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Figure 6 IRF connections
NOTE:
The ring connection is supported only when the IRF fabric has three or four member switches.
Topology collection, Master election, and IRF fabric management and maintenance.
Connecting the IRF member switches
Connection medium
To establish an IRF fabric, physically connect the physical IRF ports of member switches.
The switches use 10 GE optical ports as physical IRF ports. You can connect physical IRF ports with fibers.
Connection requirements
As shown in Figure 7, connect the physical ports bound to IRF-Port1 on one switch to the physical ports
bound to the IRF-Port2 on its neighbor switch.
Figure 7 IRF fabric physical connection
NOTE:
• An IRF port can be bound to a maximum of 8 physical ports to increase the bandwidth and reliability of
the IRF port.
• The links between two IRF members must be fibers, and no intermediate devices are allowed.
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