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∙ If a port is enabled for F_Port trunking, you must disable the configuration before you can move a port from the logical switch.
∙ If the user-bound area for a port is configured by means of the portAddress command, the port cannot be configured as an
F_Port trunk port. You must explicitly remove the user-bound area before enabling F_Port trunking.
∙ If you swap a port by using the portSwap command, you must undo the port swap before enabling F_Port trunking.
∙ F_Port trunks are not allowed on the base switch because you cannot have F_Ports on the base switch.
∙ If F_Port trunking is enabled on some ports in the default switch, and you disable Virtual Fabrics, all of the F_Port trunking
information is lost.
∙ All of the ports in an F_Port trunk must belong to a single trunk group of ports on the platform and must also belong to the
same logical switch.
Refer to Managing Virtual Fabrics on page 267 for detailed information about Virtual Fabrics.
Displaying F_Port trunking information
Use the following commands on the edge switch to verify the F_Port trunking configuration.
∙ Enter switchShow to display the switch and port information.
∙ Enter portTrunkArea --show enabled to display the Trunk Area-enabled port configuration.
switch:admin> porttrunkarea --show enabled
Port Type State Master TI DI
-------------------------------------
36 F-port Master 36 37 36
37 F-port Slave 36 37 37
38 F-port Slave 36 37 38
39 F-port Slave 36 37 39
∙ Enter portTrunkArea --show trunk to display the trunking information.
switch:admin> porttrunkarea --show trunk
Trunk Index 37: 39->0 sp: 8.000G bw: 16.000G deskew 15 MASTER
Tx: Bandwidth 16.00Gbps, Throughput 1.63Gbps (11.84%)
Rx: Bandwidth 16.00Gbps, Throughput 1.62Gbps (11.76%)
Tx+Rx: Bandwidth 32.00Gbps, Throughput 3.24Gbps (11.80%)
38->1 sp: 8.000G bw: 8.000G deskew 15
Tx: Bandwidth 16.00Gbps, Throughput 1.63Gbps (11.84%)
Rx: Bandwidth 16.00Gbps, Throughput 1.62Gbps (11.76%)
Tx+Rx: Bandwidth 32.00Gbps, Throughput 3.24Gbps (11.80%)
37->1 sp: 8.000G bw: 8.000G deskew 15
Tx: Bandwidth 16.00Gbps, Throughput 1.63Gbps (11.84%)
Rx: Bandwidth 16.00Gbps, Throughput 1.62Gbps (11.76%)
Tx+Rx: Bandwidth 32.00Gbps, Throughput 3.24Gbps (11.80%)
36->1 sp: 8.000G bw: 8.000G deskew 15
Tx: Bandwidth 16.00Gbps, Throughput 1.63Gbps (11.84%)
Rx: Bandwidth 16.00Gbps, Throughput 1.62Gbps (11.76%)
Tx+Rx: Bandwidth 32.00Gbps, Throughput 3.24Gbps (11.80%)
Disabling F_Port trunking
1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role.
2. Enter the portDisable command to disable the ports that are to be removed from the trunk area.
3. Enter the portTrunkArea --disable command to remove ports from the trunk area.
Managing Trunking Connections
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