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Figure 44
Connecting the switches in one rack
Figure 45
IRF fabric topology
Connecting the IRF member switches in a ToR solution
You can install IRF member switches in different racks side by side to deploy a top of rack (ToR) solution.
shows an example for connecting four top of rack IRF member switches by using QSFP+ DAC
cables and QSFP+ transceiver modules and optical fibers. The topology is the same as
.
Figure 46
ToR cabling
Configuring basic IRF settings
After you install the IRF member switches, power on the switches, and log in to each IRF member switch
(see
H3C S7500E-XS Switch Series Fundamentals Configuration Guide
) to configure their member IDs,
member priorities, and IRF port bindings.
Follow these guidelines when you configure the switches:
•
Assign the master switch higher member priority than any other switch.
•
Bind physical ports to IRF port 1 on one switch and to IRF port 2 on the other switch. You perform
IRF port binding before or after connecting IRF physical ports depending on the software release.
•
Execute the
display irf configuration
command to verify the basic IRF settings.