H3C S6800 Series Installation manual

H3C S6800 Switch Series
Virtual Technologies Command Reference
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Preface
This command reference describes IRF configuration commands for setting up and maintaining an
IRF fabric.
This preface includes the following topics about the documentation:
•Audience.
•Conventions.
•Documentation feedback.
Audience
This documentation is intended for:
•Network planners.
•Field technical support and servicing engineers.
•Network administrators working with the S6800 switch series.
Conventions
The following information describes the conventions used in the documentation.
Command conventions
Convention Description
Boldface Bold text represents commands and keywords that you enter literally as shown.
Italic Italic text represents arguments that you replace with actual values.
[ ] Square brackets enclose syntax choices (keywords or arguments) that are optional.
{ 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 a minimum of 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.
&<1-n> The argument or keyword and argument combination before the ampersand (&) sign
can be entered 1 to n times.
# A line that starts with a pound (#) sign is comments.
GUI conventions
Convention Description
Boldface Window names, button names, field names, and menu items are in Boldface. For
example, the New User window opens; click OK.
> Multi-level menus are separated by angle brackets. For example, File > Create >
Folder.

Symbols
Convention Description
WARNING! An alert that calls attention to important information that if not understood or followed
can result in personal injury.
CAUTION: An alert that calls attention to important information that if not understood or followed
can result in data loss, data corruption, or damage to hardware or software.
IMPORTANT: An alert that calls attention to essential information.
NOTE: An alert that contains additional or supplementary information.
TIP: An alert that provides helpful information.
Network topology icons
Convention Description
Represents a generic network device, such as a router, switch, or firewall.
Represents a routing-capable device, such as a router or Layer 3 switch.
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.
Represents an access controller, a unified wired-WLAN module, or the access
controller engine on a unified wired-WLAN switch.
Represents an access point.
Represents a wireless terminator unit.
Represents a wireless terminator.
Represents a mesh access point.
Represents omnidirectional signals.
Represents directional signals.
Represents a security product, such as a firewall, UTM, multiservice security
gateway, or load balancing device.
Represents a security module, such as a firewall, load balancing, NetStream, SSL
VPN, IPS, or ACG module.
Examples provided in this document
Examples in this document might use devices that differ from your device in hardware model,
configuration, or software version. It is normal that the port numbers, sample output, screenshots,
and other information in the examples differ from what you have on your device.
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Contents
IRF commands················································································1
display irf···························································································································1
display irf configuration·········································································································2
display irf link······················································································································3
display irf topology···············································································································4
display irf-port load-sharing mode ···························································································5
display mad························································································································6
irf auto-update enable ··········································································································8
irf domain ··························································································································9
irf link-delay······················································································································10
irf mac-address·················································································································11
irf mac-address persistent···································································································12
irf member description········································································································13
irf member priority ·············································································································13
irf member renumber··········································································································14
irf-port·····························································································································15
irf-port global load-sharing mode ··························································································15
irf-port load-sharing mode ···································································································16
irf-port-configuration active··································································································17
mad arp enable·················································································································18
mad bfd enable·················································································································20
mad enable······················································································································21
mad exclude interface ········································································································23
mad ip address·················································································································23
mad nd enable··················································································································24
mad restore······················································································································25
port group interface············································································································26
Index···························································································28

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IRF commands
display irf
Use display irf to display IRF fabric information, including the member ID, role, priority, bridge MAC
address, and description of each IRF member.
Syntax
display irf
Views
Any view
Predefined user roles
network-admin
network-operator
Examples
# Display IRF fabric information.
<Sysname> display irf
MemberID Role Priority CPU-Mac Description
1 Standby 1 00e0-fc0f-8c02 F1Num001
*+2 Master 1 00e0-fc0f-8c03 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
IRF mode : normal
Table 1 Command output
Field Description
MemberID 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
Role of the member device in the IRF fabric:
•Standby—Subordinate device.
•Master—Master device.
•Loading—The device is loading software images.
Priority IRF member priority.
CPU-MAC MAC address of the CPU in the device.

