Long downtime IRF member

[evox]

Hi,

we have an IRF with 4 HPE 5945 and need to shut down two of them for a couple of months.
Is that a problem or will they be automatically kicked out of the IRF at some point?

King regards

[akg7]

Hello @evox ,

It wont be automatically kicked out unless until not removed the conencted port from IRF memeber.

How these members are connecte, in ring or daisy chain way?

Thanks!

[evox]

Hi akg7,

Thank you for your prompt replay.

The members are connected in ring 

1-----2

|        |

4----3

and we take out 2 and 3.

[akg7]

Hello @evox ,

I believe it won't impact and no irf member will be removied automatically.

Can you share below output as well:

display irf
display irf topology

Thanks!

[evox]

Hi @akg7 ,

here's the  output

#display irf
MemberID    Role    Priority  CPU-Mac         Description
 *+1        Master  32        00e0-fc0f-8c02  ---
   2        Standby 16        00e0-fc0f-8c03  ---
   3        Standby 8         00e0-fc0f-8c04  ---
   4        Standby 4         00e0-fc0f-8c05  ---
--------------------------------------------------
 * indicates the device is the master.
 + indicates the device through which the user logs in.

 The bridge MAC of the IRF is: dc68-0c3e-7055
 Auto upgrade                : yes
 Mac persistent              : 12 min
 Domain ID                   : 1

#display irf topology
                              Topology Info
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------
               IRF-Port1                IRF-Port2
 MemberID    Link       neighbor      Link       neighbor    Belong To
 1           UP         2             UP         4           00e0-fc0f-8c02
 2           UP         3             UP         1           00e0-fc0f-8c02
 3           UP         4             UP         2           00e0-fc0f-8c02
 4           UP         1             UP         3           00e0-fc0f-8c02

[akg7 · Accepted solution]

Hello @evox ,

So like below the ring topology is connected:

You are good to shutdown SW2 & Sw3. If you are shutting down interfaces on SW2 and SW3 which are the part of IRF then you have to console access the SW2 and SW3 and manually shutdown the interfaces connecting to IRF else remove the IRF cable. 

[SW1]dis irf topology
                              Topology Info
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------
               IRF-Port1                IRF-Port2
 MemberID    Link       neighbor      Link       neighbor    Belong To
 1           UP         2             UP         4           309d-1669-0100
 2           UP         3             UP         1           309d-1669-0100
 3           UP         4             UP         2           309d-1669-0100
 4           UP         1             UP         3           309d-1669-0100


[SW1-Ten-GigabitEthernet3/0/49]sh
Operation not supported on the last active physical port bound to IRF port which connected to the master!Please shutdown the other end of the link.

[SW1]dis irf
MemberID    Role    Priority  CPU-Mac         Description
 *+1        Master  32        309d-1669-0100  ---
   4        Standby 1         309d-2117-0400  ---
--------------------------------------------------
 * indicates the device is the master.

Thanks!

[evox]

HI @akg7 ,

Many thanks for your help.

King regards