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

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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 M5424
‐ Brocade 5450
‐ Brocade 5460
‐ Brocade 5470
‐ Brocade 5480
‐ Brocade M6505
‐ Brocade 6547
‐ Brocade 6548
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