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Field Description
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.
The Bridge MAC of the
IRF is Bridge MAC address of the IRF fabric.
Auto upgrade
Status of the software auto-update feature:
•yes—Enabled. The master propagates its software images automatically to
the device you are adding to the IRF fabric.
•no—Disabled. You must manually make sure the joining device uses the
same software images as the master. If the software images are different,
the new device cannot join the IRF fabric.
MAC persistent
IRF bridge MAC persistence setting:
•6 min—Bridge MAC address of the IRF fabric remains unchanged for 6
minutes after the address owner leaves.
•always—Bridge MAC address of the IRF fabric does not change after the
address owner leaves.
•no—Bridge MAC address of the current master replaces the original bridge
MAC address as soon as the owner of the original address leaves.
Domain ID Domain ID of the IRF fabric. The domain ID you assign to an IRF fabric must
uniquely identify the fabric in a multi-IRF fabric network.
IRF mode IRF mode of the IRF fabric. This field is not supported in the current software
version.
Related commands
•display irf configuration
•display irf topology
display irf configuration
Use display irf configuration to display basic IRF settings, including each member's current
member ID, new member ID, and physical interfaces bound to the IRF ports. The new member IDs
take effect at reboot.
Syntax
display irf configuration
Views
Any view
Predefined user roles
network-admin
network-operator
Examples
# Display basic IRF settings.
<Sysname> display irf configuration
MemberID NewID IRF-Port1 IRF-Port2
1 1 FortyGigE1/0/1 FortyGigE1/0/3

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FortyGigE1/0/2 FortyGigE1/0/4
2 2 FortyGigE2/0/1 FortyGigE2/0/3
FortyGigE2/0/2 FortyGigE2/0/4
3 3 FortyGigE3/0/1 FortyGigE3/0/3
FortyGigE3/0/2 FortyGigE3/0/4
4 4 FortyGigE4/0/1 FortyGigE4/0/3
FortyGigE4/0/2 FortyGigE4/0/4
Table 2 Command output
Field Description
MemberID Current member ID of the device.
NewID Member ID assigned to the device. This member ID takes effect at reboot.
IRF-Port1 Physical interfaces bound to IRF-port 1. The bindings take effect at reboot.
This field displays disable if no physical interfaces are bound to the IRF port.
IRF-Port2 Physical interfaces bound to IRF-port 2. The bindings take effect at reboot.
This field displays disable if no physical interfaces are bound to the IRF port.
Related commands
•display irf
•display irf topology
display irf link
Use display irf link to display IRF link information, including IRF ports, IRF physical interfaces, and
IRF link status.
Syntax
display irf link
Views
Any view
Predefined user roles
network-admin
network-operator
Examples
# Display IRF link information.
<Sysname> display irf link
Member 1
IRF Port Interface Status
1 FortyGigE1/0/1 UP
FortyGigE1/0/2 DOWN
FortyGigE1/0/3 DOWN
FortyGigE1/0/4 DOWN
2 disable --
Member 2
IRF Port Interface Status
1 disable --

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2 FortyGigE2/0/1 UP
FortyGigE2/0/2 DOWN
FortyGigE2/0/3 DOWN
FortyGigE2/0/4 DOWN
Table 3 Command output
Field Description
Member ID IRF member ID.
IRF Port IRF port number:
•1—IRF-port 1.
•2—IRF-port 2.
Interface Physical interfaces bound to the IRF port. This field displays disable if no
physical interfaces have been bound to the IRF port.
Status
Link state of the IRF physical interface:
•UP—The link is up.
•DOWN—The link is down.
•ADM—The interface has been manually shut down by using the
shutdown command.
•ABSENT—Interface module that hosts the interface is not present.
display irf topology
Use display irf topology to display IRF fabric topology information, including the member IDs, IRF
port state, adjacencies of IRF ports, and CPU MAC address of the master.
Syntax
display irf topology
Views
Any view
Predefined user roles
network-admin
network-operator
Examples
# Display the IRF fabric topology.
<Sysname> display irf topology
Topology Info
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
IRF-Port1 IRF-Port2
MemberID Link neighbor Link neighbor Belong To
1 DOWN -- UP 2 00e0-fc0f-8c02
2 UP 1 UP 3 00e0-fc0f-8c02
3 UP 2 DIS -- 00e0-fc0f-8c02
Table 4 Command output
Field Description
IRF-Port1 Information about IRF-port 1, including its link state and neighbor.

