F_Port Trunk Groups; Creating And Maintaining F_Port Trunk Groups - Brocade Communications Systems 8 Administrator's Manual

Additionally, the following trunking attributes can also be displayed from the Port Admin view by
clicking the Show Advanced Mode button:
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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:
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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:
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For non-8 Gbps platforms, all functionality is available without EGM license.
NOTE
If F_Port trunking is configured, a firmware downgrade is not allowed.

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.
User this procedure to create an F_Port trunk group, and to add or remove member ports.
1. Select Port Admin.
2. Click Show Advanced Mode.
3. Select any port from the port group in which you want to create the trunk group.
4. Select F_Port Trunking.
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Trunk port state, either master or slave.
Master Port
Trunk Index (applies only to F_Port trunking).
Trunking Enabled
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.
Brocade DCX and DCX-4S enterprise-class platforms
Encryption Switch
300, 5300, and 5100 switches
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