Enabling The F Port Trunking And Channeling Protocol; Configuring Trunk Mode And Vsan List; About Trunk Modes - Cisco AP775A - Nexus Converged Network Switch 5010 Configuration Manual

Chapter 24 Configuring Trunking
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Enabling the F Port Trunking and Channeling Protocol

The trunking protocols must be enabled to support trunking, and NPIV must be enabled on the core
Note
switch to activate a TF-TNP link.
To enable or disable the F port trunking and channeling protocols using the Fabric Manager, follow these
steps:
From the Physical Interfaces panel, expand Switches and then select F_Port_Channel/Trunk.
Step 1
You see the list of switches in the Fabric with F port trunking and channeling enabled.
From the Status column, select enable or disable.
Step 2

Configuring Trunk Mode and VSAN List

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About Trunk Modes

By default, trunk mode is enabled in all Fibre Channel and Ethernet interfaces. You can configure trunk
mode as on (enabled), off (disabled), or auto (automatic). The default trunk mode is auto. The trunk
mode configuration at the two ends of an ISL, between two switches, determine the trunking state of the
link and the port modes at both ends (see
Table 24-2
Your Trunk Mode Configuration
Port Type
E ports
Port Type
F and NP
ports
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About Trunk Modes, page 24-7
Configuring Trunk Mode, page 24-8
About Trunk-Allowed VSAN Lists and VF_IDs, page 24-9
Configuring an Allowed-Active List of VSANs, page 24-11
Trunk Mode Status Between Switches
Switch 1 Switch 2
On Auto or on
Off Auto, on, or off
Auto Auto
Core Switch NPV Switch
On Auto or on
Auto On
Off Auto, on, or off
Table 24-2).
Resulting State and Port Mode
Trunking State
Trunking (EISL)
No trunking (ISL)
No trunking (ISL)
Trunking State
Trunking
Trunking
No trunking
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Configuring Trunk Mode and VSAN List
Port Mode
TE port
E port
E port
Link Mode
TF-TNP link
TF-TNP link
F-NP link
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