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Configuring VSAN Trunking
This chapter describes how to configure VSAN trunking.
This chapter includes the following sections:
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Configuring VSAN Trunking
Information About VSAN Trunking
VSAN trunking enable interconnected ports to transmit and receive frames in more than one VSAN. Trunking
is supported on E ports and F ports.
Beginning in Cisco NX-OS Release 5.0(2)N1(1), VSAN trunking is supported on native Fibre Channel
interfaces and virtual Fibre Channel interfaces.
The VSAN trunking feature includes the following restrictions:
• Trunking configurations are applicable only to E ports. If trunk mode is enabled in an E port and that
• The trunk-allowed VSANs configured for TE ports are used by the trunking protocol to determine the
• If a trunking-enabled E port is connected to a third-party switch, the trunking protocol ensures seamless
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port becomes operational as a trunking E port, it is referred to as a TE port.
allowed-active VSANs in which frames can be received or transmitted.
operation as an E port.
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