H3C S5150-EI Series Installation Manual

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37Configuring basic IRF settingsAfter you install the IRF member switches, power on the switches, and log in to each IRF memberswitch (see H3C S5150-EI Switch Series Fundamentals Configuration Guide) to configure theirmember 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.• To bind the ports on an interface card to an IRF port, you must install the interface card first. Forhow to install an interface card, see H3C S5150-EI Switch Series Interface Cards User Guide.• Execute the display irf configuration command to verify the basic IRF settings.For more information about configuring basic IRF settings, see H3C S5150-EI Switch Series IRFConfiguration Guide.Connecting the physical IRF portsUse twisted pair cables, SFP+ network cables, or SFP+ transceiver modules and fibers to connectthe IRF member switches as planned.Wear an ESD wrist strap when you connect SFP+ network cables or SFP+ transceiver modules andfibers. For how to connect them, see H3C SFP/SFP+/XFP Transceiver Modules and Network CablesInstallation 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, web, or SNMP to access the IRF fabric from the network management station. (SeeH3C S5150-EI Switch Series Fundamentals Configuration Guide.)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 thattake effect at a reboot. display irf configurationDisplay IRF fabric topology information. display irf topology