Configuration Guide Manual
Brocade TurboIron 24X Series Configuration Guide 333
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Trunk group overview
Trunk group rules
Table 60 lists the maximum number of trunk groups you can configure on a device and the valid
number of ports in a trunk group. The table applies to static and LACP trunk ports.
• You cannot configure a port as a member of a trunk group if 802.3ad link aggregation is
enabled on the port.
• Unlike other devices, trunk groups on devices listed in Table 60 are not classified as switch
trunk groups or server trunk groups.
• Port assignment on a module need not be consecutive. The port range can contain gaps. For
example, you can configure ports 1, 3, and 4 (excluding 2). Refer to “Flexible trunk group
membership” on page 334.
• Port assignment on a module need not be consecutive. The port range can contain gaps. For
example, you can configure ports 1, 3, and 4 (excluding 2). Refer to “Flexible trunk group
membership” on page 334.
• You can select any port to be the primary port of the trunk group.
• You cannot combine Gbps and 10-Gbps ports in the same trunk group.
TABLE 60 Trunk group support
Model Maximum number of Gbps
trunk groups
Valid number of ports in a group
TurboIron X Series 28 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8
424F
42XG
Lnk
Act
Lnk
Act
12
424C424C
424C424C
424F
424C
8X-12GM-4
Console
Pwr
Lnk
Odd
Even
SYSEJECT
DC OK ALMAC OK
DC OK ALMAC OK
SYSEJECT
DC OK ALMAC OK
SYSEJECT
DC OK ALMAC OK
SYSEJECT
Odd
Even
Lnk
Lnk
424C
424F
Odd
Even
Odd
Even
Lnk