H3C S3600V2-52TP-SI Installation manual

H3C S3600V2 Switch Series
IRF Command Reference
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Preface
The H3C S3600V2 documentation set includes 10 command references, which describe the commands
and command syntax options available for the H3C S3600V2 Switch Series Release 2108.
The IRF Command Reference describes IRF configuration commands for creating an IRF fabric. It covers
the commands for binding physical ports to an IRF port, configuring the member switch ID and priority,
and detecting and maintaining the IRF link.
This preface includes:
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Audience
This documentation is intended for:
•Network planners
•Field technical support and servicing engineers
•Network administrators working with the S3600V2 series
Added and modified commands
Compared to Release 2101, Release 2108 adds and modifies the following commands:
Command reference Added and modified commands
IRF
Modified command: irf link-delay interval. The range of the interval
argument changes to 0 to 10000 in milliseconds. The default delay for
the IRF ports to report a link down event changes to four seconds.

Conventions
This section describes the conventions used in this documentation set.
Command conventions
Convention Descri
p
tion
Boldface Bold text represents commands and keywords that you enter literally as shown.
Italic Italic text represents arguments that you replace with actual values.
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{ x | y | ... }
Braces enclose a set of required syntax choices separated by vertical bars, from which
you select one.
[ x | y | ... ]
Square brackets enclose a set of optional syntax choices separated by vertical bars, from
which you select one or none.
{ x | y | ... } *
Asterisk marked braces enclose a set of required syntax choices separated by vertical
bars, from which you select at least one.
[ x | y | ... ] *
Asterisk marked square brackets enclose optional syntax choices separated by vertical
bars, from which you select one choice, multiple choices, or none.
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# A line that starts with a pound (#) sign is comments.
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Represents a generic switch, such as a Layer 2 or Layer 3 switch, or a router that supports
Layer 2 forwarding and other Layer 2 features.
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The port numbers in this document are for illustration only and might be unavailable on your device.
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Contents
IRF configuration commands ······································································································································· 1
display irf ··································································································································································1
display irf configuration···········································································································································2
display irf topology ··················································································································································3
display irf-port load-sharing mode··························································································································4
display mad ······························································································································································6
display switchover state···········································································································································8
irf auto-update enable··············································································································································9
irf domain······························································································································································· 10
irf link-delay···························································································································································· 10
irf mac-address persistent ····································································································································· 11
irf member description·········································································································································· 12
irf member priority················································································································································· 13
irf member renumber············································································································································· 14
irf switch-to ····························································································································································· 15
irf-port ····································································································································································· 16
irf-port load-sharing mode ···································································································································· 16
irf-port-configuration active··································································································································· 17
mad arp enable····················································································································································· 19
mad bfd enable····················································································································································· 19
mad enable···························································································································································· 20
mad exclude interface ·········································································································································· 21
mad ip address······················································································································································ 22
mad restore ···························································································································································· 23
port group interface ·············································································································································· 24
Index ···········································································································································································26

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IRF configuration commands
display irf
Syntax
display irf [ |{ begin | exclude | include } regular-expression ]
View
Any view
Default level
1: Monitor level
Parameters
|: Filters command output by specifying a regular expression. For more information about regular
expressions, see Fundamentals Configuration Guide.
begin: Displays the first line that matches the specified regular expression and all lines that follow.
exclude: Displays all lines that do not match the specified regular expression.
include: Displays all lines that match the specified regular expression.
regular-expression: Specifies a regular expression, a case-sensitive string of 1 to 256 characters.
Description
Use display irf to display IRF fabric information, including the member ID, role, priority, bridge MAC
address, and description of each IRF member.
Examples
# Display IRF fabric information.
<Sysname> display irf
Switch Role Priority CPU-Mac Description
1 Slave 1 000f-e2be-3102 F1Num001
*+2 Master 1 00e0-fcb1-ade2 F1Num002
--------------------------------------------------------
* indicates the device is the master.
+ indicates the device through which the user logs in.
The Bridge MAC of the IRF is: 00e0-fc00-1000
Auto upgrade : yes
Mac persistent : always
Domain ID : 30

