Configuring the FC port channel and trunking
Similar to an Ethernet port channel, a Fiber Channel port channel or trunk can be created to aggregate multiple physical Fiber Channel links into a single logical link to provide higher throughput and redundancy. A maximum of 16 uplink ports can be aggregated in a port channel. Perform the following steps to configure the FCoE port channel:
- Log in to UCS Manager.
- Click on the SAN tab in the Navigation pane.
- In the SAN tab, expand SAN and then SAN Cloud.
- Right-click on FCoE Port Channel and click on Create FCoE Port Channel:
- In the pop-up window, set the port channel ID and Name.
- Click on Add Ports.
- On the
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