Configuration procedure
To bind physical interfaces to IRF ports:
Step | Command | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
1. Enter system view. | system-view | N/A |
2. Enter interface view or interface range view. |
| To shut down a range of IRF physical interfaces, enter interface range view. To shut down one IRF physical interface, enter its interface view. |
3. Shut down the physical interfaces. | shutdown | By default, all physical interfaces are up. |
4. Return to system view. | quit | N/A |
5. Enter IRF port view. | irf-port member-id/irf-port-number | N/A |
6. Bind each physical interface to the IRF port. | port group interface interface-type interface-number | By default, no physical interfaces are bound to an IRF port. Repeat this step to assign multiple physical interfaces to the IRF port. You can bind a maximum of eight physical interfaces to an IRF port. |
7. Return to system view. | quit | N/A |
8. Enter interface view or interface range view. |
| N/A |
9. Bring up the physical interfaces. | undo shutdown | N/A |
10. Return to system view. | quit | N/A |
11. Save the configuration. | save | Activating IRF port configurations causes IRF merge and reboot. To avoid data loss, save the running configuration to the startup configuration file before you perform the operation. |
12. Activate the IRF port settings. | irf-port-configuration active | After this step is performed, the state of the IRF port changes to UP, the member devices elect a master automatically, and the subordinate device reboots automatically. After the IRF fabric is formed, you can add additional physical interfaces to an IRF port (in UP state) without repeating this step. |