Brocade Fabric OS Administrators Guide (Supporting Fabric OS v7.3.0) - Manual (Page 521)

For example, the following command creates a TA for ports 36-39 with index number 37.
switch:admin> porttrunkarea --enable 36-39 -index 37
Trunk index 37 enabled for ports 36, 37, 38 and 39.
When you assign a trunk area on a port, trunking is automatically enabled on the F_Ports. The
portTrunkArea command does not unassign a TA if its previously assigned Area_ID is the same
Address Identifier (Area_ID) of the TA unless all the ports in the trunk group are specified to be
unassigned.
5. Enter the portEnable command to re-enable the ports in the TA.
F_Port trunking for Brocade adapters
You can configure trunking between the F_Ports on an edge switch and the Brocade adapters.
In addition to the requirements listed in Requirements for trunk groups on page 512, note the following
requirements, which are specific to F_Port trunking for Brocade adapters:
• The edge switch must be running in Native mode. You cannot configure trunking between the
Brocade adapters and the F_Ports of an Access Gateway module.
• You can configure only two F_Ports in one trunk group.
Refer to the Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide for information about configuring the
corresponding N_Port trunking on the Access Gateway and the Brocade adapter.
Configuring F_Port trunking for a Brocade adapter
F_Port trunking for Brocade adapters requires configuration on the FC switch as well as on the Brocade
HBAs. This section describes the configuration steps you perform on the switch. Refer to the Brocade
Adapters Administrator’s Guide for a detailed description and requirements of N_Port trunking on the
adapters.
1. On the switch side, perform the following steps:
a) Configure both ports for trunking by using the portCfgTrunkPort command.
switch:admin> portcfgtrunkport 3/40 1
switch:admin> portcfgtrunkport 3/41 1
b) Disable the ports to be used for trunking by using the portDisable command.
switch:admin> portdisable 3/40
switch:admin> portdisable 3/41
c) Enable the trunk on the ports by using the portTrunkArea command.
switch:admin> porttrunkarea --enable 3/40-41 -index 296
Trunk index 296 enabled for ports 3/40 and 3/41.
2. On the host side, enable trunking as described in the Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide .
3. On the switch side, enable the ports by using the portEnable command.
switch:admin> portenable 3/40
switch:admin> portenable 3/41
F_Port trunking considerations
Table 91 describes the F_Port masterless trunking considerations.
F_Port trunking for Brocade adapters
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