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Table 1 Command output
Field Descri
p
tion
Switch
IRF member ID:
•ID of the master is prefixed with an asterisk (*) sign.
•ID of the device where you are logged in is prefixed with a plus (+) sign.
Role
Switch role in the IRF fabric:
•Slave—The switch is a subordinate device.
•Master—The switch is the master.
•SlaveWait—The switch is joining the IRF fabric as a subordinate device.
•Loading—The switch is loading the system software image.
CPU-MAC CPU MAC address of the switch.
Description
Description you have configured for the member device.
•If no description is configured, this field displays a dashed line (-----).
•If the description exceeds the maximum number of characters that can be
displayed, an ellipsis (…) is displayed in place of the exceeding text. To display
the complete description, use the display current-configuration command.
Auto upgrade
Status of the software auto-update function:
•yes—Enabled. The master switch automatically propagates its system software
image to the switch you are adding to the IRF fabric.
•no—Disabled. You must manually make sure the joining switch uses the same
system software image as the master switch. If not, the new switch cannot join
the IRF fabric.
MAC persistent
IRF bridge MAC persistence setting:
•6 min—Bridge MAC address of the IRF fabric persists for six minutes after the
master leaves.
•always—Bridge MAC address of the IRF fabric does not change after the master
leaves.
•no—Bridge MAC address of the new master replaces the original one as soon
as the old master leaves.
Domain ID Domain ID assigned to the IRF fabric. A domain ID uniquely identifies an IRF fabric
on a network that has multiple IRF fabrics.
display irf configuration
Syntax
display irf configuration [ |{ begin | exclude | include } regular-expression ]
View
Any view
Default level
1: Monitor level
Parameters
|: Filters command output by specifying a regular expression. For more information about regular
expressions, see Fundamentals Configuration Guide.

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begin: Displays the first line that matches the specified regular expression and all lines that follow.
exclude: Displays all lines that do not match the specified regular expression.
include: Displays all lines that match the specified regular expression.
regular-expression: Specifies a regular expression, a case-sensitive string of 1 to 256 characters.
Description
Use display irf configuration to display the basic IRF settings.
The command displays each member's current member ID, new member ID, priority, IRF port state, and
IRF port bindings.
The new member ID takes effect after the switch reboots.
Examples
# Display the basic IRF settings.
<Sysname> display irf configuration
MemberID NewID IRF-Port1 IRF-Port2
1 1 GigabitEthernet1/0/25 disable
2 2 disable GigabitEthernet2/0/26
Table 2 Command output
Field Descri
p
tion
MemberID Current member ID.
NewID Member ID that will take effect after a reboot.
IRF-Port1 Physical port or ports bound to IRF port 1. If no physical ports are bound to the
IRF port, this field displays disable.
IRF-Port2 Physical port or ports bound to IRF port 2. If no physical ports are bound to the
IRF port, this field displays disable.
display irf topology
Syntax
display irf topology [ |{ begin | exclude | include } regular-expression ]
View
Any view
Default level
1: Monitor level
Parameters
|: Filters command output by specifying a regular expression. For more information about regular
expressions, see Fundamentals Configuration Guide.
begin: Displays the first line that matches the specified regular expression and all lines that follow.
exclude: Displays all lines that do not match the specified regular expression.
include: Displays all lines that match the specified regular expression.
regular-expression: Specifies a regular expression, a case-sensitive string of 1 to 256 characters.

