-irf-port1/1] quit [Sysname] interface gigabitethernet 1/0/1 [Sysname-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] undo shutdown Related commands irf-port...
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