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Fabric OS
Software Licensing Guide

Supporting Fabric OS 7.2.1

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Contents

About This Document

Supported hardware and software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Document conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Text formatting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Command syntax conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Command examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Notes, cautions, and warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Key terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Notice to the reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
Additional information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
Brocade resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
Other industry resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
Getting technical help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Document feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii

Chapter 1 Software Licensing Overview

Licensing overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
How software licensing works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
License types. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Licensing terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
General notes about licensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Obtaining a license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Viewing software license information from the
Brocade licensing portal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Chapter 2 Fabric OS Licenses

Available Fabric OS licenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Brocade 7800 Upgrade license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
ICL licensing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
ICL 1st POD license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
ICL 2nd POD license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
ICL 8-link license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
ICL 16-link license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Enterprise ICL license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
8G licensing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

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Slot-based licensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Upgrade and downgrade considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
10G licensing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Temporary licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Restrictions on upgrading temporary slot-based licenses . . . . 16
Date change restriction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Configuration upload and download considerations. . . . . . . . . 17
Expired licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Universal temporary licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Extending a universal temporary license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Universal temporary license shelf life. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Chapter 3 Licensing Tasks

Software licensing configuration tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Licensing commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Adding a licensed feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Activating a slot-based licensed feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Assigning a license to a slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Assigning 10G licenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Enabling 10 Gbps operation on an FC port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Enabling the 10-GbE ports on an FX8-24 blade . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Removing software licenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Removing a licensed feature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Removing a license from a slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Removing an expired license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Viewing information about software licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Viewing licenses installed on a switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Viewing the license ID using a Telnet session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Viewing the license ID using Web Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Troubleshooting licensing issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Activating or removing licenses using Web Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Activating a license on a switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Assigning slots for a license key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Removing a license from a switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Chapter 4 Ports on Demand Licensing

Ports on Demand Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Activating Ports on Demand using a Telnet session. . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Activating Ports on Demand using EZSwitchSetup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Activating Ports on Demand using Web Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Displaying installed licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

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Dynamic Ports on Demand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Displaying the port license assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Enabling Dynamic Ports on Demand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Enabling Dynamic Ports on Demand using Web Tools . . . . . . . 37
Disabling Dynamic Ports on Demand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Disabling Dynamic Ports on Demand using Web Tools. . . . . . . 38
Reserving a port license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Releasing a port from a POD set. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Appendix A License Requirements for Features

Index

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About This Document

In this chapter
• Supported hardware and software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
• Document conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
• Notice to the reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
• Additional information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
• Getting technical help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
• Document feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii

Supported hardware and software

In those instances in which procedures or parts of procedures documented here apply to some
switches but not to others, this guide identifies exactly which switches are supported and which are
not.
Although many different software and hardware configurations are tested and supported by
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. for 7.2.1, documenting all possible configurations and
scenarios is beyond the scope of this document.
The following hardware platforms are supported by this release of Fabric OS:
• Fixed-port switches:
- Brocade 300 switch
- Brocade 5100 switch
- Brocade 5300 switch
- Brocade 5410 embedded switch
- Brocade 5424 embedded switch
- Brocade 5430 embedded switch
- Brocade 5431 embedded switch
- Brocade 5432 embedded switch
- Brocade 5450 embedded switch
- Brocade 5460 embedded switch
- Brocade 5470 embedded switch
- Brocade 5480 embedded switch
- Brocade M6505 embedded switch
- Brocade 6505 switch
- Brocade 6510 switch

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- Brocade 6520 switch
- Brocade 6547 embedded switch
- Brocade 6548 embedded switch
- Brocade 7800 extension switch
- Brocade VA-40FC
- Brocade Encryption Switch
• Brocade DCX Backbone family:
- Brocade DCX
- Brocade DCX-4S
• Brocade DCX 8510 Backbone family:
- Brocade DCX 8510-4
- Brocade DCX 8510-8

Document conventions
This section describes text formatting conventions and important notice formats used in this
document.

Text formatting
The narrative-text formatting conventions that are used are as follows:
bold text Identifies command names
Identifies the names of user-manipulated GUI elements
Identifies keywords and operands
Identifies text to enter at the GUI or CLI
italic text Provides emphasis
Identifies variables
Identifies paths and Internet addresses
Identifies document titles
code text Identifies CLI output
Identifies command syntax examples
For readability, command names in the narrative portions of this guide are presented in mixed
lettercase: for example, switchShow. In actual examples, command lettercase is all lowercase.

Command syntax conventions

Command syntax in this manual follows these conventions:

command Commands are printed in bold.

--option, option Command options are printed in bold.
-argument, arg Arguments.

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[] Optional elements appear in brackets.
variable Variables are printed in italics. In the help pages, values are underlined or
enclosed in angled brackets < >.
... Repeat the previous element, for example “member[;member...]”
value Fixed values following arguments are printed in plain font. For example,
--show WWN

| Boolean. Elements are exclusive. Example: --show -mode egress | ingress

Command examples
This book describes how to perform configuration tasks using the Fabric OS command line
interface, but does not describe the commands in detail. For complete descriptions of all Fabric OS
commands, including syntax, operand description, and sample output, see the Fabric OS
Command Reference.

Notes, cautions, and warnings

The following notices and statements are used in this manual. They are listed below in order of
increasing severity of potential hazards.

NOTE
A note provides a tip, guidance, or advice, emphasizes important information, or provides a
reference to related information.

ATTENTION
An Attention statement indicates potential damage to hardware or data.

CAUTION
A Caution statement alerts you to situations that can be potentially hazardous to you or cause
damage to hardware, firmware, software, or data.

DANGER
A Danger statement indicates conditions or situations that can be potentially lethal or extremely
hazardous to you. Safety labels are also attached directly to products to warn of these conditions
or situations.

Key terms
For definitions specific to Brocade and Fibre Channel, see the technical glossaries on MyBrocade.
See “Brocade resources” on page x for instructions on accessing MyBrocade.

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For definitions of SAN-specific terms, visit the Storage Networking Industry Association online
dictionary at:
http://www.snia.org/education/dictionary

Notice to the reader

This document may contain references to the trademarks of the following corporations. These
trademarks are the properties of their respective companies and corporations.
These references are made for informational purposes only.

Corporation Referenced Trademarks and Products

Microsoft Corporation Windows, Windows NT, Internet Explorer

Additional information
This section lists additional Brocade and industry-specific documentation that you might find
helpful.

Brocade resources
To get up-to-the-minute information, go to http://my.brocade.com and register at no cost for a user
ID and password.
For additional Brocade documentation, visit the Brocade SAN Info Center and click the Resource
Library location:
http://www.brocade.com
Release notes are available on the MyBrocade website and are also bundled with the Fabric OS
firmware.

Other industry resources

For additional resource information, visit the Technical Committee T11 website. This website
provides interface standards for high-performance and mass storage applications for Fibre
Channel, storage management, and other applications:
http://www.t11.org
For information about the Fibre Channel industry, visit the Fibre Channel Industry Association
website:
http://www.fibrechannel.org

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Getting technical help
Contact your switch support supplier for hardware, firmware, and software support, including
product repairs and part ordering. To expedite your call, have the following information available:
1. General Information
• Switch model
• Switch operating system version
• Software name and software version, if applicable
• Error numbers and messages received
• supportSave command output
• Detailed description of the problem, including the switch or fabric behavior immediately
following the problem, and specific questions
• Description of any troubleshooting steps already performed and the results
• Serial console and Telnet session logs
• syslog message logs
2. Switch Serial Number
The switch serial number and corresponding bar code are provided on the serial number label,
as illustrated below:

*FT00X0054E9*
FT00X0054E9

The serial number label is located as follows:

• Brocade 300, 5100, 5300, 6505, M6505, 6510, 6520, 6547, 6548, 7800, VA-40FC, and
Brocade Encryption Switch—On the switch ID pull-out tab located inside the chassis on the
port side on the left
• Brocade 5410, 5424, 5430, 5431, 5432, 5450, 5460, 5470, 5480—Serial number label
attached to the module
• Brocade 6510—On the pull-out tab on the front of the switch
• Brocade DCX and DCX 8510-8—On the bottom right on the port side of the chassis
• Brocade DCX-4S and DCX 8510-4—On the bottom right on the port side of the chassis,
directly above the cable management comb
3. World Wide Name (WWN)
Use the licenseIdShow command to display the WWN of the chassis.
If you cannot use the licenseIdShow command because the switch is inoperable, you can get
the WWN from the same place as the serial number, except for the Brocade DCX. For the
Brocade DCX, access the numbers on the WWN cards by removing the Brocade logo plate at
the top of the nonport side of the chassis.

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Chapter

Software Licensing Overview 1

In this chapter
• Licensing overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
• How software licensing works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
• License types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
• Licensing terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
• General notes about licensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
• Obtaining a license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
• Viewing software license information from the Brocade licensing portal . . . 5

Licensing overview
Feature licenses are often part of the licensed paperpack supplied with your switch software; if not,
they can be purchased separately from your switch vendor, who provides the transaction keys to
activate the associated feature or features. Each product, each feature, and each individual switch
within a fabric requires its own license key.
Licenses may be associated with a feature version. If a feature has a version-based license, that
license is valid only for a particular version of the feature. If you want a newer version of the
feature, you must purchase a new license. If a license is not version-based, then it is valid for all
versions of the feature. Likewise, if you downgrade Fabric OS to an earlier version, some licenses
associated with specific features of the version you are downgrading may not work.
Fabric OS includes basic switch and fabric support software, and support for optionally licensed
software that is enabled using license keys.
Refer to “Available Fabric OS licenses” on page 7 for the list of the optionally licensed features that
are available in Fabric OS.

How software licensing works

A permanent license (for select features on specific units) can be ordered pre-installed in a
Brocade switch when first shipped from the factory, or later ordered and installed. In either case,
additional licenses can be ordered as needed.
When a license is ordered separately (not pre-installed), an entitlement certificate or e-mail
message along with a transaction key are issued to you by Brocade as proof of purchase. The
transaction key and license ID (LID) of the Brocade switch are used to generate a license key from
the Brocade software licensing portal. The license key is contained within the license file, which is
downloaded to your PC. You can add the license key to a switch using the licenseAdd command.

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1 License types

Once a license is installed on the Brocade Fabric OS switch, the licensed feature is generally
available immediately without requiring to reboot the switch. However, some licenses may require
that you reboot the switch to activate the license; the licenseAdd command will prompt you to
reboot the switch. For the port-related licenses, use the portEnable command to enable a port, or
disable and re-enable the switch to make all newly added ports available simultaneously.
When a temporary license expires, the commands and CLI related to the feature are disabled, but
the feature itself cannot be disabled until the system reloads.

