53-1003219-02 25 July 2014 Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide Supporting Network Advisor 12.3.
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Contents About This Document How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii Supported hardware and software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii What’s new in this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii Fabric OS hardware and software support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii IronWare OS hardware and software support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi Network OS hardware and software support. . . . . . . .
Chapter 3 Software Licensing Tasks Viewing the license key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Upgrading the license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 License downgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Downgrading the edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Downgrading the package. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
About This Document In this chapter • How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii • Supported hardware and software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii • Document conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv • Notice to the reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi • Additional information . . . . . . . . .
What’s new in this document The following changes have been made since this document was last released: • Information that was added: - None • Information that was changed: - Fabric OS hardware and software support • Information that was deleted: - None. Fabric OS hardware and software support The following firmware platforms are supported by this release of Network Advisor 12.3.0: • Fabric OS 5.0 or later in a pure Fabric OS fabric • Fabric OS 6.
TABLE 1 Fabric OS-supported hardware (Continued) Device name Terminology used in documentation Firmware level required Brocade NX-220 8Gb Embedded Switch Module Embedded 16-port, 8 Gbps switch Fabric OS v7.1.0 or later Brocade 6505 switch 24-port, 16 Gbps Edge switch Fabric OS v7.0.1 or later Brocade M6505 embedded switch 24-port, 16 Gbps embedded switch Fabric OS v7.2.0 or later Brocade 6510 switch 48-port, 16 Gbps switch Fabric OS v7.0.
TABLE 1 Fabric OS-supported hardware (Continued) Device name Terminology used in documentation Firmware level required Brocade DCX 1, 2 with FR4-18i Blades 8-slot Backbone Chassis with 4 Gbps Router, Extension blade Fabric OS v6.0.0 or later Brocade DCX 1, 2 with FC10-6 Blades 8-slot Backbone Chassis with FC 10 - 6 ISL Blade Fabric OS v6.2.0 Brocade DCX 1, 2 with FS8-18 Blades 8-slot Backbone Chassis with Encryption Blade Fabric OS v6.1.
TABLE 1 Fabric OS-supported hardware (Continued) Device name Terminology used in documentation FCoE10-24 Blade 10 Gbps FCoE Port Router Blade FX8-24 Blade 1, 2 Firmware level required 8 Gbps Extension Blade 1 Professional can discover but not manage this device. Use the device’s Element Manager, which can be launched from the Connectivity Map, to manage the device. This device cannot be used as a Seed switch.
TABLE 2 IronWare OS-supported hardware (Continued) Device name xii Terminology used in documentation Firmware level required FastIron CX 624-I (FCX624-I) Ethernet L2/L3 Edge switch, 24 1GbE RJ45 ports FastIron 06.0.00 and later FastIron CX 648-E (FCX648-E) Ethernet L2/L3 Edge switch, 48 1GbE RJ45 ports FastIron 06.0.00 and later FastIron CX 648-I (FCX648-I) Ethernet L2/L3 Edge switch, 48 1GbE RJ45 ports FastIron 06.0.00 and later ICX 6610 Ethernet L2/L3 Edge switch FastIron 07.0.
TABLE 2 IronWare OS-supported hardware (Continued) Device name Terminology used in documentation Firmware level required ICX 7750-48C switch 48 1/10 GbE RJ-45 ports and six 10/40 GbE QSFP+ ports FastIron 08.0.10 and later FastIron GS Ethernet L2/L3 Access switch FastIron GS-STK Ethernet L2/L3 Access switch, stackable FastIron LS Enterprise LAN switch FastIron LS-STK Enterprise LAN switch, stackable FastIron SuperX/SX Enterprise LAN chassis FSX 02.4.
TABLE 2 IronWare OS-supported hardware (Continued) Device name Terminology used in documentation Firmware level required NetIron MLXe (Supported regardless of license configuration) Ethernet Core router NetIron 5.0.0 or 5.0.1 NetIron XMR (Supported regardless of license configuration) Ethernet Backbone router NetIron 5.0.0 or 5.0.1 NetIron CES 2048CX (NI-CES-2048CX-AC) (Supported regardless of license configuration) Ethernet Carrier router NetIron 5.0.0 or 5.0.
