Configuring the FC port channel and trunking

Similar to an Ethernet port channel, a FC port channel or trunk can be created to aggregate multiple physical FC 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 FC port channel:

1. Log into UCS Manager.
2. Click on the SAN tab in the navigation pane.
3. In the SAN tab, expand SAN and then SAN Cloud.
4. Right-click on FC Port Channel and click on Create Port Channel as shown in the screenshot.

 

5. In the pop-up window, set the port channel ID and Name as shown in the screenshot:

6. Click on Next.
7. On the next screen, drag the appropriate ports to the port channel and click on Add Ports.
8. Repeat the steps for both VSANs.