License types
The following license types are supported in Fabric OS:
• Permanent license - A permanent license enables a license-controlled feature to run on the
switch indefinitely.
• Temporary license - A temporary license enables a license-controlled feature to run on the
switch on a temporary basis. A temporary license enables demonstration and evaluation of a
licensed feature and can be valid for a period of 45 days.
• Universal temporary license - A universal temporary license can only be installed once on a
switch, but can be applied to as many switches as required. Temporary use duration (the
length of time the feature will be enabled on a switch) is provided with the license keys.
• Slot-based licensing - A slot-based license allows you to select the slots that the license will
enable up to the capacity purchased and to increase the capacity without disrupting slots that
already have licensed features running. Each licensed feature supported on the blade has a
separate slot-based license key. Refer to “Slot-based licensing” on page 14 for more
information.

Licensing terminology
The following terms are used in this document:
• Entitlement certificate - The proof-of-purchase certificate (paperpack) issued by Brocade when
a license is purchased. The certificate contains a unique transaction key that is used in
conjunction with the LID of the Brocade switch to generate and download a software license
from the Brocade software licensing portal.
• License file - The file produced by the Brocade software licensing portal when the license is
generated. The license key is contained within the license file.
• License ID (LID) - The identification number that uniquely identifies the Brocade switch. The
LID is used in conjunction with a transaction key to generate a license key from the Brocade
software licensing portal. The license key is tied to the LID of the Brocade switch for which the
license was ordered and generated.
• Licensed feature - Any hardware or software feature or set of features that require a valid
software license in order to operate on the switch.

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General notes about licensing 1

• Transaction key - A unique key, along with the LID, used to generate a software license key from
the Brocade software licensing portal. The transaction key is issued by Brocade when a license
is purchased. The transaction key is delivered according to the method specified when the
order is placed:
- Paperpack - The transaction key is recorded on an entitlement certificate, which is mailed
to the customer.
- Electronic - The transaction key is contained in an e-mail message, which is sent instantly
to the customer after the order is placed. The customer receives the e-mail message
within a few minutes after the order is placed, though the timing will vary depending on the
network, Internet connection, and so on.
If a delivery method is not specified at the time of the order, the key will be delivered by the way
of paperpack.

General notes about licensing

This section lists the generic rules related to the licensing:
• A license is tied to the unique LID of the blade or the switch for which the license was ordered.
Therefore, a license can be used on one switch only. It cannot be used on any other switch.
• More than one license can be installed per switch.
• Only one permanent or temporary license at a time can be in effect for a licensed feature.
• More than one trial license can be in effect at the same time, as long as each trial license
applies to a unique licensed feature.
• A trial license cannot replace or supersede a normal license.
• Licenses are not interchangeable between units.
• A license key transfer option exists for Fabric OS licenses. If a hardware failure occurs, the
replacement switch must be the same switch type and have the same licenses that were
originally deployed. Most switches have default licensing from the factory.
• To preserve licenses and the functioning of features associated with the licenses installed on
your switch, use the configUpload command before you upgrade or downgrade Fabric OS.

Obtaining a license
Use the following procedure to generate and obtain a software license.
1. Order a license for the desired licensed feature.

NOTE
To obtain a trial license, contact your Brocade representative.

2. When you receive the paperpack or electronic transaction key, retrieve the LID of your Brocade
switch by entering the licenseIdShow command on the switch. If you received a paperpack
transaction key, write the LID in the space provided on the entitlement certificate.

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NOTE
Do not discard the entitlement certificate or e-mail with the electronic key. Keep it in a safe
place in case it is needed for technical support or product replacement (RMAs).

3. Log in to the Brocade software licensing portal at http://swportal.brocade.com and complete

the software license request. If you do not have a login ID and password, request access by
following the instructions on the screen.
Figure 1 shows the software licensing portal login window.

FIGURE 1 Brocade software licensing portal login window

4. From the License Management menu, select Brocade FOS > License Generation With
Transaction Key.
The Brocade FOS License Generation window displays as shown in Figure 2.

FIGURE 2 Brocade FOS License Generation window

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5. Enter the requested information in the required fields. An asterisk (*) next to a field indicates
that the information is required.

NOTE
You can generate more than one license at a time. For each license request, enter the Unit's
Unique ID and Transaction Key, and click Add.

6. When you have finished entering the required information, read the Brocade End User License
Agreement, and select the I have read and accept check box.
7. Click the Generate button to generate the license.
The results window displays an order summary and the results of the license request.
• If the license request is successful, the Status field shows "Success" and the License File
field contains a hyperlink to the generated license file. The license file is automatically
sent by e-mail to the specified customer e-mail address.
• If the license request fails, the Status field indicates the reason it failed and the action to
be taken.
8. Download the license file to your PC by either clicking the hyperlink in the License File field or
saving the license file from the e-mail attachment.
9. Install the license on the Fabric OS switch by following the procedure in “Adding a licensed
feature” on page 20.

Viewing software license information from the

Brocade licensing portal
This section describes other software licensing tasks supported from the Brocade software
licensing portal. You can use the Unit License Query option to view software license information for
a particular unit, transaction key, or both. You can export the report to Excel for sharing or archiving
purposes.
Depending on the status of the license (for example, whether or not the license was generated), the
report will include the following Information:
• Hardware part number, serial number, and description
• Software part number, serial number, and description
• Date the license was installed
• Transaction key
• LID
• Feature name
• Product line
To view the license information, select License Management > Brocade FOS > Unit License Query.
The FOS Unit License Query window appears as shown in Figure 3.

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FIGURE 3 License Query window

• To view software license information for a particular unit, enter the LID in the Unit ID field and
click Search.
• To view software license information for a particular transaction key, enter the unique number
in the Transaction key field and click Search.
In the FOS Unit License Query results window, the line items for Level 1 display hardware-related
information and the line items for Level 2 display software-related information. If the query was
performed before the transaction key was generated, the first row (Level 1) would not appear as
part of the search results. Similarly, if the query was performed before the license was generated,
some of the information in the second row would not be displayed.

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Fabric OS Licenses 2

In this chapter
• Available Fabric OS licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
• Brocade 7800 Upgrade license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
• ICL licensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
• 8G licensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
• Slot-based licensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
• 10G licensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
• Temporary licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Available Fabric OS licenses

Table 1 lists the optionally licensed features that are available in Fabric OS.

TABLE 1 Available Brocade licenses

License Description

10 Gigabit FCIP/Fibre Channel • Allows 10 Gbps operation of FC ports on the Brocade 6510 or
(10G license) 6520 switches or the FC ports of FC16-32 or FC16-48 port
blades installed on a Brocade DCX 8510 Backbone.
• Enables the two 10-GbE ports on the FX8-24 extension blade
when installed on the Brocade DCX, DCX-4S, DCX 8510-4, or
DCX 8510-8 Backbone.
• Allows selection of the following operational modes on the
FX8-24 blade:
- 10 1-GbE ports and 1 10-GbE port, or
- 2 10-GbE ports
• License is slot-based when applied to a Brocade Backbone. It is
chassis-based when applied to a Brocade 6510 or 6520 switch.
7800 Upgrade • Enables full hardware capabilities on the Brocade 7800 base
switch, increasing the number of Fibre Channel ports from four
to sixteen and the number of GbE ports from two to six.
• Supports up to eight FCIP tunnels instead of two.
• Supports advanced capabilities such as tape read/write
pipelining.
NOTE: The Brocade 7800 switch must have the 7800 Upgrade
license to add FICON Management Server (CUP) or Advanced
FICON Acceleration licenses. Refer to “Brocade 7800 Upgrade
license” on page 11 for details.

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TABLE 1 Available Brocade licenses (Continued)

License Description

Adaptive Networking with QoS Provides a rich framework of capability, allowing a user to ensure that
high-priority connections obtain the bandwidth necessary for
optimum performance, even in congested environments. The QoS
SID/DID Prioritization and Ingress Rate Limiting features are included
in this license, and are fully available on all 8-Gb and 16-Gb platforms.
NOTE: The Brocade 6520 does not require an Adaptive Networking
with QoS license to enable the capabilities associated with
this license. These capabilities are included by default on the
Brocade 6520.
NOTE: This license is automatically enabled for new switches that
operate with only Fabric OS 7.2.0 or later and for existing
switches that are upgraded to Fabric OS 7.2.0 or later.
Advanced Extension • Enables two advanced extension features: FCIP Trunking and
Adaptive Rate Limiting.
• FCIP Trunking feature allows all of the following:
- Multiple (up to 4) IP source and destination address pairs
(defined as FCIP Circuits) using multiple (up to 4) 1-GbE or
10-GbE interfaces to provide a high bandwidth FCIP tunnel
and failover resiliency.
- Support for up to 4 of the following QoS classes: Class-F,
high, medium, and low priority, each as a TCP connection.
• The Adaptive Rate Limiting feature provides a minimum
bandwidth guarantee for each tunnel with full usage of available
network bandwidth without any negative impact to throughput
performance under high traffic load.
• Available on the Brocade 7800 switch, and the Brocade DCX and
DCX-4S and the Brocade DCX 8510 family for the FX8-24 on an
individual slot basis.
Advanced FICON Acceleration • Allows use of specialized data management techniques and
automated intelligence to accelerate FICON tape read and write
and IBM Global Mirror data replication operations over distance,
while maintaining the integrity of command and
acknowledgement sequences.
• Available on the Brocade 7800 switch, and the Brocade DCX and
DCX-4S and the Brocade DCX 8510 family for the FX8-24 on an
individual slot basis.
Brocade Advanced Performance • Enables performance monitoring of networked storage
Monitoring resources.
• Includes the Top Talkers feature.
Brocade Extended Fabrics Provides greater than 10 km of switched fabric connectivity at full
bandwidth over long distances (depending on the platform, this can
be up to 3000 km).
NOTE: This license is not required for long distance connectivity using
licensed 10G ports.
Brocade Fabric Watch • Monitors mission-critical switch operations.
• Includes Port Fencing capabilities.
Brocade ISL Trunking • Provides the ability to aggregate multiple physical links into one
logical link for enhanced network performance and fault
tolerance.
• Includes Access Gateway ISL Trunking on those products that
support Access Gateway deployment.

