HP 5120 EI, 5120 SI Setting up an IRF fabric, IRF fabric setup flowchart, To set up an IRF fabric

Setting up an IRF fabric

You can use HP Intelligent Resilient Framework (IRF) technology to connect and virtualize 5120 EI switches or 5120 SI switches into a virtual switch called an “IRF fabric” or “IRF virtual device” for flattened network topology, and high availability, scalability, and manageability.

NOTE:

•IRF is not available on the 5120-24G EI or 5120-48G EI switch. The “5120 EI switches” in this document does not include those two switch models.

•An IRF fabric cannot have both 5120 EI and 5120 SI switches.

IRF fabric setup flowchart

Figure 76 IRF fabric setup flowchart

Start

Plan IRF fabric setup

Install IRF member switches

Connect grounding cables and

power cords

Power on the switches

Install interface cards

(only on A5120 EI)

Configure basic IRF settings

Connect the physical IRF ports

Switches elected as slaves reboot and the IRF fabric is established automaticlly

End

To set up an IRF fabric:

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