Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v7.0.0 (53-1002148-02, June 2011)

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Configuring F_Port trunking for Brocade adapters
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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.
5. Enter the portEnable command to re-enable the ports in the TA.
Configuring F_Port trunking for Brocade adapters
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:
a. Configure both ports for trunking 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 using the portDisable command.
switch:admin> portdisable 3/40
switch:admin> portdisable 3/41
c. Enable the trunk on the ports using the portTrunkArea command.
switch:admin> porttrunkarea --enable 3/40-41 -index 296
Trunk index 296 enabled for ports 3/40 and 3/41.
2. On the host side, enable trunking as described in the Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide.
3. On the switch side, enable the ports using the portEnable command.
switch:admin> portenable 3/40
switch:admin> portenable 3/41
Displaying F_Port trunking information
Use the following commands on the edge switch to verify the F_Port trunking setup.
• Enter the switchshow command to display the switch and port information.
• Enter the porttrunkarea --show enabled command to display the TA-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 the porttrunkarea --show trunk command to display the trunking information.