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Table of Contents
1 IRF Configuration ······································································································································1-1
IRF Overview ··········································································································································1-1
Introduction······································································································································1-1
Application and Advantages············································································································1-1
IRF Working Process ······························································································································1-2
IRF Connections······························································································································1-2
Topology Collection·························································································································1-7
Role Election ···································································································································1-7
IRF Management·····························································································································1-8
IRF Configuration Task List ··················································································································1-12
IRF Configuration··································································································································1-12
Configuring IRF Ports····················································································································1-12
Setting a Member ID for a Device ·································································································1-13
Specifying a Priority for an IRF Member ·······················································································1-14
Specifying the Preservation Time of IRF Bridge MAC Address····················································1-14
Enabling Auto Upgrade of Boot Files ····························································································1-16
Setting the Delay Time for the Link Layer to Report a Link-Down Event······································1-16
Logging In to an IRF······························································································································1-17
Logging In to the Master················································································································1-17
Logging In to a Slave·····················································································································1-17
Displaying and Maintaining IRF ············································································································1-18
IRF Configuration Examples ·················································································································1-18
IRF Connection Configuration Example························································································1-18
