H3C H3C S5600 Series Operation Manual

Operation Manual – IRF Fabric 

H3C S5600 Series Ethernet Switches-Release 1510 

Table of Contents

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Table of Contents 

Chapter 1 IRF Fabric Configuration............................................................................................. 1-1

1.1 Overview ............................................................................................................................ 1-1

1.1.1 Introduction to IRF................................................................................................... 1-1

1.1.2 Introduction to RMON on IRF.................................................................................. 1-2

1.2 Peer Fabric Port Detection ................................................................................................ 1-2

1.2.1 Introduction to the Peer Fabric Port Detection Function ......................................... 1-2

1.2.2 Work Flow of the Peer Fabric Port Detection Function........................................... 1-2

1.2.3 Prompt Information and Solution............................................................................. 1-3

1.3 IRF Fabric Configuration.................................................................................................... 1-5

1.3.1 Introduction to IRF Fabric Configuration ................................................................. 1-5

1.3.2 Setting a Unit ID for a Switch .................................................................................. 1-5

1.3.3 Specifying the Fabric Port of a Switch .................................................................... 1-7

1.3.4 Assigning a Unit Name to a Switch ......................................................................... 1-7

1.3.5 Assigning an IRF Fabric Name to a Switch ............................................................ 1-8

1.4 Displaying and Debugging IRF Fabric ............................................................................... 1-8

1.5 IRF Fabric Configuration Example..................................................................................... 1-9

1.5.1 Network Requirements............................................................................................ 1-9

1.5.2 Network Diagram..................................................................................................... 1-9

1.5.3 Configuration Procedure ....................................................................................... 1-10