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Description
Use display irf topology to display the IRF fabric topology.
Command output includes member IDs, IRF port state, and adjacencies of IRF ports.
Examples
# Display the IRF fabric topology.
<Sysname> display irf topology
Topology Info
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
IRF-Port1 IRF-Port2
Switch Link neighbor Link neighbor Belong To
2 DOWN -- UP 1 0023-8927-ad54
1 UP 2 DIS -- 0023-8927-ad54
Table 3 Command output
Field Descri
p
tion
Switch Member ID.
IRF-Port 1 Link state and neighbor switch of IRF port 1.
IRF-Port 2 Link state and neighbor switch of IRF port 2.
Link
Link state of the IRF port:
•UP—IRF link is up.
•DOWN—IRF link is down.
•DIS—No physical ports have been bound to the IRF port. You must use the
port group interface command to bind at least one physical port to the IRF
port.
neighbor IRF member ID of the switch connected to the IRF port.
If no device is connected to the IRF port, this field displays two hyphens (--).
Belong To IRF fabric that has the switch, represented by the CPU MAC address of the
master in the IRF fabric.
display irf-port load-sharing mode
Syntax
display irf-port load-sharing mode [ irf-port [ member-id/port-number ] ] [ |{ begin | exclude | include }
regular-expression ]
View
Any view
Default level
1: Monitor level
Parameters
irf-port: Displays IRF port specific load sharing modes.

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member-id/port-number: Specifies an IRF port number. The member-id argument represents an IRF
member ID. The port-number argument represents the index number (1 or 2) of the IRF port on the
member device.
|: Filters command output by specifying a regular expression. For more information about regular
expressions, see Fundamentals Configuration Guide.
begin: Displays the first line that matches the specified regular expression and all lines that follow.
exclude: Displays all lines that do not match the specified regular expression.
include: Displays all lines that match the specified regular expression.
regular-expression: Specifies a regular expression, a case-sensitive string of 1 to 256 characters.
Description
Use display irf-port load-sharing mode to display IRF link load sharing mode.
To display the global load sharing mode for IRF links, execute this command without any keyword or
argument.
To display the load sharing mode used on each IRF port in the IRF fabric, specify the irf-port keyword but
not any IRF port.
To display the load sharing mode used on a specific IRF port, specify both the irf-port keyword and the
member-id/port-number argument.
Examples
# Display the global IRF link load sharing mode. In this example, because no user-defined global load
sharing mode has been configured, the default global load sharing mode applies.
<Sysname> display irf-port load-sharing mode
irf-port Load-Sharing Mode:
Layer 2 traffic: packet type-based sharing
Layer 3 traffic: packet type-based sharing
# Display the global IRF link load sharing mode. In this example, because a global sharing mode based
on source and destination IP addresses have been configured, the configured mode applies.
<Sysname> display irf-port load-sharing mode
irf-port Load-Sharing Mode:
destination-ip address, source-ip address
# Display the load sharing mode of IRF port 1/1. In this example, because neither port-specific load
sharing mode nor user-defined global load sharing mode has been configured, the default global load
sharing mode applies.
<Sysname> display irf-port load-sharing mode irf-port 1/1
irf-port1/1 Load-Sharing Mode:
Layer 2 traffic: packet type-based sharing
Layer 3 traffic: packet type-based sharing
# Display the load sharing mode used on IRF port 1/1.
<Sysname> display irf-port load-sharing mode irf-port 1/1
irf-port1/1 Load-Sharing Mode:
destination-mac address, source-mac address
# Display the load sharing mode used on each IRF port.
<Sysname> display irf-port load-sharing mode irf-port
irf-port 1/1 Load-Sharing Mode:

