Overview:
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Set member ids
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Reboot switches to make member IDs active
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Connect physical ports with cables or
fibers
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Power the switches on and bind physical IRF
ports to logical ports
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Save the current configurations
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Activate IRF port configurations
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Switches that are non-master switches
reboot automatically
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An IRF virtual device is established
automatically
Complete the following tasks to configure an IRF virtual device:
Task Remarks
Disconnect the physical IRF ports of devices Required
Update firmware to the latest Optional
Specifying a domain ID for an IRF
virtual device Optional
Changing the IRF member ID of a
switch Required
Configuring IRF ports Required
Specifying a priority for a member
switch Optional
Configuring a description for a
member switch Optional
Specifying the preservation time
of bridge MAC address Optional
Enabling automatic boot file
updating Optional
Setting the IRF link down report
delay Optional
Connect the physical IRF ports of
devices and make sure that the physical IRF ports are interconnected (a ring
connection is recommended).
Steps
Upgrade
switches to the latest approved code set.
If
chassis based, set to IRF mode
[H3C] chassis convert mode irf
Differentiate
IRF virtual devices by assign a domain ID
[H3C]irf
domain <ID>
(Use different IDs from stack to stack and IDF
to IDF)
Note: The extended LACP packets sent by member
switches carry the IRF domain information to distinguish different IRF virtual
devices.
Assign Primary Switch IRF member number
[H3C]irf
member 1 renumber 1
(reboot
after this command - For a 7500, must be member 1 and 3)
Assign Primary Switch IRF Priority
[H3C]irf
member 1 priority 32
Note: Priority of switches is
recommended as follows: (Convention only)
Member 1 = 32, Member 2= 30
Member 3 = 28 Member 4 = 26
Member 5 = 24 Member 6 = 22
Assign Secondary Switch Member number
[H3C]irf member 1 renumber 2
(reboot after this command)
Assign
secondary switch Priority number
[H3C]irf member 2 primary 30
Assign Third Switch Member number
[H3C]irf member 1 renumber 3
(reboot after this command)
Assign
third switch Priority number
[H3C]irf member 3 primary 28
Preserve
the Masters MAC address for 6 minutes before replacement with alternates MAC
[H3C]irf
mac-address persistent timer
Enable
boot file auto upgrade for an IRF device (automatically
updates added switch to IRF)
[H3C]irf
auto-update enable
Note: To save time, update the
added switches firmware before adding it to IRF.
Shutdown
irf links
[H3C]int
tenx/x shut
Build IRF ports
[H3C]irf-port
1/1, port group interface tex/x mode enh
(Be sure to shutdown the port
BEFORE creating IRF. There should also be two irf ports per switch x/1 and
x/2. Save config!)
Unshut IRF ports
[H3C]int tex/x undo shut
Save Configuration (required)
<H3C> save
Cable connections
Activate IRF port detection (Required on most switches)
<H3C-#1>irf-port-configuration
active
<H3C-#2>irf-port-configuration
active
<H3C-#3>irf-port-configuration
active
IRF
Installation Quick Steps
Set IRF on each switch in the stack
Disconnect all IRF cables (required)
Differentiate IRF virtual devices by assign a
domain ID (optional)
<H3C>irf
domain (Use different IDs from stack to stack and IDF
to IDF)
Assign Primary Switch IRF member
number (required)
<H3C>irf member 1 renumber 1 (reboot
after this command)
Assign Primary Switch IRF Priority
(optional)
<H3C>irf member 1 priority 32
Priority recommended priority
as follows:
Member 1 = 32 Member 2= 30 Member 3 = 28
Assign Secondary Switch Member
number (required)
<H3C>irf
member 1 renumber 2 (reboot after this command)
Assign secondary switch Priority number
(optional)
<H3C>irf
member 2 primary 30
Assign Third Switch Member number
(required)
<H3C>irf
member 1 renumber 3 (reboot after this command)
Assign third switch Priority number (optional)
<H3C>irf
member 3 primary 28
Preserve Masters MAC addr for 6 minutes (optional)
<H3C>irf
mac-address persistent timer
Enable boot file auto upgrade for an IRF
device (optional)
<H3C>irf
auto-update enable (automatically updates added switch to IRF)
Note: To save time, update the
added switches firmware before adding it to IRF.
Shutdown irf links (required)
<H3C>interface interface Ten1/1/1 shut
<H3C>interface interface Ten1/1/2 shut
<H3C>interface interface Ten2/1/1 shut
<H3C>interface interface Ten2/1/2 shut
<H3C>interface interface Ten3/1/1 shut
<H3C>interface interface Ten3/1/2 shut
Build IRF ports (required)
<H3C>irf-port 1/1, port group interface Ten1/1/1 mode
normal
<H3C>irf-port 1/2, port group interface Ten1/1/2 mode normal
<H3C>irf-port 2/1, port group interface Ten2/1/1 mode normal
<H3C>irf-port 2/2, port group interface Ten2/1/2 mode normal
<H3C>irf-port 3/1, port group interface Ten3/1/1 mode normal
<H3C>irf-port 3/2, port group interface Ten3/1/2 mode normal
Unshut IRF ports (required)
<H3C>interface interface Ten1/1/1 undo shut
<H3C>interface interface Ten1/1/2 undo shut
<H3C>interface interface Ten2/1/1 undo shut
<H3C>interface interface Ten2/1/2 undo shut
<H3C>interface interface Ten3/1/1 undo shut
<H3C>interface interface Ten3/1/2 undo shut
Save Configuration (required)
<H3C> save
Cable connections
Activate IRF port detection (Required on most switches)
<H3C-#1>irf-port-configuration active
<H3C-#2>irf-port-configuration active
<H3C-#3>irf-port-configuration active
