Planning Irf Fabric Setup; Planning Irf Fabric Size And The Installation Site - NEC QX-S6648XP-6Q Installation Manual

Installation Guide
QX-S6600 Series Ethernet Switches
To set up an IRF fabric:
1. Plan IRF fabric setup.
2. Install
switches.
3. Connect ground wires
and power cords.
4. Power on the switches.
5. Configure basic IRF
settings.
6. Connect the physical
IRF ports.

Planning IRF fabric setup

This section describes issues that an IRF fabric setup plan must cover.

5.2.1 Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site

Choose switch models and identify the number of required IRF member switches,
depending on the user density and upstream bandwidth requirements. The switching
capacity of an IRF fabric equals the total switching capacities of all member switches.
Plan the installation site depending on your network solution as follows:
Step
Plan the installation site and IRF fabric setup parameters:
•
Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site
•
Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs
•
Planning IRF topology and connections
•
Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches
•
Planning the cabling scheme
IRF member
See "Installing the switch in a 19-inch rack".
See "Grounding the switch" and "Connecting the power cord".
N/A
See QX-S6600 Series Ethernet Switches Configuration Guides.
Connect the physical IRF ports on switches. Use SFP+ or QSFP+ transceiver
modules and fibers for long-distance connection. Use SFP+ or QSFP+ cables
for short-distance connection.
All switches except the master switch automatically reboot, and the IRF fabric
is established.
Description
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5 Setting up an IRF fabric