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Field Description
IRF-Port2 Information about IRF-port 2, including its link state and neighbor.
MemberID IRF member ID.
Link
Link state of the IRF port:
•UP—The IRF link is up.
•DOWN—The IRF link is down because the port does not have a physical
link or has not been activated by the irf-port-configuration active
command.
•DIS—No physical interfaces have been bound to the IRF port.
•TIMEOUT—IRF hello interval has timed out.
neighbor IRF member ID of the device connected to the IRF port.
If no device is connected to the port, this field displays two hyphens (--).
Belong To IRF fabric that has the device, represented by the CPU MAC address of the
master in the IRF fabric.
Related commands
•display irf
•display irf configuration
display irf-port load-sharing mode
Use display irf-port load-sharing mode to display IRF link load sharing mode.
Syntax
display irf-port load-sharing mode [ irf-port [ member-id/port-number ] ]
Views
Any view
Predefined user roles
network-admin
network-operator
Parameters
irf-port: Displays IRF port-specific load sharing modes.
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.
Usage guidelines
To display the global load sharing mode for IRF links, execute this command without any keywords
or arguments.
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. If no IRF ports are in up state, this command displays No IRF link
exists.
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.

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Examples
# Display the global load sharing mode for IRF links. 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 load sharing mode for IRF links. In this example, because a user-defined global
load sharing mode has been configured, the user-defined global load sharing 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 of IRF-port 1/1 after destination MAC-based load sharing is
configured on the port.
<Sysname> display irf-port load-sharing mode irf-port 1/1
irf-port1/1 Load-Sharing Mode:
destination-mac address
Table 5 Command output
Field Description
irf-port Load-Sharing Mode
Global load sharing mode for IRF links:
•If no global IRF link 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-port1/1 Load-Sharing Mode
Link load sharing mode of 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 load sharing mode for traffic that has no IP header. By default, this type of traffic is distributed based on packet types.
Layer 3 traffic: packet type-based
sharing Default load sharing mode for non-TCP/-UDP IP packets. By default, this type of traffic is distributed based on packet types.
destination-ip address source-ip
address Configured global load sharing mode. Traffic is distributed based on destination and source IP addresses.
destination-mac address Configured load sharing mode for IRF-port 1/1. Traffic is
distributed based on destination MAC addresses.
display mad
Use display mad to display MAD status and settings.

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Syntax
display mad [verbose ]
Views
Any view
Predefined user roles
network-admin
network-operator
Parameters
verbose: Displays detailed MAD information. If you do not specify this keyword, the command only
displays whether a MAD mechanism is enabled or disabled.
Examples
# Display brief MAD information.
<Sysname> display mad
MAD ARP enabled.
MAD ND enabled.
MAD LACP disabled.
MAD BFD enabled.
# Display detailed MAD information.
<Sysname> display mad verbose
Multi-active recovery state: No
Excluded ports(user-configured):
Vlan-interface999
Excluded ports(system-configured):
FortyGigE1/0/1
FortyGigE1/0/2
FortyGigE1/0/3
FortyGigE1/0/4
MAD ARP enabled interface:
Vlan-interface2
MAD ND enabled interface:
Vlan-interface2
MAD LACP enabled interface: Bridge-Aggregation 1
MAD status : Normal
Member ID Port MAD status
1 FortyGigE1/0/5 Normal
2 FortyGigE2/0/5 Normal
MAD BFD enabled interface: VLAN-interface 3
MAD status : Normal
Member ID MAD IP address Neighbor MAD status
1 192.168.1.1/24 2 Normal
1 192.168.1.1/24 3 Normal
2 192.168.1.2/24 1 Normal
2 192.168.1.2/24 3 Normal
3 192.168.1.3/24 1 Normal
3 192.168.1.3/24 2 Normal

