F_Port Trunking For Brocade Adapters - HP StoreFabric SN6500B Administrator's Manual

Use the following procedure on the edge switch connected to the Access Gateway module to
configure F_Port trunking.
1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role.
2. Enter the portCfgShow command to ensure that the ports have trunking enabled. If trunking is
3. Enter the portDisable command for each port to be included in the TA.
4. Enter the portTrunkArea --enable command to enable the trunk area.
5. Enter the portEnable command to reenable the ports in the TA.

F_Port trunking for Brocade adapters

You can configure trunking between the F_Ports on an edge switch and the Brocade adapters.
In addition to the requirements listed in
following requirements, which are specific to F_Port trunking for Brocade adapters:
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See the Brocade Adapters Administrator's Guide for information about configuring the
corresponding N_Port trunking on the Access Gateway and the Brocade adapter.
Configuring F_Port trunking for a Brocade adapter
F_Port trunking for Brocade adapters requires configuration on the FC switch as well as on the
Brocade HBAs. This section describes the configuration steps you do on the switch. See the
Brocade Adapters Administrator's Guide for a detailed description and requirements of N_Port
trunking on the adapters.
1. On the switch side, perform the following steps:
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not enabled, enter the portCfgTrunkPort port 1 command.
For example, the following command creates a TA for ports 36–39 with index number 37.
switch:admin> porttrunkarea --enable 36-39 -index 37
Trunk index 37 enabled for ports 36, 37, 38 and 39.
When you assign a trunk area on a port, it enables trunking on the F_Ports automatically. This
command does not unassign a TA if its previously assigned Area_ID is the same Address
Identifier (Area_ID) of the TA unless all the ports in the trunk group are specified to be
unassigned.
The edge switch must be running in Native mode. You cannot configure trunking between the
Brocade adapters and the F_Ports of an Access Gateway module.
You can configure only two F_Ports in one trunk group.
a. Configure both ports for trunking by using the portCfgTrunkPort command.
switch:admin> portcfgtrunkport 3/40 1
switch:admin> portcfgtrunkport 3/41 1
b. Disable the ports to be used for trunking by using the portDisable command.
switch:admin> portdisable 3/40
switch:admin> portdisable 3/41
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