Setting Up An Irf Fabric; Irf Fabric Setup Flowchart - H3C S6850-56HF-CP Manual

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Setting up an IRF fabric

You can use H3C IRF technology to connect and virtualize multiple S6850-56HF-CP switches into a
large virtual switch called an "IRF fabric" for flattened network topology, and high availability,
scalability, and manageability.

IRF fabric setup flowchart

Figure4-1 IRF fabric setup flowchart
Start
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
End
To set up an IRF fabric:
Step
1. Plan IRF fabric setup.
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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