Dell PowerConnect Brocade M6505 Brocade 7.1.0 Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Page 113

Enabling ISL Trunking Chapter 6 In this chapter •ISL Trunking overview 85 •Disabling or enabling ISL Trunking 85 •Viewing trunk group information 86 •F_Port trunk groups 87 ISL Trunking overview Inter-Switch Link (ISL) Trunking optimizes network performance by forming trunking groups that can distribute traffic between switches across a shared bandwidth. A trunking license is required on each switch that participates in the trunk. For details on obtaining and installing licensed features, refer to "Licensed feature management" on page 43. For additional information about ISL Trunking, refer to the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide. You must use Web Tools with the EGM license to create ISL trunk groups and to manage F_Port trunks. The EGM license is required only for 8 Gbps platforms, such as the following: • Brocade Encryption Switch • Brocade 300, 5300, and 5100 switches • Brocade VA-40FC • Brocade 8000 • Brocade 7800 For non-8 Gbps platforms, all functionality is available without EGM license. For detailed information about ISL Trunking configurations and criteria, refer to the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide. Disabling or enabling ISL Trunking The trunking feature requires using Web Tools with the EGM license. If you attempt to use this feature without the EGM license, an error message displays. When the trunking license is activated, trunks are automatically established on eligible ISLs and trunking capability is enabled by default on all ports. Trunking is not supported on logical ports or GbE ports. To disable trunking on a port, or to re-enable trunking if it has been disabled, perform the following steps. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 85 53-1002756-01