1-9Configuration procedureFollow these steps to configure IRF automatic fabric for a switch:To do… Use the command… RemarksEnter system view system-view —Configure IRF automatic fabricfor a switchfabric member-auto-updatesoftware enableRequiredDisabled by defaultz You need to enable the IRF automatic fabric function on all the devices including the newly addeddevice in the fabric to enable the newly added device to download software and discoveryneighbors and thus be added to the fabric normally.z After you configure the IRF automatic fabric function on Slave, execute the save command to savethe configurations as soon as possible. Otherwise, the device may synchronize the configurationsfrom Master and restart repeatedly because the configurations on the device are lost after thedevice automatically downloads the software and restarts.When fabric works normally, you can configure the whole fabric as an individual device. As a fabric iscomprised of multiple devices, busy working state may occur due to data transmission between devicesor synchronous execution of programs. When you perform an operation, if you receive a prompt “Fabricsystem is busy, please try later…”, which indicates that the fabric does not execute your configurationproperly, you need to verify your configuration or reconfigure the previous operation.Displaying and Maintaining IRF FabricTo do… Use the command… RemarksDisplay the information about anIRF fabric display irf-fabric [ status ]Display the topology informationof an IRF fabricdisplay ftm { information |topology-database }Available in any viewClear the FTM statistics reset ftm statistics Available in user viewIRF Fabric Configuration ExampleNetwork RequirementsConfigure unit ID, unit name, and IRF fabric name for four switches to enable them to form an IRF fabricas shown in Figure 1-4.
