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Configuring basic IRF settings
After you install the IRF member switches, power on the switches, and log in to each IRF member switch
(see "
Connecting your switch to the network
") to configure their member IDs, member priorities, and IRF
port bindings.
Follow these guidelines when you configure the switches:
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First configure the member IDs, member priorities, and IRF port bindings for the IRF member
switches, save the configuration, connect the member switches, and change the operating mode of
the switches to IRF mode.
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Assign the master switch higher member priority than any other switch.
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Bind physical ports to IRF-port 1 on one switch and to IRF-port 2 on the other switch.
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Execute the
display irf configuration
command to verify the basic IRF settings.
For more information about configuring basic IRF settings, see
HP FlexFabric 12900 Switch Series IRF
Configuration Guide
.
Connecting the physical IRF ports
Follow these guidelines when selecting transceiver modules and cables:
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Use SFP+ transceiver modules and fibers for long-haul connection, or use SFP+ cables to connect
SFP+ ports for short-haul connection.
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When connecting SFP+ ports, connect the transmit port of an SFP+ transceiver module at one end
to the receive port of an SFP+ transceiver module at the other end.
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Use QSFP+ transceiver modules and fibers for long-haul connection, or use QSFP+ cables to
connect QSFP+ ports for short-haul connection.
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The transceiver modules at the two ends of an IRF link must be of the same type.
For more information about installing transceiver modules, see "
." For more information
about connecting fibers, see "
Connecting your switch to the network
."