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License Description

Brocade Ports on Demand Allows you to instantly scale the fabric by provisioning additional ports
using license key upgrades.
NOTE: Applies to the Brocade 300, 5100, 5300, M6505, 6505,
6510, 6520, 6547, 6548, and VA-40FC switches.
DataFort Compatibility Provides ability to read, write, decrypt, and encrypt the NetApp
DataFort-encrypted Disk LUNs and Tapes to all of the following:
• Brocade Encryption Switch
• Brocade enterprise platforms with FS8-18 blade
Includes metadata, encryption and compression algorithms.
NOTE: Availability is limited. Contact your vendor for details.
Encryption Performance Upgrade Provides additional encryption bandwidth on encryption platforms.
For the Brocade Encryption Switch, two Encryption Performance
Upgrade licenses can be installed to enable the full available
bandwidth. On a Brocade enterprise platform, a single Performance
License can be installed to enable full bandwidth on all FS8-18 blades
installed in the chassis.
Enhanced Group Management Enables full management of the device in a data center fabric with
deeper element management functionality and greater management
task aggregation throughout the environment. This license is used in
conjunction with Brocade Network Advisor application software. This
license is applicable to all of the Brocade 8G and 16G FC platforms.
NOTE: This license is enabled by default on all 16G FC platforms, and
on DCX and DCX-4S platforms that are running Fabric OS
v7.0.0 or later.
This license is not included by default on 8G FC fixed port
switches (300, 5100, 5300, VA-40FC, and 8G FC embedded
switches).
Enterprise ICL Allows you to connect more than four chassis in a fabric using ICLs.
You can connect up to four Brocade DCX 8510 Backbones via ICLs
without this license. If the number of interconnected chassis using
ICLs exceeds four, then all of the chassis using ICLs require the
Enterprise ICL license. Note that this license requirement does not
depend upon the total number of DCX 8510 chassis that exist in a
fabric, but only on how many chassis are interconnected via ICLs.
You must also have an ICL POD license on each Brocade DCX 8510 to
activate the ICL ports. The Enterprise ICL license only allows
connection of more than four chassis using ICLs in a fabric; it does not
enable the ICL ports on a chassis.
NOTE: Applies to the Brocade DCX 8510 Backbone family only.
Fabric Vision (FV) Allows you to activate the following features:
• Monitoring and Alerting Policy Suite (MAPS)
• Flow Vision
• Run D_Port tests between a switch and non-Brocade HBAs
This license replaces the Advanced Performance Monitor (APM) and
Fabric Watch (FW) licenses. If you have the Fabric Vision license, you
can use Advanced Performance Monitoring and Fabric Watch features
without the APM and FW licenses.
FCoE Enables Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) functions.
FICON Management Server Enables host-control of switches in mainframe environments.
(Also known as Control Unit Port or “CUP”)

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License Description

Full Fabric Enables a switch to connect to a multi-switch fabric via E_Ports,

forming ISL connections.
NOTE: This license is only required on select embedded switch
models and the Brocade 300, and does not apply to other
fixed-port switches or chassis-based platforms.
High Performance Extension over FCIP/FC Includes the IPsec capabilities.
(formerly known as “FC-IP Services”)
ICL 8-Link Activates all eight links on ICL ports on a Brocade DCX-4S or half of
the ICL bandwidth for each ICL port on the Brocade DCX platform by
enabling only eight links out of the sixteen links available. This allows
you to purchase half the bandwidth of DCX ICL ports initially and
upgrade with an additional ICL 8-Link license to utilize the full ICL
bandwidth at a later time. This license is also useful for environments
that want to create ICL connections between a DCX and a DCX-4S; the
latter cannot support more than eight links on an ICL port.
Available on the Brocade DCX and DCX-4S Backbones only.
ICL 16-Link Activates all 16 links on ICL ports on a Brocade DCX chassis. Each
chassis must have the ICL 16-Link license installed in order to enable
the full 16-link ICL connections.
Available on the Brocade DCX only.
Integrated Routing Allows any ports in Brocade 5100, 5300, 6510, 6520, 6547, and
VA-40FC switches, the Brocade Encryption Switch, or the Brocade
DCX, DCX-4S, and DCX 8510 family platforms to be configured as an
EX_Port or VEX_Port (on some platforms) supporting FC-FC routing.
This eliminates the need to add a dedicated router to a fabric for Fiber
Channel Routing (FCR) purposes.
Inter-Chassis Link (1st POD) Activates half of the ICL bandwidth on a DCX 8510-8, or all the ICL
bandwidth on a DCX 8510-4, allowing you to enable only the
bandwidth needed, and upgrade to additional bandwidth at a later
time. This license is also useful for environments that wish to create
ICL connections between a DCX 8510-8 and a DCX 8510-4; the latter
platform supports only half the number of ICL links that the former
platform supports.
Available on the Brocade DCX 8510 Backbones only.
Inter-Chassis Link (2nd POD) Activates the remaining ICL bandwidth on the Brocade DCX 8510-8
chassis. Each chassis must have this ICL license installed in order to
enable all available ICL connections.
Available on the Brocade DCX 8510-8 only.

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TABLE 1 Available Brocade licenses (Continued)

License Description

NPIV Activates N_Port ID virtualization (NPIV) functionality on a port.

NOTE: This license must be installed on Fabric OS v5.0.x. There is no
license requirement for Fabric OS v5.1.0 and later.
Server Application Optimization (SAO) When deployed with Brocade server adapters, this license optimizes
overall application performance for physical servers with virtual
machines by extending virtual channels to the server infrastructure.
Application-specific traffic flows can be configured, prioritized, and
optimized throughout the entire data center infrastructure. This
license is not supported on the Brocade 8000.
NOTE: The Brocade 6520 does not require an SAO license to enable
the capabilities associated with this license. These
capabilities are included by default on the Brocade 6520.
NOTE: This license is automatically enabled for new switches that
operate with only Fabric OS 7.2.0 or later and for existing
switches that are upgraded to Fabric OS 7.2.0 or later.

Brocade 7800 Upgrade license

The Brocade 7800 has four Fibre Channel (FC) ports and two GbE ports active by default. The
number of physical ports active on the Brocade 7800 is fixed. There is one upgrade license to
activate the rest of the FC and GbE ports for a total of 16 FC ports and 6 GbE ports. The 7800
Upgrade license activates FC and GbE ports, and also activates additional features outlined in
Table 2.

NOTE
You must reboot the Brocade 7800 switch after installing the 7800 Upgrade license.

TABLE 2 Base to Upgrade license comparison

Feature Base model 7800 Upgrade license

Number of Fibre Channel (FC) ports 4 16

Number of GbE ports 2 6
Number of 10-GbE ports 0 0
Number of FCIP Tunnels 2 8
Tape Pipelining over FCIP Tunnel No Yes

ICL licensing
Brocade ICL links operate between the core blades of the DCX 8510 Backbone family, or between
the core blades of the DCX and DCX-4S Backbones. Typically, if both core blades are installed, then
they are active on the DCX and DCX-4S (or DCX 8510 family) Backbones.
ICL ports on core blades of a DCX 8510-8 can be used only with an ICL (1st or 2nd) POD license.
ICL ports on core blades of a DCX 8510-4 can be used only with an ICL 1st POD license.

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ICL ports on core blades of a DCX can be used only with an ICL 16-link or ICL 8-link license. ICL
ports on core blades of a DCX-4S can be used only with an ICL 8-link license.
After the addition or removal of a license, the license enforcement is performed on the ICL ports
only when the portDisable and portEnable commands are issued on the ports. An ICL license must
be installed on the enterprise platforms at both ends of the ICL connection.

ICL 1st POD license

The ICL 1st POD license activates half of the ICL bandwidth on the Brocade DCX 8510-8 platform or
all of the ICL bandwidth on the Brocade DCX 8510-4.
On the Brocade DCX 8510-8, this license enables QSFP ports 0–7; QSFP ports 8–15 are disabled.
(QSFP ports 0–7 correspond to core blade port numbers 0–31, and QSFP ports 8–15 correspond
to core blade port numbers 32–63, as observed in switchShow output.)
This license allows you to purchase half the bandwidth of the Brocade DCX 8510-8 ICL ports
initially and upgrade with an additional ICL license to use the full ICL bandwidth later. This license is
also useful for environments with ICL connections between a Brocade DCX 8510-8 and a DCX
8510-4, as the latter supports half the bandwidth of the DCX 8510-8 on each ICL port.
This license is available on the Brocade DCX 8510-8 and DCX 8510-4 platforms only.

ICL 2nd POD license

The ICL 2nd POD license provides dedicated high-bandwidth links between two Brocade DCX
8510-8 platforms without consuming valuable front-end ports. Each Brocade DCX 8510-8 platform
must have the ICL 2nd POD license installed to enable the full number of ICL connections possible.
This license is available for the Brocade DCX 8510-8 only.

ICL 8-link license

The ICL 8-link license activates half of the ICL bandwidth for each ICL port on the Brocade DCX
platform by enabling only half of the ICL links available. This allows you to purchase half the
bandwidth of the Brocade DCX ICL ports initially and upgrade with an additional ICL license to use
the full ICL bandwidth later. This license is also useful for environments with ICL connections
between a Brocade DCX and a DCX-4S, as the latter cannot support more than eight links on an ICL
port.
This license is available on the Brocade DCX-4S and DCX platforms only.

ICL 16-link license

The ICL 16-link license provides dedicated high-bandwidth links between two Brocade DCX chassis
without consuming valuable front-end ports. Each Brocade DCX chassis must have the ICL 16-link
license installed in order to enable the full number of ICL connections possible (16 links in the case
of a DCX chassis).
This license is available for the Brocade DCX only.

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Enterprise ICL license

The Enterprise ICL (EICL) license allows you to connect more than four Brocade DCX 8510
Backbones through ICLs. This license is available on the Brocade DCX 8510-8 and DCX 8510-4
platforms only.
The EICL license is required in addition to the ICL POD license.
The following requirements apply:
• Connection of four or fewer DCX 8510 Backbones with ICLs does not require the EICL license.
However, if you add additional ICL-connected chassis, then all ICL-connected chassis require
the EICL license.
• With the EICL license installed, a maximum of 10 chassis are allowed to be connected together
via ICLs.
• When Virtual Fabrics are used, the limit on the number of chassis connected together via ICLs
depends only on the physical chassis and not on the logical switches.
• If the maximum number of ICL-connected chassis exceeds the allowed limit with or without the
EICL license, additional links may either be disabled or segmented. The disabling or
segmenting reason code depends on whether the EICL license is installed.
• If ICL links to a chassis become segmented for non-EICL-related reasons, these links are part
of the fabric, and the chassis containing these segmented links is included in the maximum
chassis count. If the maximum chassis count (with or without the EICL license) is reached with
these segmented links, then any additional links will become segmented. Therefore, to add
additional links, you first must disable the links that became segmented due to non-EICL
reasons. This should reduce the maximum chassis count and allow the new links to join.
Example switchShow output if no Enterprise ICL license is installed
A message such as the following is displayed if a required EICL license is not installed:
440 8 24 ------ id 16G Online FC E-Port
segmented,10:00:00:05:33:0d:52:00 (No EICL License)(Trunk master)
441 8 25 ------ id 16G Online FC E-Port
segmented,10:00:00:05:33:0d:52:00 (No EICL License)(Trunk master)

Example switchShow output if maximum number of chassis is reached

A message such as the following is displayed if the maximum number of supported chassis is
reached:
384 5 0 ------ id 16G Online FC E-Port
segmented,10:00:00:05:1e:39:bf:9a (EICL License Limited)(Trunk master)
385 5 1 ------ id 16G Online FC E-Port
segmented,10:00:00:05:1e:39:bf:9a (EICL License Limited)(Trunk master)

8G licensing
ATTENTION
The 8G license is installed by default and you should not remove it. Port operation may become
disrupted, and ports may be prevented from operating at 8 Gbps when the license is removed.