TABLE 3 Network OS-supported hardware (Continued) Device name Terminology used in documentation Firmware level required Brocade VDX 6720-60 switch VDX 6720-60 switch 2.1 or later Brocade VDX 6730-32 switch VDX 6730-32 switch 2.1 or later Brocade VDX 6730-76 switch VDX 6730-76 switch 2.1 or later Brocade VDX 6740 switch VDX 6740 switch 4.0 or later Brocade VDX 6740-T switch VDX 6740-T switch 4.0 or later Brocade VDX 6740T-1G switch VDX 6740T-1G switch 4.
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.
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• Detailed description of the problem, including the application or fabric behavior immediately following the problem, and specific questions • Network Advisor supportsave output • Description of any troubleshooting steps already performed and the results 3. World Wide Name (WWN) Use the licenseIdShow command to display the WWN of the chassis.
Chapter 1 Software Licensing Overview In this chapter • Licenses overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • How software licensing works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • License types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • Software license terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 Software license terminology Software license 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 license ID (LID) of the Brocade device to generate and download a software license from the Brocade software portal.
Obtaining a license key 1 You will receive the license transaction key in the form of a paperback or electronic transaction key. 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. 2. Log in to the Brocade software portal at http://swportal.brocade.com and complete the software license request.
1 Obtaining a license key FIGURE 2 Brocade Network Advisor License Generation window 4. 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. NOTE The validity of the 45-day extension file starts from the day you receive the license key. 5.
Viewing software license information from the Brocade software portal 1 Viewing software license information from the Brocade software portal This section describes other software licensing tasks supported from the Brocade software portal. You can use the Unit License Query option to view software license information for Network Advisor. You can export the report to Excel for sharing or archiving purposes.
1 Viewing software license information from the Brocade software portal FIGURE 4 License Query Results window Table 4 describes the fields displayed in the License Query Results window.
Chapter Management Application 2 In this chapter • Managed count . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 • Upgrading the Management application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Managed count The Management application audits and verifies the managed count against the maximum limit for your license under the following conditions: • Every three hours from server start time.
2 Managed count Managed SAN port count calculation NOTE If you exceed the maximum port count for your version, software functionality is impacted and you must reduce the port count using the Discover Fabrics dialog box or contact your vendor to purchase an additional license for your version. For more information on discovering fabrics, refer to the Brocade Network Advisor User Manual.
Upgrading the Management application 2 • All discovered routers and switches (regardless of vendor, device model, or firmware version) are counted. • Unmanaged, unreachable, and degraded IP products are not counted. • A stack counts as one device. The physical switches in a stack are not counted individually. • If you discover a device (such as the Brocade 8000) for both SAN and IP, the device only counts for SAN.
2 Upgrading the Management application TABLE 5 SAN upgrade paths (Continued) Current software release To software release SAN Enterprise SAN + IP Enterprise License SAN + IP Professional Plus Licensed SAN + IP Enterprise Licensed TABLE 6 IP upgrade paths Current software release To software release IP Professional IP Base Licensed SAN + IP Professional Plus Licensed SAN + IP Enterprise Licensed IP Base Trial IP Base Licensed SAN + IP Enterprise Licensed SAN + IP Professional Plus Licensed
Upgrading the Management application a. 2 Enter your user name and password. The defaults are Administrator and password, respectively. NOTE Do not enter Domain\User_Name in the User ID field for LDAP server authentication. b. Select or clear the Save password check box to choose whether you want the application to remember your password the next time you log in. 6. Click Login. 7. Click OK on the Login Banner.
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Chapter Software Licensing Tasks 3 In this chapter • Viewing the license key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 • Upgrading the license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 • License downgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Viewing the license key A license key is required to run the Management application.
3 Upgrading the license 2. Review the new information in the License dialog box fields: • License Key — License keys consist of an asterisk (*) followed by a unique string of alphanumeric characters. License keys verify ownership of the Management application software as well as determine the maximum port count allowed or any additional features that you receive as part of the license. • Serial # — The serial number of the server associated with the license key.
License downgrade 3 NOTE You can upgrade the license from Professional edition. The quickest and simplest method of moving from one package to another is to enter the new license information in the License dialog box. Refer to the “Upgrading the Management application” on page 9 for the list of the available upgrade paths. 1. Select Help > License. The License dialog box displays. 2. Browse to the license key file (.
3 License downgrade NOTE You cannot downgrade to Professional edition. NOTE Downgrading to a Trial version is not supported. NOTE You cannot downgrade during migration (Configuration Wizard). NOTE You cannot downgrade if the IP discovery profile is running and server backup is in process. Downgrading the edition Table 8 lists the available downgrade paths.