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Table 6 Command output
Field Description
Multi-active recovery state
Whether the IRF fabric is in Recovery state:
•Yes—The IRF fabric is in Recovery state. When MAD detects that an
IRF fabric has split into multiple IRF fabrics, it allows one fabric to
forward traffic.All the other IRF fabrics are set to the Recovery state.
In Recovery state, MAD shuts down all service interfaces in the fabric
except for the IRF physical interfaces and the service interfaces
configured to not shut down.
•No—The IRF fabric is not in Recovery state. It is active and can
forward traffic.
Excluded
ports(user-configured) Service interfaces manually configured to not shut down when the IRF fabric transitions to the Recovery state.
Excluded
ports(system-configured)
Service interfaces set to not shut down by default when the IRF fabric
transitions to the Recovery state. These service interfaces are not user
configurable.
MAD ARP enabled interface: Interfaces on which ARP MAD is enabled.
MAD ND enabled interface: Interfaces on which ND MAD is enabled.
MAD LACP enabled interface Interface on which LACP MAD is enabled. This field is displayed for each
interface enabled with LACP MAD.
MAD status
LACP MAD operating status:
•Normal—LACP MAD is operating correctly.
•Faulty—LACP MAD is not operating correctly. Verify the following
items:
{Verify that the ports on LACP MAD links are up.
{Verify that the intermediate device supports extended LACPDUs.
{Verify that all member devices have member ports used for LACP
MAD.
Member ID
Port
MAD status
LACP MAD details:
•Member ID—IRF member ID of a device.
•Port—Member ports of the aggregate interface used for LACP MAD.
•MAD status—LACP MAD operating state on a member port. Values
include Normal and Faulty.
MAD BFD enabled interface: Layer 3 interface on which BFD MAD is enabled.
MAD status
BFD MAD operating status:
•Normal—BFD MAD is operating correctly.
•Faulty—BFD MAD is not operating correctly. Check the BFD MAD link
for connectivity issues.
Member ID
MAD IP address
Neighbor
MAD status
BFD MAD details:
•Member ID—IRF member ID of the local device.
•MAD IP address—MAD IP address of a member device.
•Neighbor—IRF member ID of the neighboring member device.
•MAD status—BFD MAD link state. Values include Normal and
Faulty.
irf auto-update enable
Use irf auto-update enable to enable the software auto-update feature.
Use undo irf auto-update enable to disable the software auto-update feature.

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Syntax
irf auto-update enable
undo irf auto-update enable
Default
Software auto-update is enabled.
Views
System view
Predefined user roles
network-admin
Usage guidelines
This command automatically propagatesthe current software images of the master device in the IRF
fabric to any devices you are adding to the IRF fabric.
To ensure a successful software update, verify that the new device you are adding to the IRF fabric
has sufficient storage space for the new software images. If sufficient storage space is not available,
the device automatically deletes the current software images. If the reclaimed space is still
insufficient, the device cannot complete the auto-update. You must reboot the device, and then
access the Boot menus to delete files.
You must manually update the new device with the software images running on the IRF fabric in the
following situations:
•Software auto-update is disabled.
•Software auto-update fails to update software. This situation might occur if the IRF fabric cannot
identify the software version used on the new device.
Examples
# Enable the software auto-update feature.
<Sysname> system-view
[Sysname] irf auto-update enable
irf domain
Use irf domain to assign a domain ID to the IRF fabric.
Use undo irf domain to restore the default IRF domain setting.
Syntax
irf domain domain-id
undo irf domain
Default
The IRF domain ID is 0.
Views
System view
Predefined user roles
network-admin
Parameters
domain-id: Specifies a domain ID for the IRF fabric. The value range is 0 to 4294967295.

