ISL trunking groups
If your 8Gb SAN Switch is licensed for interswitch link (ISL) trunking, use the trunking groups available on
the switch.
The FC ports are numbered from left to right, and are part of the same ISL trunking group. The trunking
group consists of the ports shown in
NOTE:
ISL Trunking is optional software that allows you to create trunking groups of ISLs between adjacent
switches. ISL trunking is available on the Brocade 8Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class Power
Pack+ model, or by purchasing the optional license described in ???. For more information about
trunking, refer to the latest version of the
Supported optional software
Table 4
lists the optional software kits and licenses, which can be activated by purchasing the
corresponding license key.
Table 4 Optional software kits
Option
Fabric Watch
Extended Fabrics
Advanced Performance Monitoring (APM)
HP B-series 8-24 Port ISL Trunking LTU
HP B-series 8-24 Pt Adaptive Network LTU
HP B-series 8-24 Power Pack+ Upgrade
Fabric Manager
Additional software features in HP BladeSystem c-Class Power
Pack+ models
If you purchased the 8Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class Power Pack+, it includes the following
optional software:
•
ISL Trunking
•
Fabric Watch
•
Advanced Performance Monitoring
•
Extended Fabrics
For information on any of these features, refer to the latest version of the HP StorageWorks Fabric OS
administrator guide.
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Overview
Figure
2.
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS administrator guide
Part number
324504-B21
324505-B21
324507-B21
T5527A
T5524A
T5521A
T4269A,
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HP StorageWorks Enterprise
Edition v5 Fabric Manager
Software
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T4270A,
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Fabric Manager, v5.x Base Edition
(10 domains)
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