ISL trunking gr
oups
If your 8Gb SAN S
witch is licensed for interswitch link (ISL) trunking, use the trunking groups available on
the switch.
The FC ports are numbered from left to right, and are part of the same ISL trunking group. The trunking
group consists of the ports shown in Figure 2.
NOTE:
ISL Trunking i
s optional software that a llows you to create trunking groups of ISLs bet ween adjacent
switches. ISL
trunking is available on the Brocade 8Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class Power
Pack+ model,
or by purchasing the optional license described in ???. For more information about
trunking, re
fer to the latest version of the
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS admin istrator guide
.
Supported optional software
Table 4 lists the o ptional software kits and licenses, which can be activated by purchasing the
corresponding license key.
Table 4 Optional software kits
Option
Part number
Fabric Watch
324504-B2
1
Extended Fabrics
324505-B2 1
Advanced Performance Monitoring (APM)
324507-B2 1
HP B-series 8-24 Port ISL Trunking LTU
T5527A
HP B-series 8-24 Pt Adaptive Network LTU
T5524A
HP B-series 8-24 Power Pack+ Upgrade
T5521A
Fabric Manager
T4269A,
nl
HP StorageWorks Enterprise
Edition v5 Fabric Manager
Software
nl
T4270A,
nl
Fabric Manager, v5 .x Base Edition
(10 domains)
Additional software features in HP BladeSystem c-Class Power
Pack+ models
If you purchased the 8Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class Power Pack+, it includes the following
optional software:
• ISL Trunking
• Fabric W atch
• Advanced Performance Monitoring
• Extended Fabrics
F or information on any of these features, refer to the latest version of the HP StorageWorks Fabric OS
administrator guide.
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