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Figure 39 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
HPE FlexFabric 5950 Switch Series Fundamentals Configuration Guide
) to configure
their member IDs, member priorities, and IRF port bindings.
Follow these guidelines when you configure the switches:
x
Assign the master switch higher member priority than any other switch.
x
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.
x
Execute the
display irf configuration
command to verify the basic IRF settings.
For more information about configuring basic IRF settings, see
HPE FlexFabric 5950 Switch Series
IRF Configuration Guide
.
Connecting the physical IRF ports
CAUTION:
Wear an ESD wrist strap when you connect cables or transceiver modules and optical fibers. For
more information, see the installation guide for the transceiver modules.
Use cables or transceiver modules and optical fibers to connect the IRF member switches as
planned.
Accessing the IRF fabric to verify the configuration
To verify the basic functionality of the IRF fabric after you finish configuring basic IRF settings and
connecting IRF ports:
1.
Log in to the IRF fabric through the console port of any member switch.
2.
Create a Layer 3 interface, assign it an IP address, and make sure the IRF fabric and the
remote network management station can reach each other.
3.
Use Telnet, Web, or SNMP to access the IRF fabric from the network management station.
(See
HPE FlexFabric 5950 Switch Series Fundamentals Configuration Guide
.)
4.
Verify that you can manage all member switches as if they were one node.
5.
Display the running status of the IRF fabric by using the commands in
Table 8
.
Table 8 Displaying and maintaining IRF configuration and running status
Task Command
Display information about the IRF fabric.
display irf
1
2
4
3
