Troubleshooting Tip: Maximum trunk count exceeded

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Description	This article describes the reason for the error 'maximum trunk count exceeded'.
Scope	FortiSwitch.
Solution	Confirm the number of trunks supported by the FortiSwitch by referring to the following data sheets and searching for the keyword 'Total Link Aggregation Groups'. This will provide the number of trunk supported by each Hardware model. FortiSwitch data sheet. FortiSwitch Campus Series data sheet. The following error will be seen when trying to configure a new trunk if the trunk limit is reached: show switch trunk <- Check the number of trunks configured. config switch trunk edit 32 new entry '32' added set members port32 end maximum trunk count exceeded object set operator error, -4, roll back the setting Command fail. Return code -4 In some cases, FortiSwitch cannot configure the automatic FortiLink trunks and therefore cannot come online on the FortiGate. See this article for more information about this limitation.