Configuring Trunking; Enabling The Cisco Trunking And Channeling Protocols; Enabling The F Port Trunking And Channeling Protocol; Configuring Trunk Mode - Cisco MDS 9000 Series Configuration Manual

Configuring Trunking

Configuring Trunking

Enabling the Cisco Trunking and Channeling Protocols

To enable or disable the Cisco trunking and channeling protocol, perform these steps:
Before you begin
To avoid inconsistent configurations, disable all ports with a shutdown command before enabling or disabling
the trunking protocols.
Step 1 switch# configure terminal
Enters configuration mode.
Step 2
switch(config)# trunk protocol enable
Enables the Cisco PTP trunking protocol (default).
Step 3 switch(config)# no trunk protocol enable
Disables the Cisco PTP trunking protocol.

Enabling the F Port Trunking and Channeling Protocol

To enable or disable the F port trunking and channeling protocol, perform these steps:
Before you begin
To avoid inconsistent configurations, shut all ports before enabling or disabling the trunking protocols.
Step 1
switch# configure terminal
Enters configuration mode.
Step 2 switch(config)# feature fport-channel-trunk
Enables the F port trunking and channeling protocol (default).
Step 3
switch(config)# no feature fport-channel-trunk
Disables the F port trunking and channeling protocol.

Configuring Trunk Mode

To configure trunk mode, perform these steps:
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