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Usage guidelines
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 one IRF fabric uses another IRFfabric as the intermediate device for LACPMAD, ARPMAD, or ND
MAD, you must assign the two IRF fabrics different domain IDs for correct split detection. False
detection causes IRF split.
An IRF fabric has only one IRF domain ID. You can change the IRF domain ID by using the following
commands: irf domain, mad enable, mad arp enable, or mad nd enable. The IRF domain IDs
configured by using these commands overwrite each other.
Examples
# Set the IRF domain ID to 10.
<Sysname> system-view
[Sysname] irf domain 10
irf link-delay
Use irf link-delay to set a delay for the IRF ports to report a link down event.
Use undo irf link-delay to restore the default.
Syntax
irf link-delay interval
undo irf link-delay
Default
The IRF link down report delay is 4 seconds.
Views
System view
Predefined user roles
network-admin
Parameters
interval: Sets the IRF link down report delay in the range of 0 to 10000 milliseconds. If the interval is
set to 0, link down events are reported without any delay.
Usage guidelines
When you configure the IRF link down report delay, follow these restrictions and guidelines:
•Make sure the IRF link down report delay is shorter than the heartbeat or hello timeout settings
of upper-layer protocols (for example, CFD, VRRP, FCoE, and OSPF). If the report delay is
longer than the timeout setting of a protocol, unnecessary recalculations might occur.
•Set the delay to 0 seconds in the following situations:
{The IRF fabric requires a fast master/subordinate or IRF link switchover.
{The BFD or GR feature is used.
{You want to shut down an IRF physical interface or reboot an IRF member device. (After you
complete the operation, reconfigure the delay depending on the network condition.)
Examples
# Set the IRF link down report delay to 300 milliseconds.
<Sysname> system-view
[Sysname] irf link-delay 300

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irf mac-address
Use irf mac-address to configure the IRF bridge MAC address.
Use undo irf mac-address to restore the default.
Syntax
irf mac-address mac-address
undo irf mac-address
Default
An IRF fabric uses the bridge MAC address of the master device as the IRF bridge MAC address.
Views
System view
Predefined user roles
network-admin
Parameters
mac-address: Specifies a MAC address in the format of H-H-H. The MAC address cannot be the
all-zero or all-F MAC address, or a multicast MAC address. You can omit the consecutive zeros at
the beginning of each segment. For example, you can enter f-e2-1 for 000f-00e2-0001.
Usage guidelines
CAUTION:
IRF bridge MAC address change causes transient traffic disruption.
On a switched LAN, the IRF bridge MAC address must be unique.
When IRF fabrics merge, IRF ignores the configured IRF bridge MAC address and checks the bridge
MAC address of each member device in the IRF fabrics. IRF merge fails if any two member devices
have the same bridge MAC address.
After IRF fabrics merge, the merged IRF fabric uses the bridge MAC address of the merging IRF
fabric whose master has the higher priority as the IRF bridge MAC address.
If an IRF fabric splits after you configure the IRF bridge MAC address, both the split IRF fabrics use
the configured bridge MAC address as the IRF bridge MAC address.
To ensure correct packet forwarding, do not configure the IRF bridge MAC address the same as the
MAC addresses of the following interfaces:
•Layer 3 Ethernet interfaces.
•Layer 3 Ethernet subinterfaces.
•Layer 3 aggregate interfaces.
•Layer 3 aggregate subinterfaces.
For more information about the MAC addresses of these interfaces, see Ethernet interface
configuration and Ethernet link aggregation configuration in Layer 2—LAN Switching Configuration
Guide.
Examples
# Configure the IRF fabric to use c4ca-d9e0-8c3c as the IRF bridge MAC address.
<Sysname> system-view
[Sysname] irf mac-address c4ca-d9e0-8c3c

