3Com S7906E Configuration Manual page 2280

Features
Hotfix
IRF
IPC
Hotfix is a fast, cost-effective method to fix software defects of the device
without interrupting the running services. This document describes:
Hotfix Overview
Hotfix Operations (including loading, activating, running, deactivating,
and deleting patch files)
Intelligent Resilient Framework (IRF) allows you to build an IRF, namely
a united device, by interconnecting multiple devices through IRF ports.
You can manage all the devices in the IRF by managing the united
device. This document describes:
IRF Overview
IRF Working Process
Configuring IRF
Configuring MAD detection
Accessing an IRF
Inter-Process Communication (IPC) is a reliable communication
mechanism among different nodes. This document introduces the
configuration for Enabling IPC Performance Statistics.
Description