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destination-mac address, source-mac address
irf-port 1/2 Load-Sharing Mode:
Layer 2 traffic: packet type-based sharing
Layer 3 traffic: packet type-based sharing
Table 4 Command output
Field Descri
p
tion
irf-port Load-Sharing Mode
Global load sharing mode for IRF links:
•If no user-defined global load sharing mode has been
configured, the default global load sharing mode applies.
•If a user-defined global load sharing mode has been
configured, the configured mode applies.
irf-port 1/1 Load-Sharing Mode
Load sharing mode for IRF-port 1/1:
•If you have not configured a port-specific load sharing mode,
the global IRF link load sharing mode applies.
•If you have configured a port-specific load sharing mode, the
configured mode applies.
Layer 2 traffic: packet type-based
sharing
Default IRF link load sharing mode for Layer 2 traffic is packet type
based.
Layer 3 traffic: packet type-based
sharing
Default IRF link load sharing mode for Layer 3 traffic is packet type
based.
destination-mac address, source-mac
address
User-configured IRF link load sharing criteria. In this sample output,
the criteria are source and destination MAC addresses.
Information displayed in this field depends on user configuration.
display mad
Syntax
display mad [ verbose ] [ |{ begin | exclude | include } regular-expression ]
View
Any view
Default level
1: Monitor level
Parameters
verbose: Displays detailed MAD information. If this keyword is not provided, the system displays brief
information about the MAD detection.
|: Filters command output by specifying a regular expression. For more information about regular
expressions, see Fundamentals Configuration Guide.
begin: Displays the first line that matches the specified regular expression and all lines that follow.
exclude: Displays all lines that do not match the specified regular expression.
include: Displays all lines that match the specified regular expression.
regular-expression: Specifies a regular expression, a case-sensitive string of 1 to 256 characters.

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Description
Use display mad to display MAD status and settings.
Examples
# Display brief MAD information.
<Sysname> display mad
MAD ARP disabled.
MAD LACP disabled.
MAD BFD disabled.
# Display detailed MAD information.
<Sysname> display mad verbose
Current MAD status: Detect
Excluded ports(configurable):
Vlan-interface999
Excluded ports(can not be configured):
GigabitEthernet1/0/25
MAD ARP enabled interface:
Vlan-interface2
MAD enabled aggregation port:
Bridge-Aggregation1
MAD BFD enabled interface:
Vlan-interface3
mad ip address 3.3.3.1 255.255.255.0 member 1
mad ip address 3.3.3.2 255.255.255.0 member 2
Table 5 Command output
Field Descri
p
tion
Current MAD status
MAD status:
•Detect—The IRF fabric is integrated.
•Recovery—IRF fabric is in Recovery state. When detecting a
multi-active collision, MAD places the IRF fabric with higher master ID
in Recovery state. MAD also shuts down all physical ports in the fabric
except IRF physical ports and ports that are configured to not shut
down.
•Detect to Recovery—State of the IRF fabric is transitioning from Detect
to Recovery, for example, as the result of an IRF split.
•Recovery to Detect—State of the IRF fabric is transitioning from
Recovery to Detect.
Excluded ports(configurable) Ports manually configured to not shut down when the IRF fabric transitions
to the Recovery state.
Excluded ports(can not be
configured)
Ports automatically set by the system to not shut down when the IRF fabric
transitions to the Recovery state.
MAD ARP enabled interface:
Vlan-interface2 Interface where ARP MAD is enabled.
MAD enabled aggregation port:
Bridge-Aggregation1 Aggregate interface where LACP MAD is enabled.
MAD BFD enabled interface Interface where BFD MAD is enabled.

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Field Descri
p
tion
Vlan-interface3
mad ip address 192.168.2.2
255.255.0.0 member 1
mad ip address 192.168.2.3
255.255.0.0 member 2
VLAN interface used for BFD MAD, and the MAD IP address configured
for each member on this interface.
display switchover state
Syntax
display switchover state [ slot member-id ] [ |{ begin | exclude | include } regular-expression ]
View
Any view
Default level
1: Monitor level
Parameters
slot member-id: Specifies an IRF member by its member ID. If no IRF member is specified, this command
displays the master/subordinate switchover states of the master.
|: Filters command output by specifying a regular expression. For more information about regular
expressions, see Fundamentals Configuration Guide.
begin: Displays the first line that matches the specified regular expression and all lines that follow.
exclude: Displays all lines that do not match the specified regular expression.
include: Displays all lines that match the specified regular expression.
regular-expression: Specifies a regular expression, a case-sensitive string of 1 to 256 characters.
Description
Use display switchover state to display the master/subordinate switchover states of IRF member switches.
Examples
# Display the master/subordinate switchover states of the master.
<Sysname> display switchover state
Master HA State to slot 2: Slave is absent.
Master HA State to slot 3: Realtime backup to slave.
Master HA State to slot 4: Waiting batch backup request from slave.
Table 6 Command output for the master
Field Descri
p
tion
Master HA State to slot slot-number
Describes the master/subordinate switchover state
between the master and a specific member. The
slot-number argument represents an IRF member ID.
Slave is absent The IRF member ID is not used in this IRF fabric.
Waiting batch backup request from slave The master switch is waiting for the batch backup
request from the subordinate switch.

