Dell PowerConnect Brocade M6505 Brocade 7.1.0 Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Page 115
F_Port trunk groups, Creating and maintaining F_Port trunk groups
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F_Port trunk groups 6 • Trunk Index (applies only to F_Port trunking). • Trunking Enabled F_Port trunk groups F_Port trunking provides extra bandwidth and robust connectivity for hosts and targets connected by switches in Access Gateway mode. There are five general criteria for establishing F_Port trunking: • The F_Port trunking feature requires installing the EGM license; otherwise if you attempt to use this feature in Web Tools without the license, an error message displays. • Trunking must be enabled on the ports. • The trunking license must be enabled on the switch in Access Gateway mode. • The ports should not be configured for long distance connections. • The ports should not be port-swapped. When you create an F_Port trunk you create a logical entity called a trunk index (TI), which represents the physical ports. The TI represents all ports in the trunk. If a master port fails, and a slave port takes over, the TI remains the same. 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. Creating and maintaining F_Port trunk groups The FS8 -18 Encryption blade provides trunk groups with a maximum of eight ports per trunk group. The trunk groups are in the blade port ranges 0-7 and 8-15, which are applicable to front end ports. On the Brocade Encryption Switch, the trunk groups are in the port ranges 0-7, 8-15, 16-23, and 24-31, which are applicable on the front end ports. User this procedure to create an F_Port trunk group, and to add or remove member ports. 1. Select Port Admin tab. 2. Select View > Advanced. 3. Select any port from the port group in which you want to create the trunk group. 4. Select Trunking from the F_Port drop-down button. The F_Port Trunking dialog box displays. 5. Select one or more ports in the Ports for trunking pane. A dialog box displays, asking you to select a trunk index. 6. Select the trunk index from the drop-down list populated with the index for all the ports. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 87 53-1002756-01