HPE FlexFabric 5710 Series User Manual

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The following subsections describe several Hewlett Packard Enterprise recommended IRF
connection schemes, and all these schemes use a ring topology.
Connecting the IRF member switches in one rack
Figure 37 shows an example for connecting four IRF member switches in a rack by using QSFP+
cables and QSFP+ transceiver modules and optical fibers. The switches in the ring topology
(see Figure 38) are in the same order a
s connected in the rack.
Figure 37 Connecting the switches in one rack
Figure 38 IRF fabric topology
Connecting the IRF member switches in a ToR solution
You can install IRF member switches in different racks side by side to deploy a top of rack (ToR)
solution.
Figure 39
shows an example for connecting four top of rack IRF member switches by using QSFP+
cables and QSFP+ transceiver modules and optical fibers. The topology is the same as Figure 38.

HPE FlexFabric 5710 Series Specifications

General

Model	HPE FlexFabric 5710 Series
Power Supply	AC or DC
Operating Temperature	0°C to 45°C
Routing Protocol	OSPF, BGP, RIP
Input Voltage	100-240V AC
Operating Humidity	10% to 90% (non-condensing)
Jumbo Frame Support	Up to 9216 bytes
Management	CLI, SNMP