iContentsIRF configuration ·························································································································································· 1IRF overview·······································································································································································1Benefits ······································································································································································1Application scenario ················································································································································1Basic concepts ···································································································································································2Establishment, operation, and maintenance of an IRF fabric·······················································································3Connecting the IRF member switches ·····················································································································3Topology collection ··················································································································································5Master election ·························································································································································5IRF fabric management and maintenance ·············································································································6IRF multi-active detection··········································································································································8IRF fabric configuration task list···································································································································· 10Configuring an IRF fabric·············································································································································· 11Specifying a domain ID for an IRF fabric ··········································································································· 11Setting a member ID for a switch ························································································································ 12Configuring IRF ports ············································································································································ 13Specifying a priority for a member switch ········································································································· 14Configuring a description for a member switch ································································································ 14Configuring load sharing criteria for IRF links ··································································································· 15Specifying the preservation time of the bridge MAC address ········································································· 16Enabling automatic system software updating··································································································· 17Setting the IRF link down report delay ················································································································ 17Configuring MAD detection ································································································································· 18Accessing an IRF fabric ················································································································································· 23Accessing the master ············································································································································ 23Accessing a slave·················································································································································· 23Displaying and maintaining an IRF fabric··················································································································· 24IRF fabric configuration examples································································································································ 24LACP MAD detection-enabled IRF configuration example················································································ 24ARP MAD detection-enabled IRF configuration example ·················································································· 27Index ···········································································································································································30