Setting Up An Irf Fabric; Irf Fabric Setup Flowchart; Planning Irf Fabric Setup; Preparing For Irf Fabric Setup - HP A10500 Series Manual

Setting up an IRF fabric

You can use the Intelligent Resilient Framework (IRF) technology to connect and virtualize A10500
switches into a virtual switch called an "IRF fabric" or "IRF virtual device" for flattened network topology,
high availability, scalability, and manageability.
NOTE:
For more information about IRF, see

IRF fabric setup flowchart

Figure 25 IRF fabric setup flowchart
Configure basic IRF
settings
NOTE:
For the actual procedure, see
you are using.

Planning IRF fabric setup

Preparing for IRF fabric setup

Before you set up an IRF fabric, complete the following tasks:
Choose A10500 switch models for your network.
1.
HP A10500 Switch Series IRF Configuration Guide.
Start
Plan IRF fabric
setup
Install IRF member
switches
Power on the switches
Connect physical IRF
ports
Access the IRF fabric to
verify the configuration
End
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