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Figure 32 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 H3C S5830V2 & S5820V2 Switch Series Fundamentals Configuration Guide) to configure their
member IDs, member priorities, and IRF port bindings.
Follow these guidelines when you configure the switches:
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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. You perform
IRF port binding before or after connecting IRF physical ports depending on the software release.
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To bind the ports on an interface card to an IRF port, you must install the interface card first. For how
to install an interface card, see H3C S5830V2 & S5820V2 Switch Series Interface Cards User
Guide.
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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 H3C S5830V2 & S5820V2 Switch Series
IRF Configuration Guide.
Connecting the physical IRF ports
Use SFP+/QSFP+ DAC cables or SFP+/QSFP+ transceiver modules and fibers to connect the IRF
member switches as planned.
NOTE:
Wear an ESD wrist strap when you connect SFP+ DAC cables or SFP+ transceiver modules and fibers. For
more information, see
SFP/SFP+/XFP Transceiver Modules Installation Guide and QSFP+ Transceiver
Modules/Cables Installation Guide.
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
H3C S5830V2 & S5820V2 Switch Series Fundamentals Configuration Guide.)