H3C S5130S-EI series Installation Manual

Also see for S3100V3-10TP-EI: Installation guide

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31Configuring basic IRF settingsAfter you install the IRF member switches, power on the switches, and log in to each IRF memberswitch (see the fundamentals configuration guide for the switch series) to configure their member IDs,member priorities, and IRF port bindings.Follow these guidelines when you configure the switches:• Assign the master switch higher member priority than any other switch.• Bind physical ports to IRF port 1 on one switch and to IRF port 2 on the other switch. Youperform IRF port binding before or after connecting IRF physical ports depending on thesoftware release.• Execute the display irf configuration command to verify the basic IRF settings.For more information about configuring basic IRF settings, see the IRF configuration guide or virtualtechnologies configuration guide for the switch series, depending on the software version.Connecting the IRF physical portsUse twisted pair cables, SFP/SFP+ cables, or SFP/SFP+ transceiver modules and fibers to connectthe IRF member switches as planned.Wear an ESD wrist strap when you connect twisted pair cables, SFP/SFP+ cables, or SFP/SFP+transceiver modules and fibers. For how to connect them, see H3C Transceiver Modules andNetwork Cables Installation Guide.Verifying the IRF fabric setupTo verify the basic functionality of the IRF fabric after you finish configuring basic IRF settings andconnecting IRF ports:1. Log in to the IRF fabric through the console port of any member switch.2. Create a Layer 3 interface, assign it an IP address, and make sure the IRF fabric and theremote network management station can reach each other.3. Use Telnet or SNMP to access the IRF fabric from the network management station. (See thefundamentals configuration guide for the switch series.)4. Verify that you can manage all member switches as if they were one node.5. Display the running status of the IRF fabric by using the commands in Table 8.Table 8 Displaying and maintaining IRF configuration and running statusTask CommandDisplay information about the IRF fabric. display irfDisplay all members’ IRF configurations that take effect at a reboot. display irf configurationDisplay IRF fabric topology information. display irf topologyNOTE:To avoid IP address collision and network problems, configure a minimum of one multi-activedetection (MAD) mechanism to detect the presence of multiple identical IRF fabrics and handlecollisions. For more information about MAD detection, see the IRF configuration guide or virtualtechnologies configuration guide for the switch series, depending on the software version.