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Setting up an IRF fabric ············································································································································· 41
Prerequisites ···································································································································································· 41
IRF fabric setup flowchart ·············································································································································· 41
Planning IRF fabric setup ··············································································································································· 41
Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site ································································································ 41
Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs ············································································ 42
Planning IRF topology and connections ·············································································································· 42
Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches ····················································································· 42
Installing IRF member switches ····································································································································· 43
Configuring basic IRF settings ······································································································································· 43
Connecting the physical IRF ports ································································································································ 43
Verifying the IRF fabric configuration ·························································································································· 44
Connecting your switch to the network ···················································································································· 45
Accessing the switch for the first time ·························································································································· 45
Setting up the configuration environment ··········································································································· 45
Setting terminal parameters ·································································································································· 46
Powering on the switch ········································································································································· 49
Configuring the switch ··················································································································································· 50
Configuring authentication on a user interface ·································································································· 50
Configuring the basic access function ················································································································ 51
Configuration example ········································································································································· 51
Verifying the network configuration ···················································································································· 52
Connecting the switch to the network ·························································································································· 53
Connecting your switch to the network through twisted pair cables ······························································· 53
Connecting your switch to the network through optical fibers ········································································· 53
Testing connectivity ························································································································································ 54
Hardware management and maintenance ·············································································································· 55
Displaying information about the switch ····················································································································· 55
Displaying software and hardware version information ··················································································· 55
Displaying switch running information ················································································································ 58
Displaying detailed information about a card ··································································································· 58
Displaying electronic label data ·························································································································· 61
Displaying card CPU usage statistics ·················································································································· 62
Displaying card memory usage statistics ············································································································ 63
Displaying CF card information ··························································································································· 64
Displaying the operating status of fans ··············································································································· 64
Displaying the operating status of power modules ···························································································· 65
Configuring load sharing for SRPUs ··················································································································· 65
Configuring the temperature thresholds for a card ···························································································· 65
Port configuration and management ···························································································································· 66
Configuring a combo interface ···························································································································· 66
Enabling active/standby mode for the network ports on SRPUs ······································································ 67
Verifying and diagnosing transceiver modules ·········································································································· 68
Verifying transceiver modules ······························································································································ 68
Diagnosing transceiver modules ·························································································································· 68
Configuring a software exception handling method ·································································································· 69
Configuring an exception handling method ······································································································· 69
Displaying the exception handling method ········································································································ 69
Displaying IRF information ············································································································································ 70
Displaying information about all IRF member switches ····················································································· 70
Displaying the basic IRF settings of IRF member switches ················································································· 71
Displaying IRF topology information ··················································································································· 71
Saving the running configuration ································································································································· 72
