Brocade Web Tools Administrators Guide (Supporting Fabric OS v7.3.0) - Manual (Page 123)

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 7800
For non-8 Gbps platforms, all functionality is available without the 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.
Use this procedure to create an F_Port trunk group, and to add or remove member ports.
1. Select the 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 F-Port Trunking from the Actions list.
The F-Port Trunking dialog box displays.
5. Select one or more ports in the Ports for trunking pane.
6. Click Create Trunk Group.
The Select Trunk Index dialog box displays asking you to select a trunk index.
7. Select the trunk index from the list populated with the index for all the ports.
A trunk group is created, identified by the trunk index, and containing the ports you selected.
8. Select the trunk group you just created.
9. Additional ports can be added by selecting a port from the Ports for trunking table and then clicking
Add Members.
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