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Setup and configuration task list
Hewlett Packard Enterprise recommends the basic IRF setup procedure in
tasks in this figure on each member switch. After the IRF fabric is set up, you can access the IRF
fabric to manage its member switches as if they were one switch.
Figure 8 Basic IRF setup flow chart
Hewlett Packard Enterprise recommends the following IRF fabric setup and configuration procedure:
Task Remarks
1.
Required.
2.
Assigning a member ID to each IRF member switch
Required.
Perform this task on each
member switch.
3.
Specifying a priority for each member switch
Required.
Perform this task on each
member switch.
4.
Required.
5.
Binding physical ports to IRF ports
Required.
Perform this task on each
member switch.
6.
:
{
Accessing the CLI of the master switch
{
Accessing the CLI of a subordinate switch
Login to the master's CLI is
required. You configure all
member switches at the master's
CLI.
From the master's CLI, you can
log in to any other member
switch's CLI to execute a limited
set of maintenance commands.
7.
Assigning an IRF domain ID to the IRF fabric
This task is required for ARP
MAD and LACP MAD.
8.
Configuring a member switch description
Optional.
9.
Configuring IRF link load sharing mode
:
{
Configuring the global load sharing mode
{
Configuring a port-specific load sharing mode
Optional.
10.
Configuring IRF bridge MAC persistence
Optional.
