NEC QX-S5500G Series - Setting up an Irf Fabric

Installation Guide
QX-S5500G Series Ethernet Switches
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5. Setting up an IRF fabric ............................................................................................................ 5-1
5.1 IRF fabric setup flowchart .................................................................................................. 5-1
5.2 Planning IRF fabric setup .................................................................................................. 5-2
5.2.1 Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site .................................................... 5-2
5.2.2 Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs.................................. 5-3
5.2.3 Planning IRF topology and connections ................................................................. 5-3
5.2.4 Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches .......................................... 5-5
5.2.5 Planning the cabling scheme .................................................................................. 5-6
5.3 Configuring basic IRF settings ........................................................................................... 5-8
5.4 Connecting the physical IRF ports ..................................................................................... 5-8
5.5 Verifying the IRF fabric setup ............................................................................................ 5-9