The 8G license applies to the Brocade 300, 5100, 5300, and VA-40FC switches and the 8 Gbps
embedded switches; this license does not apply to the Brocade 6505, 6510, or 6520.

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The following list describes the basic rules of using, adding, or removing 8G licenses:
• Without an 8G license, even if there is an 8 Gbps SFP plugged into a port in an applicable
platform, the port would be enabled to run at a maximum speed of 4 Gbps.
• To obtain an 8G license, only the license ID from the switch is required. When you add the 8G
license, you must enter either the portDisable and portEnable commands on each individual
port on the switch, or the switchDisable and switchEnable commands on the switch, to enable
8 Gbps features.
• When you remove the 8G license, the ports that are online and already running at 8 Gbps are
not disturbed until the port goes offline or the switch is rebooted. The switch ports return to
their pre-licensed state maximum speed of 4 Gbps.

Slot-based licensing
Slot-based licensing is used on the Brocade DCX and DCX 8510 Backbone families to support the
FX8-24 blade, and on the Brocade DCX 8510 Backbone family to support the 16-Gbps FC port
blades (FC16-24 and FC16-48). License capacity is equal to the number of slots. These licenses
allow you to select the slots that the license will enable up to the capacity purchased and to
increase the capacity without disrupting slots that already have licensed features running. Each
slot-based license key is for a single feature.
Features utilizing slot-based licenses on the FX8-24 blade include:
• 10 Gigabit FCIP/Fibre Channel
• Advanced Extension
• Advanced FICON Acceleration
NOTE
The 10 GbE feature on the FX8-24 blade and the 10 Gbps FC feature on the 16-Gbps FC blades are
both enabled by the same 10 Gigabit FCIP/Fibre Channel license (10G license). This license can also
enable the 10 Gbps FC feature on a Brocade 6510 or 6520 switch as a chassis-based license.

Any unassigned slot-based license will be automatically assigned to applicable blades that are
detected in the chassis when the license is installed. If you have more applicable blades than
available license capacity, then you can manually assign or re-assign the licenses as necessary.
Once a license is assigned to a slot, whether it has been automatically assigned or manually
assigned, the assignment will remain until you manually re-assign the license to another slot. This
design allows for various maintenance operations to occur without having the license move around
to other slots.

Upgrade and downgrade considerations

When a slot-based license is present on the switch, firmware downgrade to pre-Fabric OS v6.3.0 is
allowed, but the slot-based features that were licensed will not be functional.
On upgrade to Fabric OS v7.0.0 or later, any slot-based license that displayed the 10-GbE feature
name in the earlier release now appears as “10 Gigabit FCIP/Fibre Channel (FTR_10G) license.”

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10G licensing
The 10 Gbps FCIP/Fibre Channel license (10G license) enables the following features:
• 10 Gbps access on the 16-Gbps FC ports on Brocade 6510 or 6520 switches, and FC16-32
and FC16-48 port blades.
• The two 10-GbE ports on the FX8-24 extension blade.
This 10G license is applied as a slot-based license on the FC16-32 and FC16-48 port blades and
on the FX8-24 extension blade; generic rules for adding slot-based licenses apply, as described in
“Slot-based licensing” on page 14. When this license is applied to a Brocade 6510 or 6520 switch,
it is applied to the whole chassis.
Whether you have a bladed (DCX, DCX-4S, DCX 8510-8, or DCX 8510-4) platform or nonbladed
(Brocade 6510 or 6520) switch, you add the 10G license to the chassis using the licenseAdd
command, as for any license.
For the bladed platforms, you can either allow automatic license assignment, or choose the blades
you want the licenses assigned to manually, as for any slot-based license. Automatic assignment is
done sequentially by slot number, beginning with the lowest numbered slot with an enabled blade
that supports this feature (FX8-24, FC16-32, or FC16-48 blade), and that does not already have the
license applied. If the automatic license assignment does not match your needs, you can use the
licenseSlotCfg --remove and licenseSlotCfg --add commands to remove the license manually from
a slot and assign it to a different slot with an FX8-24, FC16-32, or FC16-48 blade.
The same multiple slot-based 10G license can be applied to a mixture of 16-Gbps blades and
FX8-24 blades. For example, if you have a 10G license for two-slot capacity, and you have an
FX8-24 blade in one slot and an FC16-48 blade in a second slot, then the same license can
activate the 10GE ports on the FX8-24 blade and enable 10 Gbps operation on the 10-Gbps FC
ports on the FC16-48 blade.
After applying a 10G license to the Brocade 6510 or 6520 chassis or to a 16-Gbps FC blade, you
must also configure the port octet (portCfgOctetSpeedCombo command) with the correct port octet
speed group and configure each port to operate at 10 Gbps (portCfgSpeed command). It is
necessary to configure the port octet because only certain combinations of port speeds are
allowed within the port octet. No license is required for the octet group. If the speed configuration
operation succeeds and a 10G-capable SFP is inserted in the port connector, the port will allow
operation at 10 Gbps when the link becomes active at that speed.
Before removing a 10G license from an entire platform (licenseRemove command) or from a
specific blade (licenseSlotCfg --remove command), you must first deconfigure all affected FC ports
to no longer operate at 10 Gbps.

NOTE
An FC port that is operating at 10 Gbps FC speed on a 16-Gbps FC blade or 16-Gbps FC switch does
not need an Extended Fabrics license to be used for FC long distance connectivity.

FC ports licensed and configured to operate at 10 Gbps on a Brocade 6510 or 6520 switch or
16-Gbps FC port blade cannot interoperate with 10-Gbps FC ports on the M-6140 platform or the
FC10-6 blade. The new FC ports use different protocols and physical connections.

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Temporary licenses
A temporary license applies a “try-before-you-buy” approach to certain features so that you can
experience the feature and its capabilities prior to buying the license. Once you have installed the
license, you are given a time limit to use the feature. A temporary license can be either a regular
temporary license or a universal temporary license.
• A regular temporary license is available on a per-switch basis.
• A universal temporary license can be installed on a switch, but can be applied to multiple
switches.
The following licenses are available as temporary or universal temporary licenses:
• 10 Gigabit FCIP/Fibre Channel license (slot-based)
• Adaptive Networking License (deprecated from Fabric OS v7.2.0)
• Advanced Extension license (slot-based)
• Advanced FICON Acceleration license (slot-based)
• Advanced Performance Monitoring license
• Enterprise ICL license
• Extended Fabrics license
• Fabric (E_Port) license
• Fabric Watch license
• FICON Management Server (CUP) license
• Full Fabric license
• High Performance Extension over FCIP/FC license
• Integrated Routing license
• ISL Trunking license
• Server Application Optimization license (deprecated from Fabric OS v7.2.0)

Restrictions on upgrading temporary slot-based licenses

If the capacity of the permanent license is equal to or greater than the capacity of the temporary
license and you use the same slot assignments or if the capacity of the permanent license is less
than that of the temporary license but is no less than the number of slot assignments, then
replacing the temporary license with a permanent license is nondisruptive. If the conditions
change, however, then the process is disruptive.
If the permanent license is for fewer slots than the temporary license and does not match the
above criteria, you must do the following:
1. Remove the temporary license. The removal process disables the feature.
2. Install the permanent license on the appropriate slots.
If the permanent license is for different slots than the temporary license, you must do the following:
1. Install the permanent license. The temporary license is automatically replaced on the original
slots.
2. Deconfigure the application that uses the licensed feature on the original slots.

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3. Remove the license from the original slots using the licenseSlotCfg --remove command.
4. Add the license to the new slots using the licenseSlotCfg --add command.

Date change restriction

Once the temporary license is installed, you cannot change the time of the switch until the
temporary license is removed. To change the time, you must remove the license, change the date
and time, and then re-install the license on the switch.

CAUTION
If you are using NTP to synchronize the time between your network devices, including switches or
Backbones, then do not attempt to change the system date and time when a temporary license is
installed.

Configuration upload and download considerations

The configDownload and configUpload commands download the legacy, enhanced, consumed
capacities, and temporary licenses.

Expired licenses
Once a temporary license has expired, you can view it through the licenseShow command. Expired
licenses have an output string of “License has expired”. RASlog warning messages are generated
every hour for licenses present in the database which have expired or are going to expire in the next
five days. An expired license may become unusable after a reboot, failover, firmware download, or a
port or switch disable or enable operation.

Universal temporary licenses

Universal temporary license keys include a duration period. Once installed on a switch, an
expiration date is calculated and the duration is decremented until there is no remaining time, at
which point it is expired. Because of this, universal temporary licenses should not be installed on a
switch until you are ready to use or test the feature, so as not to unnecessarily consume a portion
of the temporary-use duration.
The expiration date is based on the system time at the installation of the license plus the number
of days for which the universal temporary license is valid. Universal temporary licenses cannot be
removed and reinstalled on the same switch.
Universal temporary licenses are always retained in the license database on the product even
though they can be explicitly deleted from any user interface.

Extending a universal temporary license

Extending a universal temporary license is done by adding a temporary license with an expiry date
after the universal temporary license expiry date, or by adding a permanent license. Re-applying an
existing universal temporary license is not allowed.

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Universal temporary license shelf life

All universal temporary licenses are encoded with a “shelf life” expiration date. Once this date is
reached, the temporary licensed feature can no longer be used on the switch.

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Licensing Tasks 3

In this chapter
• Software licensing configuration tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
• Licensing commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
• Adding a licensed feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
• Activating a slot-based licensed feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
• Assigning a license to a slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
• Assigning 10G licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
• Removing software licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
• Viewing information about software licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
• Troubleshooting licensing issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
• Activating or removing licenses using Web Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Software licensing configuration tasks

This section describes the configuration tasks for generating and obtaining a software license, and
then installing it on the Brocade Fabric OS switch.
1. Order the desired license.
2. When you receive the transaction key, retrieve the LID of the Brocade switch.
If you received the transaction key by way of paperpack, record the LID on the entitlement
certificate in the space provided.
3. Log in to the Brocade software portal to generate and obtain the license key.
4. Install the license on the switch.
5. Verify that the license is installed.

Licensing commands
Table 3 summarizes the Fabric OS CLI commands that can be used for licensed feature
management. For detailed information on these commands, refer to the Fabric OS Command
Reference.

