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Configuring a member device description ·················································································································· 22
Configuring IRF link load sharing mode ······················································································································ 22
Configuring the global load sharing mode ········································································································ 22
Configuring a port-specific load sharing mode ································································································· 22
Configuring IRF bridge MAC persistence ···················································································································· 23
Enabling software auto-update for software image synchronization ······································································· 24
Configuration prerequisites ·································································································································· 24
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 24
Setting the IRF link down report delay ························································································································· 25
Configuring BFD MAD··················································································································································· 25
Configuration restrictions and guidelines ··········································································································· 25
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 26
Excluding a port from the shutdown action upon detection of multi-active collision ·············································· 27
Recovering an IRF fabric ··············································································································································· 27
Displaying and maintaining an IRF fabric ··················································································································· 29
BFD MAD-enabled IRF configuration example ············································································································ 29
Network requirements ··········································································································································· 29
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 30
Setting up an IRF fabric (distributed devices) ··········································································································· 32
Hardware compatibility ················································································································································· 32
General restrictions and configuration guidelines ······································································································ 32
IRF fabric size and member ID restrictions ········································································································· 32
Software requirements ·········································································································································· 32
MPU requirements for distributed devices ·········································································································· 32
IRF physical interface requirements ····················································································································· 32
Connecting IRF ports ············································································································································· 33
Feature compatibility and configuration restrictions ·························································································· 33
Configuration backup ··········································································································································· 33
Setup and configuration task list ·································································································································· 33
Planning the IRF fabric setup ········································································································································· 34
Preconfiguring IRF member devices in standalone mode ·························································································· 34
Assigning a member ID to each IRF member device ························································································· 34
Specifying a priority for each member device ··································································································· 35
Binding physical interfaces to IRF ports ·············································································································· 35
Saving configuration to the next-startup configuration file ························································································ 36
Connecting IRF physical interfaces ······························································································································· 36
Setting the operating mode to IRF mode ····················································································································· 37
Accessing the IRF fabric ················································································································································ 37
Configuring IRF member devices in IRF mode ············································································································ 37
Changing the member ID of a device ················································································································· 38
Changing the priority of a member device ········································································································ 38
Adding physical interfaces to an IRF port ··········································································································· 38
Enabling IRF auto-merge ······································································································································· 40
Configuring a member device description ········································································································· 41
Configuring IRF link load sharing mode ············································································································· 41
Configuring IRF bridge MAC persistence ··········································································································· 42
Enabling software auto-update for software image synchronization······························································· 43
Setting the IRF link down report delay ················································································································ 44
Configuring MAD ·················································································································································· 44
Recovering an IRF fabric ······································································································································· 49
Displaying and maintaining an IRF fabric ··················································································································· 51
IRF setup configuration examples ································································································································· 51
BFD MAD-enabled IRF configuration example ··································································································· 51
ARP MAD-enabled IRF configuration example ··································································································· 54