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Field Descri
p
tion
Batch backup The subordinate switch is bulk-backing up data from
the master.
Realtime backup to slave The subordinate switch is backing up real-time data
from the master switch.
Data smooth The subordinate switch is transitioning to be the
master.
# Display the master/subordinate switchover state of member switch 3.
<Sysname> display switchover state slot 3
Slave HA State: Receiving realtime data.
Table 7 Command output for a subordinate
Field Descri
p
tion
Slave HA State Describes the master/subordinate switchover state of the subordinate switch.
Waiting The subordinate switch is ready for bulk-backing up data.
Sending batch backup
request The subordinate switch is requesting for a bulk-backup.
Receiving batch data The subordinate switch is bulk backing up data.
Receiving realtime data The member switch is receiving real-time data.
irf auto-update enable
Syntax
irf auto-update enable
undo irf auto-update enable
View
System view
Default level
3: Manage level
Parameters
None
Description
Use irf auto-update enable to enable the software auto-update function for propagating the system
software image of the master to all its members.
Use undo irf auto-update enable to disable this function.
By default, software auto-update for subordinate switches is enabled.
When you add a switch to the IRF fabric, the software auto-update function compares the system software
versions of the switch and the IRF master. If the versions are different, the switch automatically downloads
the system software image from the master, sets the downloaded file as the system software for the next
reboot, and automatically reboots with the new system software image to rejoin the IRF fabric.

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To avoid an update failure, make sure the switch has efficient space for the new system software image.
If the switch you are adding to the IRF fabric is incompatible with the software version running on the
master, the software auto-update function cannot work correctly.
If software auto-update function is disabled, you must manually update the switch with the system
software image of the master.
Examples
# Enable the software auto-update function.
<Sysname> system-view
[Sysname] irf auto-update enable
irf domain
Syntax
irf domain domain-id
undo irf domain
View
System view
Default level
3: Manage level
Parameters
domain-id: Specifies a domain ID for the IRF fabric. The value range is 0 to 4294967295.
Description
Use irf domain to assign a domain ID to an IRF fabric.
Use undo irf domain to restore the default IRF domain ID.
The default IRF domain ID is 0.
One IRF fabric forms one IRF domain. IRF uses IRF domain IDs to uniquely identify IRF fabrics and prevent
IRF fabrics from interfering with one another.
If you use a member in one IRF fabric as the intermediate device for performing ARP MAD or LACP MAD
for another IRF fabric, assign the two IRF fabrics different domain IDs to avoid false detection of IRF split.
Examples
# Set the IRF domain ID to 30.
<Sysname> system-view
[Sysname] irf domain 30
irf link-delay
Syntax
irf link-delay interval
undo irf link-delay
View
System view

