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IRF fabric establishment failure
Symptom
An IRF fabric cannot be established.
Troubleshooting flowchart
Figure 9 Troubleshooting IRF fabric establishment failure
Member ID unique?
IRF port bindings
or physical IRF connections
correct?
Assign a unique member
ID to each member
device
Modify IRF port bindings
or reconnect physical
interfaces
No
Yes
Resolved?
No
Yes
Yes
No
All IRF links meet the
requirements?
Resolved?
No
Yes
Yes
No
Upgrade software to the
same version in the fabric
Resolved?
Yes
No
No
Yes
Same software version?
IRF links up?
Resolved?
No
Yes
Yes
No
Replace with correct
cables or transceiver
modules
Bring up the IRF
links/activate IRF port
configuration
IRF setup failure
Number of members fewer
than the upper limit?
No
You cannot add the
device to the IRF fabric or
complete IRF merge
Yes
Resolved?
Yes
No
Contact the support
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