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1 IRF Configuration ······································································································································1-1
IRF Overview ··········································································································································1-1
Introduction······································································································································1-1
Advantages······································································································································1-1
Application ·······································································································································1-2
Basic Concepts ·······································································································································1-2
Working Process ·····································································································································1-3
Physical Connections ······················································································································1-3
Topology Collection ·························································································································1-8
Role Election ···································································································································1-8
IRF Virtual Device Management and Maintenance·········································································1-9
IRF Virtual Device Configuration Task List ···························································································1-14
Configuring IRF Virtual Device··············································································································1-14
Configuring IRF Ports ····················································································································1-14
Setting a Member ID for a Device ·································································································1-15
Specifying a Priority for a Member Device ····················································································1-16
Specifying the Preservation Time of the Bridge MAC Address·····················································1-16
Enabling Auto Upgrade of Boot Files ····························································································1-17
Setting the Delay Time for the Link Layer to Report a Link-Down Event······································1-18
Accessing an IRF Virtual Device···········································································································1-19
Accessing the Master ····················································································································1-19
Accessing a Slave ·························································································································1-19
Displaying and Maintaining an IRF Virtual Device················································································1-20
IRF Virtual Device Configuration Examples··························································································1-20
IRF Virtual Device Configuration Example ····················································································1-20
2 Index ···························································································································································2-1
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