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Usage guidelines 
IRF fabrics that are merging perform master election. The IRF auto-merge feature enables the 
member device in the IRF fabric that fails the master election to automatically reboot for completing 
the IRF merge. If the IRF auto-merge feature is disabled, you must follow the system instructions to 
manually reboot the member device in the IRF fabric that fails the master election. 
For a successful merge, make sure IRF auto-merge is enabled on both IRF fabrics that are merging. 
For example, IRF auto-merge takes effect on merges caused by the following events: 
•  The IRF link recovers from a link failure. 
•  The IRF network interfaces of the member devices are connected through a Layer 2 network 
after the interfaces are bound to IRF ports. 
Examples 
# Enable IRF auto-merge. 
<Sysname> system-view 
[Sysname] irf auto-merge enable 
irf auto-update enable 
Use irf auto-update enable to enable the software auto-update feature. 
Use undo irf auto-update enable to disable the software auto-update feature. 
Syntax 
irf auto-update enable 
undo irf auto-update enable 
Default 
The software auto-update feature is enabled. 
Views 
System view 
Predefined user roles 
network-admin 
Usage guidelines 
This command automatically propagates the current software images of the master in the IRF fabric 
to member devices you are adding to the IRF fabric. 
To ensure a successful software update, verify that the new device you are adding to the IRF fabric 
has sufficient storage space for the new software images. If sufficient storage space is not available, 
the device automatically deletes the current software images. If the reclaimed space is still 
insufficient, the device cannot complete the auto-update. You must reboot the device, and then 
access the Boot ROM menu to delete files. 
You must manually update the new device with the software images running on the IRF fabric in the 
following situations: 
•  Software auto-update is disabled. 
•  Software auto-update fails to update software. This situation might occur if the IRF fabric cannot 
identify the software version used on the new device. 
Examples 
# Enable the software auto-update feature. 
<Sysname> system-view