HP 5500 EI series Installation Guide

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Setting up an IRF fabric
You can use HP Intelligent Resilient Framework (IRF) technology to connect and virtualize 5500 EI
switches or 5500 SI switches into a virtual switch called an "IRF fabric" or "IRF virtual device" for
flattened network topology, and high availability, scalability, and manageability.
NOTE:
A
n IRF fabric cannot have both 5500 EI and 5500 SI switches.
IRF fabric setup flowchart
Figure 31 IRF fabric setup flowchart
To set up an IRF fabric:

HP 5500 EI series Specifications

General

Brand	HP
Model	5500 EI series
Category	Switch
Language	English