Configuration Guide User guide
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Licensing for Ports on Demand
• If BGP is not enabled on the Active controller, a stack unit is operational whether or not the
Active controller or the stack units have the FCX-ADV-LIC-SW license. This implies that in a
stack where all units (Active controller, Standby controller, and member units) have the
FCX-ADV-LIC-SW license, a stack can be formed whether or not BGP is enabled. However, if
there is a license mismatch between any of the units in a stack, a stack can still be formed
provided that the router bgp command is not enabled on the Active controller.
• The FCX-ADV-LIC-SW license is not considered when selecting a unit to be the Standby
controller.
Licensing rules for FESX6, FSX 800, and
FSX 1600 devices
SX 800 and SX 1600 devices with redundant management modules must have two separate
licenses to run the same licensed feature on both management modules. The license file in the
active management module is never copied to or updated on the standby management module.
Upon bootup, the active management module compares its license with the standby management
module. If the license differs, the active management module immediately shuts down the standby
management module. To enable the standby management module, you must install a separate
license. For example, if the active management module has the license SX-FIL3U-SW, the standby
management module must also have this license.
Licensing for Ports on Demand
NOTE
Licensing for Ports on Demand is applicable to ICX 6610 devices and ICX 6450 devices.
You can use the Ports on Demand (PoD) feature to enable 1 Gbps ports to 10 Gbps port speed.
By default, regardless of what SFP+ media optic is used, the ICX 6610 device has eight active 1
Gbps uplink ports. To increase the uplink capacity of four ports from 1 Gbps to 10 Gbps port speed,
purchase a single ICX6610-10G-LIC-POD license. To increase the uplink capacity of all eight ports
from 1 Gbps to 10 Gbps port speed, purchase a second ICX6610-10G-LIC-POD license.
The ICX 6450 device has four active uplink and stacking ports on slot 2. By default, regardless of
what SFP+ media optic is used, ports 1 and 3 are 10 Gbps ports. By default, without a license at
bootup, ports 2 and 4 come up in 10 Gbps port speed in an error disabled state. To enable ports 2
and 4 to 10 Gbps port speed, purchase the ICX6450-2X10G-LIC-POD license. For more information
about enabling ports 2 and 4 to 10 Gbps port speed, refer to “Configuration considerations when
configuring PoD for ICX 6450 devices only” on page 214.
The PoD feature is not applicable to ICX 6430 devices because there are no 10 Gbps ports on the
device.
Configuring PoD on an interface
To upgrade the ICX 6610 and ICX 6450 ports from 1 Gbps to 10 Gbps port speed, perform the
following steps.