SAN Port Channel Configuration Guidelines 99
F and TF Port Channel Guidelines 99
Creating a SAN Port Channel 100
About Port Channel Modes 100
Configuring Active Mode SAN Port Channel 101
About SAN Port Channel Deletion 102
Deleting SAN Port Channels 102
Interfaces in a SAN Port Channel 102
About Interface Addition to a SAN Port Channel 103
Compatibility Check 103
Suspended and Isolated States 104
Adding an Interface to a SAN Port Channel 104
Forcing an Interface Addition 104
About Interface Deletion from a SAN Port Channel 105
Deleting an Interface from a SAN Port Channel 105
SAN Port Channel Protocol 106
About Channel Group Creation 106
Autocreation Guidelines 108
Enabling and Configuring Autocreation 109
About Manually Configured Channel Groups 109
Converting to Manually Configured Channel Groups 109
Example Port Channel Configurations 109
Verifying SAN Port Channel Configuration 110
Default Settings for SAN Port Channels 111
CHAPTER 8
Configuring and Managing VSANs 113
Configuring and Managing VSANs 113
Information About VSANs 113
VSAN Topologies 113
VSAN Advantages 116
VSANs Versus Zones 116
Guidelines and Limitations for VSANs 117
About VSAN Creation 118
Creating VSANs Statically 118
Port VSAN Membership 119
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