NEC QX-S6648XP-6Q Installation Manual page 56

Installation Guide
QX-S6600 Series Ethernet Switches
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5 Setting up an IRF fabric ............................................................................................................. 5-1
IRF fabric setup flowchart .................................................................................................. 5-1
Planning IRF fabric setup .................................................................................................. 5-2
5.2.1 Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site .................................................... 5-2
5.2.2 Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs.................................. 5-3
5.2.3 Planning IRF topology and connections ................................................................. 5-3
5.2.4 Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches .......................................... 5-5
5.2.5 Planning the cabling scheme .................................................................................. 5-6
Configuring basic IRF settings ........................................................................................... 5-8
Connecting the physical IRF ports ..................................................................................... 5-8
Accessing the IRF fabric to verify the configuration .......................................................... 5-9
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