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IRF configuration ·························································································································································· 1
IRF overview ······································································································································································ 1
Benefits ······································································································································································ 1
Application scenario ················································································································································ 2
IRF topologies ··························································································································································· 2
Basic concepts ··································································································································································· 3
Establishment, operation, and maintenance of an IRF virtual device ·········································································· 4
Connecting the IRF member switches ····················································································································· 4
Topology collection ·················································································································································· 7
Master election ························································································································································· 7
IRF virtual device management and maintenance ································································································ 7
IRF multi-active detection ·········································································································································· 9
IRF virtual device configuration task list ······················································································································· 10
Configuring an IRF virtual device ································································································································· 11
Specifying a domain ID for an IRF virtual device ······························································································ 11
Changing the IRF member ID of a switch ··········································································································· 13
Configuring IRF ports ············································································································································ 13
Specifying a priority for a member switch ········································································································· 15
Configuring a description for a member switch ································································································ 15
Configuring load sharing criteria for IRF links ··································································································· 15
Specifying the preservation time of bridge MAC address ··············································································· 17
Enabling automatic boot file updating ················································································································ 18
Setting the IRF link down report delay ················································································································ 19
Configuring MAD detection ·········································································································································· 19
Configuring LACP MAD ······································································································································· 20
Configuring BFD MAD ·········································································································································· 22
Accessing an IRF virtual device ···································································································································· 28
Accessing the master ············································································································································ 28
Accessing a slave switch ······································································································································ 29
Displaying and maintaining an IRF virtual device ······································································································ 29
IRF virtual device configuration examples ··················································································································· 30
LACP MAD detection-enabled IRF configuration example ················································································ 30
BFD MAD detection-enabled IRF configuration example ·················································································· 32
ARP MAD detection-enabled IRF configuration example ·················································································· 35
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