50
Figure 65
IRF fabric in ring topology
Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches
Identify the physical IRF ports on the member switches according to your topology and connection
scheme.
Table 8
shows the physical ports that can be used for IRF connection and the port use restrictions.
Table 8
Physical IRF port requirements
Chassis Candidate
physical IRF ports
Requirements
•
5800-48G-PoE+ (2 slots)
•
5800-48G-PoE+ TAA (2
slots)
Ports on the expansion interface
cards on the front panel
All physical ports of an IRF port must be
located on the same interface card.
•
5800-48G (1 slot)
•
5800-48G TAA (1 slot)
•
5800-48G-PoE+ (1 slot)
•
5800-48G-PoE+ TAA (1
slot)
•
Four fixed SFP+ ports on the
front panel
•
Ports on the expansion interface
card on the rear panel
All physical ports of an IRF port must be
located on the front panel or the
interface card on the rear panel.
•
5800-24G/5800-24G
TAA
•
5800-24G-PoE+
•
5800-24G-PoE+TAA
•
Four fixed SFP+ ports on the
front panel
•
Ports on the expansion interface
card on the rear panel
An IRF port can use physical ports
distributed on different cards.
•
5800-24G-SFP (1 slot)
•
5800-24G-SFP TAA (1
slot)
•
Four fixed SFP+ ports on the
front panel
•
Ports on the expansion interface
card on the front panel
An IRF port can use physical ports
distributed on different cards.
5800AF-48G
Six fixed SFP+ ports on the front
panel. The SFP+ ports are grouped
as follows:
•
SFP+ ports 49, 50, and 52
•
SFP+ ports 51, 53, and 54
All physical ports of an IRF port must be
in the same group.