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Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide
OL-29284-01, Release 6.x
Configuring Performance Buffers 4-22
Configuring Extended BB_credits 4-23
Enabling Buffer-to-Buffer Credit Recovery 4-24
Enabling the Buffer-to-Buffer State Change Number 4-24
Configuring Receive Data Field Size 4-24
Verifying BB_Credit Configuration 4-25
CHAPTER
5 Configuring Trunking 5-1
Information About Trunking 5-1
Trunking E Ports 5-1
Trunking F Ports 5-2
Key Concepts 5-3
Trunking Protocols 5-3
Trunk Modes 5-4
Trunk-Allowed VSAN Lists and VF_IDs 5-5
Guidelines and Limitations 5-7
General Guidelines and Limitations 5-7
Upgrade and Downgrade Limitations 5-8
Difference Between TE Ports and TF-TNP Ports 5-8
Trunking Misconfiguration Examples 5-10
Default Settings 5-11
Configuring Trunking 5-11
Enabling the Cisco Trunking and Channeling Protocols 5-11
Enabling the F Port Trunking and Channeling Protocol 5-12
Configuring Trunk Mode 5-12
Configuring an Allowed-Active List of VSANs 5-12
Verifying Trunking Configuration 5-13
Configuration Example for F Port Trunking 5-14
CHAPTER
6 Configuring PortChannels 6-1
Information About PortChannels 6-1
PortChannels Overview 6-2
E PortChannels 6-2
F and TF PortChannels 6-3
PortChanneling and Trunking 6-3
Load Balancing 6-4
PortChannel Modes 6-6
PortChannel Deletion 6-7
Interfaces in a PortChannel 6-7
