Brocade TurboIron 24X Series Configuration Guide - Manual (Page 366)

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Trunk group overview
NOTE
The ports in a trunk group make a single logical link. Therefore, all the ports in a trunk group must
be connected to the same device at the other end.
Trunk group connectivity to a server
To support termination of a trunk group, the server must have either multiple network interface
cards (NICs) or either a dual or quad interface card installed. The trunk server is designated as a
server with multiple adapters or a single adapter with multiple ports that share the same MAC and
IP address.
Figure 29 shows an example of a trunk group between a server and a device.
FIGURE 29 Trunk group between a server and switches
. . .
Gigabit
Backbone
Trunk
Group
Server
Power Users
Dedicated 100 Mbps
Trunk
Group
Switch2
Switch1
Switch
Multi-homing adapter
has the same IP and MAC address
Multi-homing
Server
Trunk Group
Switch
...