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IRF overview ································································································································································· 1
Application scenario ························································································································································· 1
Network topology ····························································································································································· 1
IRF functionality ································································································································································· 1
Simplified topology ·················································································································································· 1
Single point of management ··································································································································· 2
Node redundancy ···················································································································································· 2
Link redundancy ······················································································································································· 3
Configuration synchronization ································································································································ 3
Basic concepts ··································································································································································· 3
Operating mode ······················································································································································· 3
IRF member roles ······················································································································································ 3
IRF member ID ··························································································································································· 3
MPU roles ·································································································································································· 4
IRF port ······································································································································································ 4
IRF physical interface ··············································································································································· 4
MAD ·········································································································································································· 4
IRF domain ID ··························································································································································· 5
IRF split ······································································································································································ 5
IRF merge ·································································································································································· 6
Member priority ························································································································································ 6
Master election ·································································································································································· 6
Multi-active handling procedure ······································································································································ 7
Detection ··································································································································································· 7
Collision handling ···················································································································································· 7
Failure recovery ························································································································································ 7
MAD mechanisms ····························································································································································· 8
LACP MAD ································································································································································ 8
BFD MAD ·································································································································································· 9
Setting up an IRF fabric ············································································································································· 11
Hardware compatibility ················································································································································· 11
General restrictions and configuration guidelines ······································································································ 11
IRF fabric size ························································································································································ 11
Software requirements ·········································································································································· 11
MPU requirements ················································································································································· 11
IRF physical interface requirements ····················································································································· 11
Connecting IRF ports ············································································································································· 13
Licensing requirements ·········································································································································· 13
Configuration backup ··········································································································································· 13
Setup and configuration task list ·································································································································· 13
Planning the IRF fabric setup ········································································································································· 14
Preconfiguring IRF member devices in standalone mode ·························································································· 14
Assigning a member ID to each IRF member device ························································································· 14
Specifying a priority for each member device ··································································································· 15
Binding physical interfaces to IRF ports ·············································································································· 15
Saving configuration to the next-startup configuration file ························································································ 16
Connecting IRF physical interfaces ······························································································································· 16
Setting the operating mode to IRF mode ····················································································································· 17