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Default level
3: Manage level
Parameters
interval: Sets the IRF link down report delay in milliseconds. The value range is 0 to 10000. If your IRF
fabric requires a fast master/subordinate or IRF link switchover or has deployed the BFD or GR feature,
H3C recommends setting the delay to 0 seconds.
Description
Use irf link-delay to set the delay for the IRF ports in the IRF fabric to report a link down event.
Use undo irf link-delay to restore the default.
By default, the IRF link down event report delay is 4 seconds.
An IRF link down report delay helps avoid link flapping, which causes frequent IRF splits and merges
during a short time.
An IRF port handles link down and link up events as follows:
•When the IRF link changes from up to down, the port does not immediately report the change to the
IRF fabric. If the IRF link state is still down when the delay time is reached, the port reports the
change to the IRF fabric.
•When the IRF link changes from down to up, the link layer immediately reports the event to the IRF
fabric.
Examples
# Set the IRF link down report delay to 300 milliseconds.
<Sysname> system-view
[Sysname] irf link-delay 300
irf mac-address persistent
Syntax
irf mac-address persistent { always | timer }
undo irf mac-address persistent
View
System view
Default level
3: Manage level
Parameters
always: Enables the IRF bridge MAC address to be retained forever. The IRF bridge MAC address does
not change after master re-election.
timer: Enables the IRF bridge MAC address to remain the same for six minutes after the master device
leaves. If the device rejoins the IRF fabric before the time limit is reached, the IRF bridge MAC address
does not change. If not, the IRF fabric uses the bridge MAC address of the new master as the IRF bridge
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Description
Use irf mac-address persistent to configure IRF bridge MAC persistence so the IRF fabric continues to use
the bridge MAC address of the old master as its bridge MAC address for a period of time after a master
re-election.
Use undo irf mac-address persistent to disable IRF bridge MAC persistence so the IRF fabric changes its
bridge MAC address as soon as the master leaves.
By default, after the master device leaves, the IRF fabric continues to use its bridge MAC address as the
IRF bridge MAC address for six minutes.
An IRF fabric by default uses the bridge MAC address of the master device as its bridge MAC address.
This bridge MAC address is used by Layer 2 protocols, for example, LACP, to identify the IRF fabric, and
must be unique on a switched LAN for correct communication.
To avoid duplicate bridge MAC addresses, an IRF fabric can automatically change its bridge MAC
address after its master leaves. However, the change causes temporary service disruption. To avoid this
situation, configure bridge MAC persistence.
If two IRF fabrics have the same bridge MAC address, they cannot be merged into one IRF fabric.
If ARP MAD is used, you must use the undo irf mac-address persistent command to enable immediate
bridge MAC address change after the master leaves.
Examples
# Enable the IRF bridge MAC address to be permanent.
<Sysname> system-view
[Sysname] irf mac-address persistent always
irf member description
Syntax
irf member member-id description text
undo irf member member-id description
View
System view
Default level
3: Manage level
Parameters
member-id: Specifies the ID of an IRF member.
text: Configures the IRF member description, a string of 1 to 127 characters.
Description
Use irf member description to configure a description for an IRF member.
Use undo irf member description to restore the default.
By default, no description is configured for any IRF member.
Examples
# Configure a description for IRF member 1.
<Sysname> system-view

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[Sysname] irf member 1 description F1Num001
irf member priority
Syntax
irf member member-id priority priority
undo irf member member-id priority
View
System view
Default level
3: Manage level
Parameters
member-id: Specifies an IRF member ID.
priority: Sets priority in the range of 1 to 32. The greater the priority value, the higher the priority. A
member with higher priority is more likely to be the master.
Description
Use irf member priority to change the priority of an IRF member.
Use undo irf member priority to restore the default.
By default, the priority of a member switch is 1.
Examples
Change the member priority assignment scheme in the IRF fabric so member 2 takes over as the master
at the next master election:
# Display IRF fabric information.
<Sysname> display irf
Switch Role Priority CPU-Mac
+1 Slave 29 00e0-fc00-1115
2 Slave 1 00e0-fc00-1615
*3 Master 32 00e0-fc00-1015
9 Slave 30 00e0-fc00-1515
--------------------------------------------------------
* indicates the device is the master.
+ indicates the device through which the user logs in.
The Bridge MAC of the IRF is: 00e0-fc00-1000
Auto upgrade : yes
Mac persistent : always
# Change the priority of the current master (member ID 3) to 16.
<Sysname> system-view
[Sysname] irf member 3 priority 16
# Change the priority of member 2 to 32.
<Sysname> system-view
[Sysname] irf member 2 priority 32