Creating a trunk

NOTE: You cannot include an internal interface or a port that is already a member of another trunk in a new trunk.

Go to Configuration > Interfaces.
Select to the left of each FortiSwitch unit that you want to configure.
Select the interfaces that you want to include in the trunk.
Select Create Trunk.
Enter a name for the new trunk in the Trunk Interface Name field.
Avoid using special characters, such as <, >, (,), #, ', and ".
(Optional) Add a description of the trunk in the Description field.
Select the port selection criteria:
- dst-ip—destination IP address
- dst-mac—destination MAC address
- src-dst-ip—source or destination IP address
- src-dst-ip-xor16—source and destination IP address
- src-dst-mac—source or destination MAC address
- src-ip—source IP address
- src-mac—source MAC address
Select the mode:
- lacp-active—active LACP
- lacp-passive—passive LACP
- static—static link aggregation
Select McLAG if you want to create an MCLAG.
You cannot select both McLAG and McLAG-ICL for a trunk.
Select McLAG-ICL if you are creating an ICL for an MCLAG.
Only one MCLAG-ICL trunk can be configured for each managed FortiSwitch unit. You cannot select both McLAG and McLAG-ICL for a trunk.
Select Save.

NOTE: You cannot include an internal interface or a port that is already a member of another trunk in a new trunk.

Go to Configuration > Interfaces.
Select to the left of each FortiSwitch unit that you want to configure.
Select the interfaces that you want to include in the trunk.
Select Create Trunk.
Enter a name for the new trunk in the Trunk Interface Name field.
Avoid using special characters, such as <, >, (,), #, ', and ".
(Optional) Add a description of the trunk in the Description field.
Select the port selection criteria:
- dst-ip—destination IP address
- dst-mac—destination MAC address
- src-dst-ip—source or destination IP address
- src-dst-ip-xor16—source and destination IP address
- src-dst-mac—source or destination MAC address
- src-ip—source IP address
- src-mac—source MAC address
Select the mode:
- lacp-active—active LACP
- lacp-passive—passive LACP
- static—static link aggregation
Select McLAG if you want to create an MCLAG.
You cannot select both McLAG and McLAG-ICL for a trunk.
Select McLAG-ICL if you are creating an ICL for an MCLAG.
Only one MCLAG-ICL trunk can be configured for each managed FortiSwitch unit. You cannot select both McLAG and McLAG-ICL for a trunk.
Select Save.