HPE 5510 HI Series

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Setting up an IRF fabric
You can use HPE IRF technology to connect and virtualize HPE 5510 HI 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 37 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 planning IRF member IDs
 Planning IRF topology and connections
 Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches
Start
Plan IRF fabric setup
Install IRF member switches
Connect the grounding cable
and power cords
Power on the switches
Configure basic IRF settings
Connect the physical IRF ports
Standby switches reboot and
the IRF fabric is automatically
established
End