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Setting up an IRF fabric
You can use H3C IRF technology to connect and virtualize S5120-HI switches into a virtual switch called
an "IRF fabric" for flattened network topology, and high availability, scalability, and manageability.
Table 5
Model matrix for forming an IRF fabric
Model S5120-28SC-HI
S5120-52SC-HI
S5120-34C-HI S5120-58C-HI
S5120-28SC-HI
Yes Yes No No
S5120-52SC-HI
Yes Yes No No
S5120-34C-HI
No No Yes Yes
S5120-58C-HI
No No Yes Yes
IMPORTANT:
To set up IRF connection between S5120-HI switches, you must use 10-Gigabit ports.
