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Table of Contents
1 IRF Configuration ······································································································································1-1
Introduction to IRF···································································································································1-1
Overview··········································································································································1-1
Advantages······································································································································1-1
Application·······································································································································1-2
Basic Concepts ·······································································································································1-3
Working Process·····································································································································1-5
Physical Connections ······················································································································1-5
Topology Collection·························································································································1-6
Role Election ···································································································································1-6
IRF Virtual Device Management and Maintenance·········································································1-7
IRF Multi-Active Detection Mechanism ···························································································1-8
IRF Virtual Device Configuration Task List ·····························································································1-9
Switching Operating Mode····················································································································1-10
Configuring an IRF Virtual Device·········································································································1-11
Setting a Member ID for a Device ·································································································1-11
Specifying a Priority for a Member Device ····················································································1-12
Configuring IRF Ports····················································································································1-12
Specifying the Preservation Time of IRF Bridge MAC Address····················································1-13
Setting the Delay Time for the Link Layer to Report a Link-Down Event······································1-14
Configuring MAD Detection···········································································································1-15
Accessing an IRF Virtual Device···········································································································1-22
Accessing the Master ····················································································································1-22
Accessing a Slave ·························································································································1-22
Displaying and Maintaining an IRF Virtual Device················································································1-23
IRF Virtual Device Configuration Examples··························································································1-23
Configuration Example of Using the BFD MAD Detection ····························································1-23
Configuration Example of Using the LACP MAD Detection··························································1-26
2 Index ···························································································································································2-1
