26-14z The above setting takes effect after the reboot of the device.z You can use the display irf configuration command to view the current member ID of the deviceand the member ID will be used after the device reboot.z In an IRF, member IDs are not only used to identify devices, but also used to identify the portconfigurations on different member devices in the configuration file. Therefore, modifying amember ID may cause device configuration changes or even losses, so modify member ID withcaution. For example, three members (of same device model) with the member IDs of 1, 2 and 3are connected to an IRF port. Suppose that each member has several ports: change the memberID of device 2 to 3, change that of device 3 to 2, reboot both devices, and add them into the IRFagain. Then device 2 will use the original port configurations of device 3, and device 3 will usethose of device 2.Specifying a Priority for an IRF MemberEach IRF member has a priority. During the master election, a member with the greatest priority will beelected as the master.The priority of a device defaults to 1. You can modify the priority through command lines. The greaterthe priority value, the higher the priority. A member with a higher priority is more likely to be a master,and more likely to preserve its ID in a member ID collision.Follow these steps to specify a priority for an IRF member:To do… Use the command… RemarksEnter system view system-view —Specify a priority for an IRFmemberirf member member-id prioritypriorityOptionalThe priority of an IRFmember defaults to 1The setting of priority takes effect right after your configuration without the need of rebooting thedevice.Specifying the Preservation Time of IRF Bridge MAC AddressA device uses the bridge MAC address when it communicates with the outside as a network bridge. Abridge device on the network has its unique bridge MAC address. Some Layer 2 protocols (like LACP)use bridge MAC addresses to identify different devices. During the forwarding of Layer 2 packets, if thedestination MAC address of a packet is the bridge MAC address of a device, it means that the packetis sent to this device.