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TABLE 3 Fabric OS commands related to licensing

Command Description

licenseAdd Adds a license to the switch. The license key is case-sensitive and
must be entered exactly.
licenseIdShow Displays the license ID of the system.
licensePort Manages and displays Dynamic Ports on Demand (DPOD) license assignments.
licenseRemove Removes a license from the switch.
licenseShow Displays current license keys, along with a list of licensed products enabled by these
keys.
licenseSlotCfg Configures and manages licenses for the Brocade FX8-24 extension blade on the slot
where the blade is installed.

Adding a licensed feature

NOTE
Enabling a feature on a switch may be a separate task from adding the license. Refer to the Fabric
OS Administrator’s Guide for information on enabling a feature.

For the Brocade Backbones, licenses are effective on both control processor (CP) blades, but are
valid only when the CP blade is inserted into a Backbone that has an appropriate license ID stored
in the WWN card. If a CP is moved from one Backbone to another, the license works in the new
Backbone only if the WWN card is the same in the new Backbone. Otherwise, you must transfer
licenses from the old platform to the new platform by obtaining new licenses for the previously
licensed features using the new license ID.
For example, if you swap one CP blade at a time, or replace a single CP blade, then the existing CP
blade (the active CP blade) propagates the licenses to the new CP blade if the WWN card has been
moved to the new platform.
If you move a standby CP from one Backbone to another, then the active CP will propagate its
configuration (including license keys) onto that standby CP.
Use the following procedure to add a licensed feature.
1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account with admin permissions.
2. Activate the license using the licenseAdd license_key command. The license key is
case-sensitive and must be entered exactly as given. The quotation marks are optional.
3. Verify the license was added by entering the licenseShow command. The licensed features
currently installed on the switch are listed. If the feature is not listed, enter the licenseAdd
command again.
Some features may require additional configuration, or you may need to disable and re-enable
the switch to make them operational; refer to the feature documentation in Fabric OS
Administrator’s Guide for details.
switch:admin> licenseshow
aAYtMJg7tmMZrTZ9JTWBC4SXWLJMY3QfBJYHG:
Fabric license
Remote Switch license
Remote Fabric license

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Extended Fabric license

Entry Fabric license
Fabric Watch license
Performance Monitor license
Trunking license
4 Domain Fabric license
FICON_CUP license
High-Performance Extension over FCIP/FC license
Full Ports on Demand license - additional 16 port upgrade license
2 Domain Fabric license
Integrated Routing license
Storage Application Services license
FICON Tape license
FICON XRC license
Inter Chassis Link license
Enhanced Group Management license
8 Gig FC license
DataFort Compatibility license

Activating a slot-based licensed feature

Use the following procedure to activate a slot-based licensed feature.
1. Install a slot-based license on the platform with sufficient slot count for the number of slots
upon which you plan to activate the feature.
2. Configure slots so that the licensed feature is assigned to slots. No more slots can be
configured than specified in the license.
3. Configure the application that uses the licensed feature on the blade in the slot. This operation
verifies that the previous two steps have been successfully completed.
Once these steps are complete, the feature will work on the blade.

Assigning a license to a slot

Use the following procedure to assign a license to a slot.
1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account with admin permissions, or an account with
OM permissions in the license class of RBAC commands.
2. Enter the licenseSlotCfg --add command to add the license to the appropriate slot.

Assigning 10G licenses

This section describes the procedures to assign 10G licenses.

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Enabling 10 Gbps operation on an FC port

Use the following procedure to enable 10 Gbps operation on an FC port on a Brocade 6510 or
6520 switch or an FC16-32 or FC16-48 blade.
1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account with admin permissions, or an account with
OM permissions for the license and SwitchPortConfiguration classes of RBAC commands.
2. Use the licenseAdd command to add the 10G license.
3. Use the licenseShow command to verify the license.
Bladed platforms only: If the results of the automatic license assignment are not what you
intended, use the licenseSlotCfg command to reassign the license to the desired blades.
4. Use the portCfgOctetSpeedCombo command to set the combination speed for the port octet to
a setting that supports 10 Gbps operations. Valid settings for 10 Gbps operations include:
• 2—Auto-negotiated or fixed port speeds of 10 Gbps, 8 Gbps, 4 Gbps, and 2 Gbps
• 3—Auto-negotiated or fixed port speeds of 16 Gbps and 10 Gbps
5. Use the portCfgSpeed command to set the port speed on each port you want to operate at 10
Gbps.
Example of assigning a 10G license on an FC port blade and enabling 10 Gbps operation on a port
This example assigns a license to slot 4 on a DCX 8510-8 Backbone and enables 10 Gbps
operation on port 2 of the port blade in that slot. In this example, the 10G license was first
automatically assigned to slot 1.
8510-8switch:admin> licenseadd aTFPNFXGLmABANMGtT4LfSBJSDLWTYD3EFrr4WGAEMBA
8510-8switch:admin> licenseshow
aTFPNFXGLmABANMGtT4LfSBJSDLWTYD3EFrr4WGAEMBA
10 Gigabit FCIP/Fibre Channel (FTR_10G) license
Capacity 1
Consumed 1
Configured Blade Slots 1
8510-8switch:admin> licenseslotcfg -remove FTR_10G 1
8510-8switch:admin> licenseslotcfg -add FTR_10G 4
8510-8switch:admin> licenseshow
aTFPNFXGLmABANMGtT4LfSBJSDLWTYD3EFrr4WGAEMBA
10 Gigabit FCIP/Fibre Channel (FTR_10G) license
Capacity 1
Consumed 1
Configured Blade Slots 4
8510-8switch:admin> portcfgoctetspeedcombo 4/2 2
8510-8switch:admin> portcfgspeed 4/2 10
8510-8switch:admin>
Example of assigning a 10G license on a Brocade 6510 and enabling 10 Gbps operation on a port
This example assigns a license to a Brocade 6510 switch and enables 10 Gbps operation on
port 2.
6510-switch:admin> licenseadd aTFPNFXGLmABANMGtT4LfSBJSDLWTYD3EFrr4WGAEMBA
6510-switch:admin> licenseshow
aTFPNFXGLmABANMGtT4LfSBJSDLWTYD3EFrr4WGAEMBA
10 Gigabit FCIP/Fibre Channel (FTR_10G) license
Capacity 1
Consumed 1
6510-switch:admin> portcfgoctetspeedcombo 2 2
6510-switch:admin> portcfgspeed 2 10

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Enabling the 10-GbE ports on an FX8-24 blade

Use the following procedure to enable the 10-GbE ports on an FX8-24 blade.
1. Connect to the Brocade Backbone and log in using an account with admin permissions, or an
account with OM permissions for the license class of RBAC commands.
2. Use the licenseAdd command to add the 10G license.
3. Use the licenseShow command to check the results of automatic license assignment. If the
results are not what you intended, use the licenseSlotCfg command to reassign the license to
the desired FX8-24 blades.
4. Use the licenseShow command to verify the license.
5. Use the bladeCfgGeMode --set mode command to configure the GbE port mode for the
FX8-24 blade. To enable the 10-GbE ports, set the mode parameter to one of the following:
• 10g—Enables both 10-GbE ports, disables all ten 1-GbE ports.
• dual—Enables the xge0 port (but not xge1) and also enables all ten 1-GbE ports.
Example of assigning a 10G license on an FX8-24 extension blade and enabling both 10-GbE ports
This example assigns a license to slot 7 on a DCX 8510-4 Backbone and enables both 10-GbE
ports on the FX8-24 blade in that slot. In this example, the license was first automatically assigned
to slot 1.
8510-4switch:admin> licenseadd aTFPNFXGLmABANMGtT4LfSBJSDLWTYD3EFrr4WGAEMBA
8510-4switch:admin> licenseshow
aTFPNFXGLmABANMGtT4LfSBJSDLWTYD3EFrr4WGAEMBA
10 Gigabit FCIP/Fibre Channel (FTR_10G) license
Capacity 1
Consumed 1
Configured Blade Slots 1
8510-4switch:admin> licenseslotcfg -remove FTR_10G 1
8510-4switch:admin> licenseslotcfg -add FTR_10G 7
8510-4switch:admin> licenseshow
aTFPNFXGLmABANMGtT4LfSBJSDLWTYD3EFrr4WGAEMBA
10 Gigabit FCIP/Fibre Channel (FTR_10G) license
Capacity 1
Consumed 1
Configured Blade Slots 7
8510-4switch:admin> bladecfggemode --set 10G -slot 7
8510-4switch:admin> switchshow -slot 7
…
158 7 30 019e00 -- -- Offline VE
159 7 31 019f00 -- -- Offline VE
7 ge0 -- 1G No_Module FCIP Disabled (10G Mode)
7 ge1 -- 1G No_Module FCIP Disabled (10G Mode)
7 ge2 -- 1G No_Module FCIP Disabled (10G Mode)
7 ge3 -- 1G No_Module FCIP Disabled (10G Mode)
7 ge4 -- 1G No_Module FCIP Disabled (10G Mode)
7 ge5 -- 1G No_Module FCIP Disabled (10G Mode)
7 ge6 -- 1G No_Module FCIP Disabled (10G Mode)
7 ge7 -- 1G No_Module FCIP Disabled (10G Mode)
7 ge8 -- 1G No_Module FCIP Disabled (10G Mode)
7 ge9 -- 1G No_Module FCIP Disabled (10G Mode)
7 xge0 -- 10G No_Module FCIP
7 xge1 -- 10G No_Module FCIP

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Removing software licenses

This section describes the procedures to remove the software licenses.

Removing a licensed feature

Use the following procedure to remove a licensed feature.
1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account with admin permissions.
2. Enter the licenseShow command to display the active licenses.
3. Remove the license key using the licenseRemove command.
The license key is case-sensitive and must be entered exactly as given. The quotation marks
are optional. After removing a license key, the licensed feature is disabled when the switch is
rebooted or when a switch disable and enable is performed.
4. Enter the licenseShow command to verify the license is disabled.
switch:admin> licenseshow
bQebzbRdScRfc0iK:
Entry Fabric license
Fabric Watch license
SybbzQQ9edTzcc0X:
Fabric license
switch:admin> licenseremove "bQebzbRdScRfc0iK"
removing license key "bQebzbRdScRfc0iK"

Entering the licenseShow command after the licenseRemove command displays the remaining
licenses.
switch:admin> licenseshow
SybbzQQ9edTzcc0X:
Fabric license

If there are no license keys, licenseShow displays “No licenses.”

Removing a license from a slot

Use the following procedure to remove a slot-based license from a blade slot.
1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account with admin permissions, or an account with
OM permissions in the license class of RBAC commands.
2. Deconfigure the application that uses the licensed feature on the blade slot.
3. Enter the licenseSlotCfg --remove command to remove the license from the slot.

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Removing an expired license

CAUTION
This procedure is disruptive to the switch.

Use the following procedure to remove an expired license.

1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account with admin permissions.
2. Enter the reboot command for the expiry to take effect.

