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You can create a SAN port channel with members that are TE-ports, as shown on the right side of the
figure below. In this configuration, the port channel implements a logical EISL (carrying traffic for
multiple VSANs).
Figure 21: Port Channels and VSAN Trunking
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Port channel interfaces can be channeled between the following port sets:
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E ports and TE ports
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F ports and NP ports
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TF ports and TNP ports
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Trunking permits traffic on multiple VSANs between switches.
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Port channels and trunking can be used between TE ports over EISLs.
Understanding Load Balancing
Load-balancing functionality can be provided using the following methods:
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Flow based
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All frames between source and destination follow the same links for a given flow. That
is, whichever link is selected for the first exchange of the flow is used for all subsequent exchanges.
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Exchange based
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The first frame in an exchange is assigned to a link, and then subsequent frames in
the exchange follow the same link. However, subsequent exchanges can use a different link. This method
provides finer granularity for load balancing while preserving the order of frames for each exchange.
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