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Setting up an IRF fabric
You can use H3C IRF technology to connect and virtualize multiple S6850/S9850 switches into a
large virtual switch called an "IRF fabric" for flattened network topology, and high availability,
scalability, and manageability.
IRF fabric setup flowchart
Figure 66 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 p
lanning IRF member IDs
• Planning IRF topology and connections
• Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches
• Planning the cabling scheme
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