Viewing information about software licenses

This section describes the procedures used to view the installed licenses.
You can also view information about software licenses from the Brocade software portal. Refer to
“Viewing software license information from the Brocade licensing portal” on page 5.

Viewing licenses installed on a switch

Use the following procedure to view all installed licenses.
1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account with admin permissions.
2. Enter the licenseShow command.
switch:admin> licenseshow
bQebzbRdScRfc0iK:
Entry Fabric license
Fabric Watch license
SybbzQQ9edTzcc0X:
Fabric license

Save the output to a text file in a secure location. If licenses are lost or removed from the switch,
you can use the saved output to recover or add the lost licenses.
Some licenses may display with the text “Obsolete license.” This happens because of changes in
licensing requirements of some features that no longer require a license key, yet are still installed
on a switch.

Viewing the license ID using a Telnet session

Use the following procedure to view the license ID using Telnet.
1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account with admin permissions.
2. Enter the licenseIdShow command.
switch:admin> licenseidshow
a4:f8:69:33:22:00:ea:18

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Viewing the license ID using Web Tools

Use the following procedure to view the license ID using Web Tools.
1. Connect to the switch using a Web browser, and this will open the Web Tools.
2. Log in as admin and enter your switch password. The License ID value is shown in the Switch
Information tab for the switch.

FIGURE 4 Switch Information tab

Troubleshooting licensing issues

Some features require licenses in order to work properly. To view a list of features and their
associated licenses, refer to “License Requirements for Features” on page 41. Licenses are
created using a switch license identifier (LID), so you cannot apply one license to different
switches. Before calling your switch support provider, verify that you have the correct licenses
installed by using the licenseShow command.
1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account with admin permissions.
2. Enter the licenseShow command to determine if the appropriate licenses are installed on the
local switch and any connecting switches.
A list of the currently installed licenses on the switch is displayed. If the license is not listed,
install the license using the licenseAdd command.

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Activating or removing licenses using Web Tools

A Web Tools license is not required, and a basic version of Web Tools is available for free. Additional
functionality may be added by obtaining the Enhanced Group Management (EGM) license. The
EGM license is only for 8 Gbps platforms, such as the Encryption Switch, and the 300, 5100, and
5300 switches. For non-8 Gbps platforms, all functionalities are available without the EGM license.
For information about the Web Tools features that require the EGM license, refer to the Web Tools
Administrator’s Guide.
The licensed features currently installed on the switch are listed in the License tab of the Switch
Administration window. For time-based licenses, the expiry date is included. Right-click a license
key to export data, copy data, or search the table.

Activating a license on a switch

Before you can unlock a licensed feature, you must obtain a license key. Refer to “Obtaining a
license” on page 3 for instructions on how to obtain a license key at the Brocade website.
Use the following procedure to activate a license.
1. Click Configure > Switch Admin to open the Switch Administration window.
The Switch Administration window displays.

FIGURE 5 Switch Administration window

2. Select the License tab and click Add.

The Add License dialog box displays.

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FIGURE 6 Add License dialog box

3. Paste or enter a license key in the License Key field and click Ok.
4. Click Refresh to display the new licenses in the License tab.
If the feature is listed, the licensed feature is installed and immediately available. When you
enable some licenses, such as ISL Trunking, you may need to change the state of the port to
enable the feature on the link. Some licenses, such as the Trunking or Brocade 7800 Upgrade
license do not take effect until the switch is restarted.

Assigning slots for a license key

This feature allows you to increase the capacity without disrupting the slots that already have
licensed features running.

NOTE
You can enable slot-based licenses only on 10 Gigabit Ethernet (FTR_10G), Advanced Extension
(FTR_AE), and Advanced FICON Acceleration (FTR_AFA) features.

Use the following procedure to assign slots for a license key.

1. Click Configure > Switch Admin to open the Switch Administration window.
The Switch Administration window displays as shown in Figure 5.
2. Select the License tab.
3. Select the license key for which you want to assign slots from the License Administration table.
4. Click Assign Slot(s).
The Assign Slots window displays.
5. Select the slots you want to assign.
6. Click OK.

Removing a license from a switch

To remove a license from a switch in the Switch Administration window, perform the following
steps.

ATTENTION
Use care when removing licenses. If you remove a license for a feature, that feature no longer works.

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1. Click Configure > Switch Admin to open the Switch Administration window.
The Switch Administration window displays as shown in Figure 5.
2. Select the License tab.
3. Select the license key you want to remove.
4. Click Remove.

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Ports on Demand Licensing 4

In this chapter
• Ports on Demand Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
• Activating Ports on Demand using a Telnet session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
• Activating Ports on Demand using EZSwitchSetup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
• Activating Ports on Demand using Web Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
• Displaying installed licenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
• Dynamic Ports on Demand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Ports on Demand Overview

The Brocade models in the following list can be purchased with the number of licensed ports
indicated. As your needs increase, you can activate unlicensed ports up to a device-constrained
maximum by purchasing and installing the optional Ports on Demand licensed product.
• Brocade 300—Can be purchased with 8 ports and no E_Port, 8 ports with full fabric access, or
16 ports with full fabric access. A maximum of 16 ports is allowed; 8-port systems can be
upgraded in 4-port increments. An E_Port license upgrade is also available for purchase.
• Brocade 5100—Can be purchased with 24, 32, or 40 licensed ports. A maximum of 40 ports is
allowed.
• Brocade 5300—Can be purchased with 48, 64, or 80 licensed ports. A maximum of 80 ports is
allowed.
• Brocade M6505—Can be purchased with 12 or 24 licensed ports. A maximum of 24 ports is
allowed.
• Brocade 6505—Can be purchased with 12 or 24 licensed ports. A maximum of 24 ports is
allowed.
• Brocade 6510—Can be purchased with 24, 36, or 48 licensed ports. A maximum of 48 ports is
allowed.
• Brocade 6520—Can be purchased with 48, 72, or 96 licensed ports. A maximum of 96 ports is
allowed.
• Brocade 6547—Can be purchased with 12, 24, or 48 licensed ports. A maximum of 48 ports is
allowed.
• Brocade 6548—Can be purchased with 16, 22, or 28 licensed ports. A maximum of 28 ports is
allowed.
• Brocade VA-40FC—Can be purchased with 24, 32, or 40 licensed ports. A maximum of 40
ports is allowed.

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ATTENTION
Licenses are not interchangeable between units. For example, if you bought a POD license for a
Brocade 300, you cannot use that license on a Brocade 5100 or VA-40FC. The licenses are based
on the switch license IDs (LIDs) and are not interchangeable.

Table 4 shows the ports that are enabled by default and the ports that can be enabled after you
install the first and second Ports on Demand licenses for each switch type.

TABLE 4 List of available user ports when implementing PODs

Platform Available user ports, Available user ports, Available user ports,
No POD license POD1 or POD2 present Both POD licenses present

Brocade 300 0-7 0-15 0-23

Brocade 5100 0-23 0-31 0-39
Brocade 5300 0-47 0-63 0-79
Brocade 5410 0-11 N/A N/A
Brocade 5424 1-8 and 17-20 POD1: 0, 9-16, and 21-23 0-23
Brocade 5450 1-10 and 19-22 POD1: 0, 11-18, and 23-25 0-25
Brocade 5480 1-8 and 17-20 POD1: 9-12 and 21-22 0-23
POD2: 0, 13-16, and 23
Brocade M6505 1–8 and 17–20 0–23 N/A
Brocade 6505 0–11 POD 1: 0–23 N/A
Brocade 6510 0-23 0-35 0-47
Brocade 6520 0–47 0–71 0–95
Brocade 6547 0–8 and 29–31 POD1: 0–14 and 29–37 0–47
POD2: 0–8, 15–31, and 39–47
Brocade 6548 1–10 and 17–22 POD1: 11–13 and 23–25 0–27
POD2: 0, 14–16, and 26–27
Brocade VA-40FC 0-23 0-31 0-39

Ports on Demand is ready to be unlocked in the switch firmware. Its license key may be part of the
licensed paperpack supplied with switch software, or you can purchase the license key separately
from your switch vendor. You may need to generate a license key from a transaction key supplied
with your purchase. Refer to “Obtaining a license” on page 3 for instructions to generate the license
key.
Each Ports on Demand license activates the next group of ports in numerical order in either 4-port
or 8- or 12-port increments, depending on the model. Before installing a license key, you must
insert transceivers in the ports to be activated. Remember to insert the transceivers in the lowest
group of inactive port numbers first. For example, if only 16 ports are currently active and you are
installing one Ports on Demand license key, make sure to insert the transceivers in ports 16
through 23. If you later install a second license key, insert the transceivers in ports 24 through 31.
For details on inserting transceivers, see the switch’s hardware reference manual.

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Activating Ports on Demand using a Telnet session

Use the following procedure to activate Ports on Demand.
1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account with admin permissions.
2. Verify the current states of the ports using the portShow command.
In the portShow output, the Licensed field indicates whether the port is licensed.
3. Install the Brocade Ports on Demand license.
For instructions on how to install a license, refer to “Adding a licensed feature” on page 20.
4. Use the portEnable command to enable the ports.
Alternatively, you can disable and re-enable the switch to activate ports.
5. Use the portShow command to check the newly activated ports.

Activating Ports on Demand using EZSwitchSetup

EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager allows you to enable Ports on Demand (POD) if you have a license
available. For the Brocade 7800, you can add the 7800 Upgrade License to activate ports 4
through 25. This option is not available if all ports are already licensed.
Use the following procedure to activate Ports on Demand using EZSwitchSetup.
1. Launch the EZSwitchSetup wizard.
• On Windows - EZSwitchSetup starts automatically after it is installed. If it does not, then
from the Start menu, select Programs > EZSwitchSetup > EZSwitchSetup.
• On Linux - EZSwitchSetup does not start automatically, so you must start it manually.
2. Click Add Port License under Switch in the Task panel.

FIGURE 7 EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager

The Add Port License dialog box is displayed.

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FIGURE 8 Add Port License dialog box

3. Enter the license key in the License Key field to add the additional ports.
4. Click Add License.
5. Enable the ports using one of the following methods:
• Use the portDisable and portEnable commands on the command line interface.
• Reboot or power cycle the switch
When the switch is rebooted, the newly licensed ports come up as enabled.
• Use the Advanced Management tool. Refer to the EZSwitchSetup Administrator’s Guide for
information on accessing Web Tools for advanced management.

Activating Ports on Demand using Web Tools

To enable Ports on Demand using Web Tools, perform the following steps.
1. Install the Brocade Ports on Demand licensed product. For instructions, refer to “Activating a
license on a switch” on page 27.
2. Enable the port by performing the following steps.
a. Click the port in the Switch View to open the Port Admin tab.
b. Select the FC Ports or GigE Ports tab.
c. From the tree on the left, select the switch or slot that contains the port you want to
enable.
d. From the table, select one or more ports.

