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Setting up an IRF fabric
You can use H3C IRF technology to connect and virtualize S10500 switches into a large virtual switch
called an "IRF fabric" for flattened network topology, high availability, scalability, and manageability.
For more information about IRF, see H3C S10500 Switch Series IRF Configuration Guide.
IRF fabric setup flowchart
The setup flow is shown in Figure 28 . For the actual procedure, see H3C S10500 Switch Series IRF
Configuration Guide for the software release you are using.
Figure 28 IRF fabric setup flowchart
To set up an IRF fabric: