HP A5500 HI Series User Manual

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Setting up an IRF fabric
You can use HP Intelligent Resilient Framework (IRF) technology to connect and virtualize A5500 HI
switches into a virtual switch called an “IRF fabric” or “IRF virtual device” for flattened network topology,
and high availability, scalability, and manageability.
IMPORTANT:
To set up IRF connection between A5500 HI switches, you must use 10-Gigabit ports.
IRF fabric setup flowchart
Figure 33 IRF fabric setup flowchart
To set up an IRF fabric:

HP A5500 HI Series Specifications

General

Switching Capacity	336 Gbps
Forwarding Rate	252 Mpps
QoS	Yes
SFP+ Ports	4
Layer Support	Layer 2/3
Stacking	Yes
Management	CLI, Web, SNMP
MAC Address Table Size	32, 000
Routing Protocol	OSPF, RIP, BGP, IS-IS
Operating Temperature	0°C to 45°C
Operating Humidity	10% to 90% (noncondensing)
Ports	48
10/100/1000Base-T Ports	48
Jumbo Frames	9216 bytes
Dimensions	440 x 430 x 44 mm