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irf mac-address persistent
Use irf mac-address persistent to configure IRF bridge MAC persistence.
Use undo irf mac-address persistent to enable the IRF fabric to change its bridge MAC address as
soon as the address owner leaves.
Syntax
irf mac-address persistent { always | timer }
undo irf mac-address persistent
Default
After the address owner leaves, the IRF fabric continues using its bridge MAC address as the IRF
bridge MAC address for 6 minutes. If the owner does not rejoin theIRF fabric within the time limit, the
IRF fabric uses the bridge MAC address of the current master as the bridge MAC address.
Views
System view
Predefined user roles
network-admin
Parameters
always: Enables the IRF bridge MAC address to be permanent. The IRF bridge MAC address does
not change after the address owner leaves.
timer: Enables the IRF bridge MAC address to remain unchanged for 6 minutes after the address
owner leaves. If the address owner rejoins the IRF fabric within the time limit, the IRF bridge MAC
address does not change. If the address owner does not rejoin within the time limit, the IRF fabric
uses the bridge MAC address of the current master as the bridge MAC address.
Usage guidelines
IRF bridge MAC persistence specifies the amount of time an IRF fabric can continue using a bridge
MAC address as its bridge MAC address after the address owner leaves.
This command does not take effect if the IRF bridge MAC address is configured by using the irf
mac-address command.
Depending on the network condition, enable the IRF fabric to retain or change its bridge MAC
address after the address owner leaves.
If ARP MAD or ND MAD is used with the spanning tree feature, disable IRF bridge MAC persistence
by using the undo irf mac-address persistent command.
Use the irf mac-address persistent always command in the following situations:
•TRILL is configured. The persistence setting ensures that other devices in the TRILL network
can maintain correct network topology after the address owner leaves.
•The IRF fabric uses a daisy-chain topology, and it has aggregate links with upstream or
downstream devices. The persistence setting prevents transmission delay or packet loss after
the address owner leaves.
On a switched LAN, the bridge MAC address must be unique for correct traffic transmission.
IRF fabrics cannot merge if they contain member devices that have the same bridge MAC address.
Examples
# Enable the IRF fabric to not change its bridge MAC address after the address owner leaves.
<Sysname> system-view
[Sysname] irf mac-address persistent always

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irf member description
Use irf member description to configure a description for an IRF member device.
Use undo irf member description to restore the default.
Syntax
irf member member-id description text
undo irf member member-id description
Default
No description is configured for an IRF member device.
Views
System view
Predefined user roles
network-admin
Parameters
member-id: Specifies an IRF member device by its ID.
text: Specifies a description, a string of 1 to 127 characters.
Usage guidelines
Configure a description to describe the location or purpose of a member device.
Examples
# Configure a description for IRF member 1.
<Sysname> system-view
[Sysname] irf member 1 description F1Num001
irf member priority
Use irf member priority to change the priority of an IRF member device.
Use undo irf member priority to restore the default.
Syntax
irf member member-id priority priority
undo irf member member-id priority
Default
The IRF member priority is 1.
Views
System view
Predefined user roles
network-admin
Parameters
member-id: Specifies an IRF member device by its ID.
priority: Sets a 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.

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Usage guidelines
To display the ID and priority settings of IRF members, use the display irf command.
Examples
# Set the priority of IRF member 2 to 32.
<Sysname> system-view
[Sysname] irf member 2 priority 32
irf member renumber
Use irf member renumber to change the IRF member ID of a device.
Use undo irf member renumber to restore the previous IRF member ID of the device.
Syntax
irf member member-id renumber new-member-id
undo irf member member-id renumber
Default
The IRF member ID is 1.
Views
System view
Predefined user roles
network-admin
Parameters
member-id: Specifies an IRF member device by its ID, in the range of 1 to 10.
new-member-id: Assigns a new ID to the IRF member device, in the range of 1 to 10.
Usage guidelines
CAUTION:
IRF member ID change can cause losses of member ID-related configurations at reboot, including
settings on physical interfaces.
To have the new ID take effect, you must reboot the IRF member.
When adding a device into an IRF fabric, you must assign a unique IRF member ID to the device. If
its IRF member ID has been used in the IRF fabric, the device cannot join the IRF fabric.
Plan IRF member ID assignment before setting up an IRF fabric, and change member IDs before
configuring any other features.
Interchanging member IDs between IRF member devices might cause undesirable configuration
changes and data loss. For example, the IRF member IDs of Device A and Device B are 2 and 3,
respectively. After you interchange their member IDs, their port settings also interchange.
After an IRF fabric is formed, make sure you understand the impact of the member ID change on the
network.
Examples
# Change the ID of an IRF member from 1 to 3.
<Sysname> display irf
[Sysname] irf member 1 renumber 3