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4 Setting up an IRF fabric 
You can use H3C IRF technology to connect and virtualize S6520X-EI or S6520X-HI switches into a 
large  virtual switch called an "IRF fabric"  for  flattened  network topology, and high availability, 
scalability, and manageability. 
An S6520X-EI or S6520X-HI switch can set up an IRF fabric only with switches from the same switch 
series. 
IRF fabric setup flowchart 
Figure4-1 IRF fabric setup flowchart 
 
 
Start
Plan IRF fabric setup
Install IRF member switches
Connect the grounding cable 
and power cords
Power on the switches
Configure basic IRF settings
Connect the physical IRF ports
Standby switches reboot and 
the IRF fabric is automatically 
established
End