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4 Setting up an IRF fabric

You can use H3C IRF technology to connect and virtualize the switches into a large virtual switch

called an "IRF fabric" for flattened network topology, and high availability, scalability, and

manageability.

IRF fabric setup flowchart

Figure4-1 IRF fabric setup flowchart

To set up an IRF fabric:

Step Description

1. Plan IRF fabric setup.

Plan the installation site and IRF fabric setup parameters:

• Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site

• Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs

• Planning IRF topology and connections

• Identifying IRF physical ports on the member switches

• Planning the cabling scheme

Start

Plan IRF fabric setup

Install IRF member switches

Connect the grounding cables

and power cords

Power on the switches

Configure basic IRF settings

Connect the physical IRF ports

Subordinate switches reboot

and the IRF fabric is

automatically established

End

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