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4 Setting up an IRF fabric ··········································································· 4-1

IRF fabric setup flowchart ······························································································································· 4-1

Planning IRF fabric setup ································································································································ 4-2

Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site ····················································································· 4-2

Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs ·································································· 4-2

Planning IRF topology and connections·································································································· 4-3

Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches ·········································································· 4-4

Planning the cabling scheme ·················································································································· 4-6

Configuring basic IRF settings ························································································································ 4-9

Connecting the physical IRF ports ·················································································································· 4-9

Verifying the IRF fabric setup ·························································································································· 4-9

5 Maintenance and troubleshooting ···························································· 5-1

Power supply failure ········································································································································ 5-1

Symptom ················································································································································· 5-1

Solution ··················································································································································· 5-1

Fan tray failure ················································································································································ 5-1

Configuration terminal display issues·············································································································· 5-2

No display ··············································································································································· 5-2

Garbled display ······································································································································· 5-2