NOTE
Use Shift + click and Ctrl + click to select multiple ports. You can select multiple ports from
the table. You cannot select multiple ports from the tree.

e. Select Enable/Disable > Enable from the Actions list.

f. Click Yes in the confirmation window.

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Displaying installed licenses

If a single license is installed that enables all Ports on Demand, the license will display as
“Full Ports on Demand license - additional X port upgrade license.” If there are other individual
Ports on Demand licenses installed, these will also be displayed when listing the licenses for a
switch, and you will see either “First Ports on Demand license - additional Y port upgrade license”
or “Second Ports on Demand license - additional Z port upgrade license.” In cases where there are
multiple Ports on Demand licenses, the total additional allowed ports will not exceed the total
displayed for the “Full Ports on Demand” license.
1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account with admin permissions.
2. Enter the licenseShow command.
switch:admin> licenseshow
SdSSc9SyRSTuTTdz:
First Ports on Demand license - additional 16 port upgrade license
SdSSc9SyRSTeXTdn:
Second Ports on Demand license - additional 16 port upgrade license
SdSSc9SyRSTuXTd3:
Full Ports on Demand license - additional 32 port upgrade license

ATTENTION
If you enable or disable an active port, you will disrupt any traffic and potentially lose data flowing
on that port.
If the port is connected to another switch, you will segment the switch from the fabric and all traffic
flowing between the disabled port and the fabric will be lost.
If you remove a Ports on Demand license, the licensed ports will become disabled after the next
platform reboot or the next port deactivation.

Dynamic Ports on Demand

The Dynamic Ports on Demand (POD) feature automatically assigns POD licenses from a pool of
available licenses based on the server blade or switch installation.
The following platforms support Dynamic POD:
• Switches:
- Brocade 6505
- Brocade 6510
- Brocade 6520
• Embedded switch modules for bladed servers:
- Brocade 5410
- Brocade 5424
- Brocade 5450
- Brocade 5460
- Brocade 5470
- Brocade 5480
- Brocade M6505

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- Brocade 6547
- Brocade 6548
For the embedded switch modules, the Dynamic POD feature detects and assigns ports to a POD
license only if the server blade is installed with an HBA present. A server blade that does not have a
functioning HBA is treated as an inactive link during initial POD port assignment. For the non-server
blade switches, the dynamic assignment occurs when an attached Fibre Channel link transitions to
the “link active” state.
The Dynamic POD feature assigns the ports to the POD license as they come online. Typically,
assignments are sequential, starting with the lowest port number. However, variations in the
equipment attached to the ports can cause the ports to take different amounts of time to come
online. This means that the port assignment order is not guaranteed.
If the switch detects more active links than allowed by the current POD licenses, then some ports
will not be assigned a POD license. Ports that do not receive a POD assignment have a state of
No Sync or In Sync; these ports are not allowed to progress to the online state. Ports that cannot be
brought online because of insufficient POD licenses have a state of (No POD License) Disabled. You
can use the switchShow command to display the port states.

Displaying the port license assignments

When you display the available licenses, you can also view the current port assignment of those
licenses.
Use the following procedure to display the port license assignments.
1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account with admin permissions.
2. Enter the licensePort --show command.
Example showing manually assigned POD licenses
switch:admin> licenseport --show
24 ports are available in this switch
Full POD license is installed
Dynamic POD method is in use
24 port assignments are provisioned for use in this switch:
12 port assignments are provisioned by the base switch license
12 port assignments are provisioned by a full POD license
24 ports are assigned to installed licenses:
12 ports are assigned to the base switch license
12 ports are assigned to the full POD license
Ports assigned to the base switch license:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 17, 18, 19, 20
Ports assigned to the full POD license:
0, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23

Enabling Dynamic Ports on Demand

If the switch is in the static POD mode, then activating the Dynamic POD will erase any prior port
license assignments the next time the switch is rebooted. The static POD assignments become the
initial Dynamic POD assignments. After the Dynamic POD feature is enabled, you can customize
the POD license associations.

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Use the following procedure to enable Dynamic Ports on Demand.

1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account with admin permissions.
2. Enter the licensePort --method command with the dynamic option to change the license
assignment method to dynamic.
switch:admin> licenseport --method dynamic
The POD method has been changed to dynamic.
Please reboot the switch now for this change to take effect.

3. Enter the reboot command to restart the switch.

switch:admin> reboot

4. Enter the licensePort --show command to verify the switch started the Dynamic POD feature.
switch:admin> licenseport --show
24 ports are available in this switch
Full POD license is installed
Dynamic POD method is in use
24 port assignments are provisioned for use in this switch:
12 port assignments are provisioned by the base switch license
12 port assignments are provisioned by a full POD license
8 ports are assigned to installed licenses:
8 ports are assigned to the base switch license
0 ports are assigned to the full POD license
Ports assigned to the base switch license:
1, 2, 5, 6, 8*, 21, 22, 23
Ports assigned to the full POD license:
None
Ports not assigned to a license:
0, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20

16 license reservations are still available for use by unassigned ports

1 license assignment is held by an offline port (indicated by *)

Enabling Dynamic Ports on Demand using Web Tools

You must be logged in as Admin to enable the Dynamic POD feature.

NOTE
If you click the Enable DPOD button on an unsupported switch, an error message displays.

To enable Dynamic Ports on Demand using Web Tools, perform the following steps.
1. Select a port in the Switch View to open the Port Admin tab.
2. Select the FC Ports tab.
3. From the tree on the left, select the switch or the slot that contains the port.
4. Click Enable DPOD to enable the licensing mechanism to be dynamic. If the button is labeled
Disable DPOD, the licensing mechanism is already set to dynamic.
The existing POD associations and assignments are set as the initial Dynamic POD
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Two fields are displayed:

• Available Licenses indicate the number of free licenses. These can be allocated for any
port.
• Total Licenses indicate the total number of licenses.

Disabling Dynamic Ports on Demand

Disabling the Dynamic POD feature changes the POD method to static and erases any prior port
license associations or assignments the next time the switch is rebooted.
Use the following procedure to disable Dynamic Ports on Demand.
1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account with admin permissions.
2. Enter the licensePort --method command with the static option to change the license
assignment method to static.
switch:admin> licenseport --method static
The POD method has been changed to static.
Please reboot the switch now for this change to take effect.

3. Enter the reboot command to restart the switch.

4. Enter the licensePort --show command to verify the switch changed to static POD.
switch:admin> licenseport --show
24 ports are available in this switch
Full POD license is installed
Dynamic POD method is in use
24 port assignments are provisioned for use in this switch:
12 port assignments are provisioned by the base switch license
12 port assignments are provisioned by a full POD license
24 ports are assigned to installed licenses:
12 ports are assigned to the base switch license
12 ports are assigned to the full POD license
Ports assigned to the base switch license:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 17, 18, 19, 20
Ports assigned to the full POD license:
0, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23

Disabling Dynamic Ports on Demand using Web Tools

NOTE
Disabling DPODs causes traffic disruption. Any prior port associations and assignments are lost the
next time the switch is restarted.

To disable the Dynamic POD feature using Web Tools, log in and perform the following steps.
1. Select a port in the Switch View to open the Port Admin tab.
2. Select the FC Ports or GigE Ports tab.
3. From the tree on the left, select the switch or the slot that contains the port.
4. Click Disable DPOD to set the licensing mechanism to static. If the button is labeled Enable
DPOD, the licensing mechanism is already set to static.

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Reserving a port license

You can allocate licenses by reserving and releasing POD assignments to specific ports. Disabled
ports are not candidates for automatic license assignment by the Dynamic POD feature.
Persistently disable an otherwise viable port to prevent it from coming online, and thereby preserve
a license assignment for another port.
Reserving a license for a port assigns a POD license to that port whether the port is online or
offline. That license will not be available to other ports that come online before the specified port.
To allocate licenses to a specific port instead of automatically assigning them as the ports come
online, reserve a license for the port. The port receives a POD assignment if any are available.
Use the following procedure to reserve Dynamic Ports on Demand licenses.
1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account with admin permissions.
2. Enter the licensePort --show command to verify there are port reservations available.
switch:admin> licenseport --show
24 ports are available in this switch
Full POD license is installed
Dynamic POD method is in use
24 port assignments are provisioned for use in this switch:
12 port assignments are provisioned by the base switch license
12 port assignments are provisioned by a full POD license
10 ports are assigned to installed licenses:
10 ports are assigned to the base switch license
0 ports are assigned to the full POD license
Ports assigned to the base switch license:
1*, 2*, 3*, 4*, 5*, 6*, 8*, 21, 22, 23
Ports assigned to the full POD license:
None
Ports not assigned to a license:
0, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20

3. Take the following appropriate action based on whether port reservations are available:
• If a port reservation is available, then issue the licensePort --reserve command to reserve
a license for the port.
switch:admin> licenseport -reserve 0
• If all port reservations are assigned, select a port to release its POD license. Follow the
instructions in “Releasing a port from a POD set” to release a port from its POD
assignment. Once the port is released, you can reserve it.

Releasing a port from a POD set

Releasing a port removes it from the POD set; the port then appears as “unassigned” until it comes
back online. Persistently disabling the port ensures that the port cannot come back online and be
automatically assigned to a POD assignment. Before you can re-assign a license, you must disable
the port and release the license.
After a port is assigned to the POD set, the port is licensed until it is manually removed from the
POD port set. When a port is released from its POD port set (Base, Single, or Double), it creates a
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Use the following procedure to release a port from a POD set.

1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account with admin permissions.
2. Enter the portDisable command to disable the port.
switch:admin> portdisable 0

3. Enter the portShow command to verify the port is disabled.

4. Enter the licensePort --release command to remove the port from the POD license.
switch:admin> licenseport --release 0

5. Enter the licensePort --show command to verify the port is no longer assigned to a POD set.
switch:admin> licenseport --show
24 ports are available in this switch
Full POD license is installed
Dynamic POD method is in use
24 port assignments are provisioned for use in this switch:
12 port assignments are provisioned by the base switch license
12 port assignments are provisioned by a full POD license
10 ports are assigned to installed licenses:
10 ports are assigned to the base switch license
0 ports are assigned to the full POD license
Ports assigned to the base switch license:
1*, 2*, 3*, 4*, 5*, 6*, 8*, 21, 22, 23
Ports assigned to the full POD license:
None
Ports not assigned to a license:
0, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20

6. Enter the portEnable command to bring the switch back online.

7. Enter the portShow command to verify the port state is now online.

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Appendix

License Requirements for Features A

Table 5 lists licensed features, each feature’s associated license name, and, if applicable, the
location on the local or any connecting switch on which the license must be installed.

TABLE 5 License requirements and location name by feature

Feature License Where license should be installed

Adaptive Rate Limiting Advanced Extension Local switch.

