IRF stack management

The HP V1910 IRF stack management feature enables you to configure and monitor a stack of connected HP V1910 switches by logging in to one switch in the stack, as shown in a.

IMPORTANT:

The HP V1910 IRF stack management feature does not provide the functions of HP Intelligent Resilient Framework (IRF) technology. To avoid confusion, IRF stack management is simply called stack management in this document.

a.Network diagram for stack management

To set up a stack, you must log in to one switch to create the stack, and this switch becomes the master for the stack. You then configure and monitor all other member switches on the master switch. The ports that connect the stack member switches are called stack ports.

Configuring stack management

Stack management configuration task list

Perform the tasks in 1 to configure stack management.

1.Stack management configuration task list

Task

Remarks

Configuring

Configuring global

the master

parameters of a

switch of a

stack

stack

 

Required

Configure a private IP address pool for a stack and establish the stack, with the switch becoming the master switch of the stack.

By default, no IP address pool is configured for a stack and no stack is established.

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