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BCSM IN A NUTSHELL 2008
© 2008 Brocade Communications Systems, Incorporated.
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ISL AND TRUNK MAINTENANCE
In order to have fabrics merge there must be some requirements met:
• No duplicate domain IDs
• fabric.ops parameters must be the same
In order to have a trunk group form, these requirements must be met:
• Trunking licenses on both switches involved in the trunk
• Trunks must start and end in a port group
• Long distance settings must match
• The maximum cable differential may not be greater than 400m
• The port speeds must match, and cannot be lower than 2 Gbit/sec