Software Licensing Guide (Supporting Fabric OS v7.3.0) Manual

Licensing Tasks
● Software licensing configuration tasks............................................................................ 27
● Licensing commands...................................................................................................... 28
● Adding a licensed feature................................................................................................28
● Activating a slot-based licensed feature..........................................................................29
● Assigning a license to a slot............................................................................................29
● Assigning 10G licenses...................................................................................................29
● Removing software licenses........................................................................................... 31
● Viewing information about software licenses.................................................................. 32
● Troubleshooting licensing issues.................................................................................... 34
● Activating or removing licenses using Web Tools...........................................................34
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.
Configuration tasks for software licensingTABLE 3
Configuration task Reference
1. Order the desired license.
NOTE
To obtain a trial license, contact your Brocade
representative.
For a list of available licenses, refer to Available Fabric
OS licenses on page 15.
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.
Viewing the license ID using a Telnet session on page
33
3. Log in to the Brocade software portal to generate and
obtain the license key.
Obtaining a license on page 10
4. Install the license on the switch.
Adding a licensed feature on page 28
5. Verify that the license is installed.
Viewing licenses installed on a switch on page 32
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