H3C S5560X-EI Series Installation Manual

Also see for S5560X-30C-EI: Installation guide

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38Step Description2. Install IRF member switches See "Installing the switch in a 19-inch rack" or "Mounting the switchon a workbench."3. Connect ground wires andpower cords See "Grounding the switch" and "Connecting the power cord."4. Power on the switches N/A5. Configure basic IRF settingsSee H3C S5560X-EI Switch Series IRF Configuration Guide or H3CS5560X-EI Switch Series Virtual Technologies Configuration Guide,depending on the software version.6. Connect the physical IRF portsConnect physical IRF ports on switches.All switches except the master switch automatically reboot, and theIRF fabric is established.Planning IRF fabric setupThis section describes issues that an IRF fabric setup plan must cover.Planning IRF fabric size and the installation siteChoose switch models and identify the number of required IRF member switches, depending on theuser density and upstream bandwidth requirements. The switching capacity of an IRF fabric equalsthe total switching capacities of all member switches.Plan the installation site depending on your network solution, as follows:• Place all IRF member switches in one rack for centralized high-density access.• Distribute the IRF member switches in different racks to implement the ToR access solution fora data center.NOTE:For the maximum IRF member devices supported by the S5560X-EI, see the release notes thatcome with the switch.Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDsDetermine which switch you want to use as the master for managing all member switches in the IRFfabric.An IRF fabric has only one master switch. You configure and manage all member switches in the IRFfabric at the CLI of the master switch. IRF member switches automatically elect a master.You can affect the election result by assigning a high member priority to the intended master switch.For more information about master election, see H3C S5560X-EI Switch Series IRF ConfigurationGuide or H3C S5560X-EI Switch Series Virtual Technologies Configuration Guide, depending on thesoftware version.Prepare an IRF member ID assignment scheme. An IRF fabric uses member IDs to uniquely identifyand manage its members, and you must assign each IRF member switch a unique member ID.