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Configuring IRF ····························································································································································· 1

IRF overview ······································································································································································· 1

Benefits ······································································································································································ 1

Application scenario ················································································································································ 1

Basic concepts ··································································································································································· 2

Establishment, operation, and maintenance of an IRF fabric ······················································································· 4

Connecting the IRF member switches ····················································································································· 5

Topology collection ·················································································································································· 6

Master election ························································································································································· 7

IRF fabric management and maintenance ············································································································· 7

IRF fabric configuration task list ······································································································································· 8

Configuration prerequisites ····································································································································· 9

Pre-configuration ······················································································································································· 9

Non pre-configuration ··········································································································································· 10

Pre-configuring an IRF member switch in standalone mode ······················································································ 11

Binding a physical port to an IRF port ················································································································ 12

Setting a member ID for the switch······················································································································ 13

Specifying a priority for the switch ······················································································································ 13

Enabling enhanced IRF mode ······································································································································· 13

Configuration guidelines ······································································································································ 13

Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 14

Saving the running configuration to the configuration file to be used at the next system startup ························· 14

Switching operating mode ············································································································································ 14

IRF modes ······························································································································································· 14

Configuration file auto-conversion ······················································································································· 15

Switching the operating mode to IRF mode ······································································································· 15

Accessing an IRF fabric ················································································································································· 15

Accessing the active MPU of an IRF fabric ········································································································· 15

Accessing a standby MPU of an IRF fabric ········································································································ 15

Configuring IRF member switches in IRF mode ··········································································································· 16

Specifying an IRF domain ID for an IRF fabric ··································································································· 16

Configuring IRF ports ············································································································································ 17

Setting a member ID for a switch ························································································································ 19

Specifying a priority for a member switch ········································································································· 19

Configuring a description for a member switch ································································································ 19

Specifying the preservation time of the bridge MAC address ········································································· 20

Enabling auto reboot for IRF fabric merge ········································································································· 21

Enabling automatic boot file updating ················································································································ 21

Setting the IRF link down report delay ················································································································ 22

Enabling IRF link failure detection and auto-recovery ······················································································· 23

Configuring MAD detection ································································································································· 23

Performing IRF configuration fast recovery ·················································································································· 33

Configuration procedures ····································································································································· 33

Displaying and maintaining an IRF fabric ··················································································································· 34

IRF fabric configuration examples ································································································································ 34

LACP MAD detection-enabled configuration example (non pre-configuration mode) ··································· 35

BFD MAD detection-enabled IRF configuration example (pre-configuration mode) ······································· 38

ARP MAD detection-enabled IRF configuration example (pre-configuration mode) ······································· 40