Operation Manual – IRF Fabric
H3C S5600 Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 1 IRF Fabric Configuration
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integrating the routing tables of all the devices. Then each slave synchronizes this
forwarding table from the master and takes it as the basis for layer 3 forwarding.
In this way, the forwarding table entries of each device in the fabric can be consistent.
Even if the master fails, other devices can use the forwarding table synchronized from
the master to perform layer 3 forwarding, thus ensuring the accuracy of forwarding path.
After re-electing the master, the fabric will restart routing update.
III. DLA
As a new link aggregation mode, Distributed Link Aggregation (DLA) can improve fault
tolerance and redundancy backup of user networks.
Link aggregation enables you to configure ports on the same device as an aggregation
port group, avoiding network interruptions resulted from single port failure. Based on
link aggregation, DLA provides a more reliable solution, with which you can select ports
on different devices to form an aggregation port group. In this way, single port failure
can be avoided and network reliability can be greatly improved, because the fabric can
communicate with the destination network through ports on other devices in case a
single device fails.
1.2 IRF Fabric Configuration
1.2.1 IRF Fabric Configuration Task List
Complete the following tasks to configure IRF fabric:
Task
Remarks
Specifying the Fabric Port of a Switch
Required
Setting a Unit ID for a Switch
Optional
Assigning a Unit Name to a Switch
Optional
Assigning an IRF Fabric Name to a Switch
Optional
Configuring IRF Automatic Fabric for a Switch
Optional
1.2.2 Specifying the Fabric Port of a Switch
Follow these steps to specify a fabric port:
To do…
Use the command…
Remarks
Enter system view
system-view
—
Specify the fabric port of a
switch
fabric-port interface-type
interface-number enable
Required
Not specified by default