Setup and configuration task list
To set up an IRF fabric:
Tasks at a glance | Remarks |
|---|---|
1. (Required.) Planning the IRF fabric setup | N/A |
2. (Required.) Assigning a member ID to each IRF member device | Perform this task on each member device. |
3. (Optional.) Specifying a priority for each member device | Perform this task on one or multiple member devices to affect the master election result. |
4. (Required.) Connecting IRF physical interfaces | N/A |
5. (Required.) Binding physical interfaces to IRF ports | Perform this task on each member device. When you complete IRF port binding and activation on all IRF member devices, the IRF fabric is formed. |
6. (Required.) Accessing the IRF fabric | When you log in to the IRF fabric, you are placed at the master's CLI, where you complete subsequent IRF settings and configure other features for the member devices as if they were one device. |
7. (Optional.) Bulk-configuring basic IRF settings for a member device | Perform this task to bulk-configure the member ID, domain ID, priority, and IRF port bindings for a device. |
8. (Optional.) Configuring a member device description | N/A |
9. (Optional.) Configuring IRF link load sharing mode: | N/A |
10. (Optional.) Configuring the IRF bridge MAC address: | N/A |
11. (Optional.) Enabling software auto-update for software image synchronization | As a best practice, enable software auto-update to ensure system software image synchronization. |
12. (Optional.) Setting the IRF link down report delay | N/A |
13. (Required.) Configuring MAD: | MAD mechanisms are independent of one another. You can configure multiple MAD mechanisms for an IRF fabric. |
14. (Optional.) Recovering an IRF fabric | N/A |
15. (Optional.) Removing an expansion interface card that has IRF physical interfaces | N/A |
16. (Optional.) Replacing an expansion interface card that has IRF physical interfaces | N/A |