Brocade Network OS Software Licensing Guide v4.1.0 Manual de usuario

53-1003164-0105 February 2014Network OSSoftware Licensing GuideSupporting Network OS v4.1.0

What’s new in this documentThis document supports Network OS 4.1.0; and the new licenses in this release include:• 10 GbE Port Upgrade• 40 GbE Port Up

Software Licensing Overview● Licensing overview...

License typesThe following license types are supported in Network OS:• Permanent licenses - A permanent license (also referred to as a chassis-wide li

If a delivery method is not specified at the time of the order, the key will be delivered by the way ofpaperpack.License requirementsThe following tab

Brocade licenses for optional Network OS features TABLE 2 License DescriptionDynamic Ports on Demand:• PORTS_ON_DEMAND_1• PORTS_ON_DEMAND_2A Dynamic

Brocade licenses for optional Network OS features (Continued)TABLE 2 License Description10 GbE Port Upgrade• PORT_10G_UPGRADELicense function depend

configuration, the Dynamic POD configuration is moderated and restricted by whatever POD licensesare present on the switch.For example, if you downloa

The following figure shows the software licensing portal login window.FIGURE 1 Brocade software licensing portal login window4. From the License Manag

NOTEYou can generate more than one license at a time. For each license request, enter the Unit'sUnique ID and Transaction Key, and click Add.6. W

The NOS Unit License Query window displays.FIGURE 3 License Query window2. Enter the LID in the Unit ID field and the unique number in the Transaction

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Licensing Tasks● Installing a license...19● Di

Requirements for activating a license after installation TABLE 3 License DescriptionPORTS_ON_DEMAND_1PORTS_ON_DEMAND_2One of the following actions m

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Layer 3 license Feature name:LAYER_3 License is validThe following example displays a Brocade VDX 87

Requirements for deactivating a license after removal (Continued)TABLE 4 License DescriptionPORT_10G_UPGRADE Port reservations for non-Base ports pr

First Ports on Demand license - additional 10 port upgrade license Feature name:PORTS_ON_DEMAND_1 License is validxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

NOTEAfter adding an FCoE or DPOD license, you must disable and re-enable all affected ports. TheVCS Fabric license does not require re-enabling.You ca

Dynamic Ports on Demand Licensing● Dynamic Ports on Demand overview... 25●

List of available ports when implementing Ports on Demand TABLE 5 Platform Base port set Single POD set Double POD set Total portsBrocade VDX 6720-2

from the single POD license port set. When this set is full, the remaining port assignments areassociated with the double POD license port set.The ass

ContentsPreface...3D

LineSpeed: Auto - 10000 Mbit, Duplex: Full Flowcontrol rx: on, tx: onAdding a Dynamic POD licenseThe following example adds a second Dynamic POD li

Overriding Dynamic POD assignmentsYou can override the automatic port license assignments by releasing Dynamic POD assignments froma port and by reser

To prevent a port from coming back online and taking a POD assignment, disable the port and savethe running configuration. This action will disable th

Index10 GbE Port Upgrade 1140 GbE Port Upgrade 11Aactivating a license after installation 19activating POD 27Advanced Services 11BBase Port Set 25Broc

display 28override 29release 29reserve 29Ports on DemandBase port set 25Double POD set 25port assignments 26Single POD set 25Rremove feature 21removin

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About This Document● Supported hardware and software..................... 7● What’s new