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IRF configuration ·························································································································································· 1
IRF overview·······································································································································································1
Benefits ······································································································································································1
Application scenario················································································································································1
Basic concepts···································································································································································2
Establishment, operation, and maintenance of an IRF fabric·······················································································3
Connecting the IRF member switches·····················································································································3
Topology collection ··················································································································································5
Master election ·························································································································································5
IRF fabric management and maintenance·············································································································6
IRF multi-active detection··········································································································································8
IRF fabric configuration task list···································································································································· 10
Configuring an IRF fabric·············································································································································· 11
Specifying a domain ID for an IRF fabric ··········································································································· 11
Setting a member ID for a switch ························································································································ 12
Configuring IRF ports ············································································································································ 13
Specifying a priority for a member switch ········································································································· 14
Configuring a description for a member switch ································································································ 14
Configuring load sharing criteria for IRF links ··································································································· 15
Specifying the preservation time of the bridge MAC address ········································································· 16
Enabling automatic system software updating··································································································· 17
Setting the IRF link down report delay ················································································································ 17
Configuring MAD detection ································································································································· 18
Accessing an IRF fabric ················································································································································· 23
Accessing the master ············································································································································ 23
Accessing a slave·················································································································································· 23
Displaying and maintaining an IRF fabric··················································································································· 24
IRF fabric configuration examples································································································································ 24
LACP MAD detection-enabled IRF configuration example················································································ 24
ARP MAD detection-enabled IRF configuration example ·················································································· 27
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