Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fabric OS v7.0.0 (53-1002152-01, March 2012)

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Port activation
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When using the Brocade 4016, 4018, 4020, 4024, 4424, 5424, 5450, 5460, 5470, 5480, and
NC-5480 switches, you can enable the Dynamic Ports on Demand (DPOD) feature, which allows
you to select the ports to be enabled (instead of predefined sets of ports) after the POD license is
installed. Web Tools allows you only to enable or disable the DPOD functionality on a port. To
configure DPOD, refer to the Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide.
In the Port Administration window, the Licensed attribute indicates whether a port is licensed (yes),
whether it can be license (possible) because there are free licenses available (only applicable with
the Dynamic POD feature), or whether it is not licensed and cannot be licensed because there is no
available license.
After the license keys are installed, you must enable the ports. You can do so without disrupting
switch operation, as described in “Enabling and disabling a port” on page 84. Alternatively, you can
disable and re-enable the switch to activate all ports as described in “Enabling and disabling a
switch” on page 37.
To unlock a Ports on Demand license, you can use the supplied license key or generate a license
key. If you need to generate a key, open an Internet browser and go to the Brocade website at
www.brocade.com. Select Products > Software License Keys and follow the instructions to
generate the key.
Enabling Ports on Demand
To enable Ports on Demand, 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 44.
2. Enable the ports as described in “Enabling and disabling a port” on page 84.
Brocade 5460 0-3, 6-13 4, 5, 14-25
Brocade 5450 1-10, 19-22 0, 11-18, 23-25
Brocade 5424 1-8, 17-20 0, 9-16, 21-23 Any available ports
Brocade 5300 0-47 48-63, 64-79
Brocade 5100 0-23 24-31, 32-39
Brocade 5000
Brocade 4100
0-15 16-23, 24-31 Not supported
Brocade 4900 0-31 32-47, 48-63 Not supported
Brocade 4424 1-8, 17-20 0, 9-16, 21-23
Brocade 4024 1-8, 17-20 9-12, 13-16, 21-23 Any available ports
Brocade 4020 0-7, 15, 16 8, 9, 17-19, 10-14 Any available ports
Brocade 4018 0-11 12-17 Any available ports
Brocade 4016 0-7, 10-13 8, 9, 14, 15 Any available ports
Brocade 300 0-7 8-15, 16-23
TABLE 9 Ports enabled with POD licenses and DPOD feature (Continued)
Switch name Enabled by
default
Enabled with Ports on Demand
licenses
Enabled with the Dynamic Ports on
Demand feature