Administrative Domains No license required. N/A
Bottleneck Detection No license required. N/A
Brocade Network Advisor No license required for base use. Refer to the Brocade Network
Advisor User Manual.
Configuration No license required. N/A
up/download NOTE: The configUpload and configDownload
commands are provided automatically
with Fabric OS on the switch.
D_Port No license required for D_Port tests between If Fabric Vision license is required, it
two switches or between a switch and a should be installed on the local
Brocade HBA. switch.
Fabric Vision license is required for D_Port tests
between a switch and a non-Brocade HBA.
Diagnostic tools No license required. N/A
Distributed Management No license required. N/A
Server
Enterprise ICL Enterprise ICL Each ICL-connected Brocade DCX
8510 chassis in the fabric when
there are five or more such chassis
in the fabric.
Extended Fabrics Extended Fabrics Local switch and any attached
switches.
Fabric Watch No license required for baseline monitoring Refer to the Fabric Watch
capabilities. Administrator’s Guide.
Fabric Watch license or Fabric Vision license
required for full functionality.
FCIP High Performance Extension over FCIP/FC NOTE: Local and attached
switches. License is needed
on both sides of tunnel.
FCIP Trunking Advanced Extension Local and attached switches.
Fibre Channel Integrated Routing Local switch.
Routing/EX_Ports
FICON No license required. N/A
FICON-CUP FICON Management Server Local switch.

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TABLE 5 License requirements and location name by feature (Continued)

Feature License Where license should be installed

FICON Tape Read and • FICON Tape Local and attached switches.
Write Emulation over an • High Performance Extension over FCIP/FC
FCIP Tunnel license or Advanced FICON Acceleration
license on Brocade 7800
FICON XRC Sequence • FICON XRC Local and attached switches.
Emulation over an FCIP • High Performance Extension over FCIP/FC
Tunnel license or Advanced FICON Acceleration
license on Brocade 7800
FIPS No license required. N/A
Firmware download No license required. N/A
NOTE: The firmwareDownload command is
provided automatically with Fabric OS
on the switch.
Flow Vision: Fabric Vision Local switch.
• Flow Generator NOTE: If you have both the Advanced
• Flow Performance Performance Monitoring and the Fabric
Monitor Watch licenses installed, you do not
• Flow Mirror need the Fabric Vision license.
Full fabric connectivity Full Fabric Local switch. May be required on
NOTE: Also called the Fabric license (visible in attached switches.
licenseShow output) and the E_Port
Upgrade license.
In-flight encryption and No license required. N/A
compression
In-band Management No license required. N/A
Ingress rate limiting No license required. N/A for local switches running
Adaptive Networking with QoS license is Fabric OS 7.2.0 or later.
required for switches running Fabric OS License required on local switches
versions earlier than 7.2.0. running Fabric OS versions earlier
The Brocade 6520 does not require a license than 7.2.0.
regardless of Fabric OS version.
Inter-chassis link (ICL) • ICL 1st POD (Ports on Demand) on the Local and attached platforms.
Brocade DCX 8510 Backbone family only.
• ICL 2nd POD on the Brocade DCX 8510-8
only.
• ICL 8-link on the Brocade DCX and DCX-4S
only.
• ICL 16-link on the Brocade DCX only.
• Enterprise ICL on the Brocade DCX 8510
Backbone family only, for topologies with
more than four chassis with ICLs.
IPsec No license required. N/A
IPsec for FCIP tunnels High Performance Extension over FCIP/FC NOTE: Local and attached
switches. License is needed
on both sides of tunnel.
LDAP No license required. N/A
Logical fabric No license required. N/A

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TABLE 5 License requirements and location name by feature (Continued)

Feature License Where license should be installed

Logical switch No license required. N/A

Long distance Extended Fabrics Local and attached switches.
NOTE: License is needed on both
sides of connection.
Monitoring and Alerting Fabric Vision Local switch.
Policy Suite (MAPS) NOTE: If you have both the Advanced
Performance Monitoring and the Fabric
Watch licenses installed, you do not
need the Fabric Vision license.
NPIV No license required. N/A
OpenSSH public key No license required. N/A
Performance monitoring Advanced Performance Monitoring or Fabric Local switch.
Vision license for advanced features. No license
required for basic features.
Port fencing Fabric Watch Local switch.
Ports • Ports on Demand licenses required, Local switch.
applicable to a select set of switches only.
• 7800 Upgrade license for the 7800
switches to use all ports.
• 10 Gigabit FCIP/Fibre Channel license to
use 10Gb FC ports on FC16-32 blades,
FC16-48 blades, and the Brocade 6510
and 6520.
• 10 Gigabit FCIP/Fibre Channel license to
enable 10Gb Ethernet ports on the FX8-24
extension blades.
QoS No license required. N/A for local switches running
Adaptive Networking with QoS license is Fabric OS 7.2.0 or later.
required for switches running Fabric OS License required on local and
versions earlier than 7.2.0. attached switches running Fabric OS
The Brocade 6520 does not require a license versions earlier than 7.2.0.
regardless of Fabric OS version.
QoS on HBA No license required. N/A for local switches running
Adaptive Networking with QoS license is Fabric OS 7.2.0 or later.
required for switches running Fabric OS License required on local switches
versions earlier than 7.2.0. running Fabric OS versions earlier
The Brocade 6520 does not require a license than 7.2.0.
regardless of Fabric OS version.
RADIUS No license required. N/A
RBAC No license required. N/A
Routing traffic No license required. N/A
NOTE: Port-based or exchange-based routing,
static routes, frame-order deliver, and
dynamic routes all included.
Security No license required. N/A
NOTE: DCC, SCC, FCS, IP Filter, and
authentication policies all included.

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TABLE 5 License requirements and location name by feature (Continued)

Feature License Where license should be installed

SNMP No license required. N/A

Speed 8 Gbps license needed to support 8 Gbps on Local switch.
the Brocade 300, 5100, 5300, and VA-40FC
switches and embedded switches only.
NOTE: The 8 Gbps license is installed by
default, and you should not remove it.
A 10-Gb FCIP/Fibre Channel license is needed
to support 10Gb FC ports on FC16-32 blades,
FC16-48 blades, and the Brocade 6510 and
6520, as well as to support the 10Gb Ethernet
ports on FX8-24 blades. (Refer to the Ports
feature above for more information.)
SSH public key No license required. N/A
TACACS+ No license required. N/A
Top Talkers Advanced Performance Monitoring Local switch and attached switches.
Traffic Isolation No license required. N/A
Trunking • ISL Trunking or Local and attached switches.
• ISL Trunking Over Extended Fabrics
For ICL trunking, no license is required.
Two-to-four domains in a Value Line (Two/Four) Local switch. May be required on
fabric attached switches.
USB usage No license required. N/A
Virtual Fabrics No license required. N/A
Web Tools • No license required for non-8 Gbps Local and any switch you will be
platforms. managing using Web Tools.
• The Enhanced Group Management (EGM)
license is required for 8 Gbps platforms.
NOTE: A limited set of features is accessible
using Web Tools without a license.
Additional switch management features
are accessible with the EGM license.
Zoning No license required. N/A

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Index

Numerics C
10 Gbps operation on an FC port, enabling, 22 command
10G license, 15–23 bladeCfgGeMode, 23
16-link ICL license, 12 configDownload, 17
1st POD ICL license, 12 configUpload, 17
2nd POD ICL license, 12 licenseAdd, 20, 22, 23, 26
8G license, 13 licenseIdShow, 20, 25
licensePort, 20, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40
8-link ICL license, 12
licenseRemove, 20, 24
licenseShow, 17, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 35
licenseSlotCfg, 15, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A portCfgOctetSpeedCombo, 15, 22
portCfgSpeed, 15, 22
activating portDisable, 34, 40
licenses, 27 portEnable, 33, 34, 40
portShow, 33, 40
reboot, 25
B switchShow, 36
configDownload command, 17
bladeCfgGeMode command, 23 configUpload, 3
Brocade 6520, 8, 11 configUpload command, 17
Brocade 7800, upgrade license, 7, 11
Brocade DCX, 10
Brocade DCX 8510, 9 D
Brocade DCX 8510-4, 10
Brocade DCX 8510-8, 10 date change license restriction, 17
Brocade FX8-24
enabling 10-GbE ports, 23
Brocade software licensing portal, 1, 4, 5 E
Electronic, 3
enabling
10 Gbps operation on an FC port, 22
10-GbE ports on an FX8-24 blade, 23
enterprise ICL license, 13
Entitlement certificate, 2
entitlement certificate, 1, 3, 4
expired licenses, 17
removing, 25
extending a universal temporary license, 17
EZSwitchSetup, 33

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F licenseAdd command, 20, 22, 23, 26
licensed features, 27
feature licenses, 27 licenseIdShow, 3
Fibre Channel port, enabling 10 Gbps operation, 22 licenseIdShow command, 20, 25
licensePort command, 20, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40
licenseRemove command, 20, 24
G licenses
activating, 27
generic rules, 3 removing, 28
licenseShow command, 17, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 35
licenseSlotCfg command, 15, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

I
ICL P
16-link license, 12
1st POD license, 12 Paperpack, 3
2nd POD license, 12 paperpack, 1
8-link license, 12 permanent license, 2
enterprise license, 13 portCfgOctetSpeedCombo command, 15, 22
licensing, 11–13 portCfgSpeed command, 15, 22
portDisable, 12
portDisable command, 34, 40
L portEnable, 2, 12
portEnable command, 33, 34, 40
license portShow command, 33, 40
10G, 15–23
8G, 13
Brocade 7800 upgrade, 11
date change restriction, 17 R
enterprise ICL, 13
reboot command, 25
expired, 17
removing
ICL, 11–13
ICL 16-link, 12 licensed features, 24
ICL 1st POD, 12 licenses, 28
ICL 2nd POD, 12 restrictions
ICL 8-link, 12 upgrading temporary slot-based licenses, 16
removing expired, 25
removing features, 24
slot-based, 14–?? S
temporary, 16–18
time-based, 16–18 shelf life of a universal temporary license, 18
universal temporary slot-based license, 2
extending, 17 slot-based licensing, 14–??
shelf life, 18 switchShow, 12
universal temporary, described, 17
switchShow command, 36
License file, 2
License ID (LID), 2
license ID (LID), 1
license key transfer, 3 T
License types, 2
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temporary licenses, 16–18
defined, 16
temporary slot-based licenses, upgrade restrictions, 16
time-based licenses, 16–18
Transaction key, 3
transaction key, 1, 3
transaction keys, 1

U
universal temporary license, 2
defined, 16
described, 17
extending, 17
shelf life, 18
upgrading temporary slot-based licenses, restrictions, 16

V
version-based license, 1

W
Web Tools, 26, 27, 34, 37, 38

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