Setup And Configuration Task List; Planning The Irf Fabric Setup - HP FlexFabric 12500 Series Configuration Manual

Setup and configuration task list

HP recommends the following IRF fabric setup and configuration procedure:
Setup and configuration procedure
1. (Required.)
2. (Required.)
Assigning a member ID to each IRF member device
Specifying a priority for each member device
Binding physical ports to IRF ports
3. (Optional.)
4. (Required.)
5. (Required.)
6. (Required.)
7. (Required.)
8. (Optional.)
Assigning an IRF domain ID to the IRF fabric
Changing the member ID of a device
Changing the priority of a member device
Adding physical ports to an IRF port
Enabling enhanced IRF in IRF mode
Enabling IRF auto merge
Configuring a member device description
Configuring IRF bridge MAC persistence
Enabling software auto-update for system software image
synchronization
Setting the IRF link down report delay
Configuring MAD
9. (Optional.)

Planning the IRF fabric setup

Consider the following items when you plan an IRF fabric:
Hardware compatibility and restrictions
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• IRF fabric size
Master device
•
IRF physical ports
•
Planning the IRF fabric setup
Preconfiguring IRF member devices in standalone
Enabling enhanced IRF in standalone mode
Saving configuration to the next-startup configuration file
Connecting physical IRF ports
Setting the operating mode to IRF mode
Accessing the IRF fabric
Configuring IRF member devices in IRF
Fast-restoring IRF configuration for a one-MPU member
mode:
mode:
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Remarks
N/A
Perform this task on each member
device before the IRF mode is
enabled.
If more than two devices are used to
form one IRF fabric, this step is
required.
N/A
Make sure they are interoperable.
N/A
N/A
Adding physical ports to an IRF port
is required if you did not configure
IRF port bindings in standalone
mode.
If a two-chassis IRF fabric has new
joining members, you must enable
the enhanced IRF on each member
device.
CAUTION:
Changing member IDs in an IRF
fabric can void member ID-related
configuration and cause
unexpected problems. Before doing
that, make sure you understand the
impact on your live network.
This task helps you fast-restore IRF
configuration for one-MPU
members before an MPU
replacement.