License downgrade 3 Downgrading the package NOTE You cannot downgrade if the IP discovery profile is running and server backup is in process. Table 9 lists the available downgrade paths.
3 License downgrade NOTE When you downgrade from SAN + IP to IP only, the IP discovery profile, if scheduled, is disabled during the downgrade. Downgrading the MPLS product count You can downgrade from a license with MPLS to a license without MPLS. You can also downgrade from a license that allows more MPLS devices to a license that allows fewer MPLS devices. Table 10 lists the available downgrade paths.
License downgrade 3 • A message displays that the maximum number of MPLS products that can be managed and that the last MPLS configurations discovered will be deleted to proceed. Click Yes to delete the MPLS configurations automatically. Click No to delete the MPLS configurations yourself. After you manually delete the MPLS configurations, you must rediscover the IP products. A message displays that details the support that will no longer be available after the license update. 3.
3 License downgrade TABLE 12 IP downgrade paths Current software release To software release Enterprise IP Enterprise IP with fewer products Professional Plus SAN with SMI Agent + IP Professional Plus SAN + IP with fewer products Enterprise IP with fewer products Before you downgrade to a license with a lower product count, make sure that your application configuration is within the limit of the licensed version. To downgrade to a license with a lower product count, complete the following steps.
Appendix A References In this appendix • Network Advisor packages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • Edition feature support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • Management server and client ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • Scalability limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A Edition feature support TABLE 13 Packages and versions (Continued) Package Versions IP Licensed Version — Enterprise • IP — Support for 5,050 products and 100 MPLS products Professional • IP — Support for 20 products Edition feature support Table 14 details whether the SAN features are supported in the Professional, Professional Plus, or Enterprise versions, or only through the Element Manager of the device.
A Edition feature support TABLE 14 SAN features supported (Continued) Feature Professional Professional Plus No Yes Yes Dashboard Yes Yes Yes DCB configuration management Yes Yes Yes DCX backbone chassis discovery and management No No Yes Diagnostic port test No Yes Yes Digital diagnostic Yes Yes Yes Layer 2 FC support Yes Yes Yes Encryption configuration and monitoring Yes Yes Yes Access Gateway – Cisco interop support Yes Yes Yes Device decommissioning Yes Yes
A Edition feature support TABLE 14 SAN features supported (Continued) Feature Professional Professional Plus Enterprise FCIP configuration wizard Yes Yes Yes Iperf and IP trace route Yes Yes Yes FCoE configuration Yes Yes Yes Migration from DCFM Yes Yes Yes Cascaded FICON configuration wizard No No Yes Cascaded FICON Fabric merge wizard No No Yes Element Manager Element Manager Yes Firmware download Yes Yes Yes Capture SupportSave Yes Yes Yes Flow Vision No Yes
A Edition feature support TABLE 14 SAN features supported (Continued) Feature Professional Professional Plus Enterprise Real Time Performance collection, display, and reports Yes Yes Yes Historical Performance collection, display, and reports No Yes Yes Thresholds No Yes Yes Top talkers - Supported on SAN switches and Access Gateway No Yes Yes Marching ants No Yes Yes Data aging No Yes Yes End-to-End monitors No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Element Manager Element Manager Ele
A Edition feature support TABLE 14 SAN features supported (Continued) Feature Professional Professional Plus Enterprise SMI Agent Server Profile Fabric Profile Indication Sub Profile Zone Control Sub Profile Enhanced Zoning and Enhanced Zoning Control Sub Profile FDMI (Fabric Device Management Interface) Sub Profile Fabrics Virtual Fabrics Sub Profile Topology View Sub Profile FC HBA (Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter) Profile Fan, Power Supply, and Sensor Profiles Inter Fabric Routing (FCR) Profile Tr
A Edition feature support TABLE 14 SAN features supported (Continued) Feature Professional Professional Plus Enterprise Discovery Yes Yes Yes Configuration No Yes Yes VLAN management Yes Yes Yes VM Plugin Support No Yes Yes Web Element Manager Yes Yes Yes Member selection Yes Yes Yes Zone editing Yes Yes Yes Live fabric library scope Yes Yes Yes QoS support Yes Yes Yes Zone alias support Yes Yes Yes Delete Zone database No Yes Yes Impact analysis Yes Yes
A Edition feature support TABLE 15 IP features supported (Continued) Feature Professional Base Licensed version Base with Licensed Ethernet Fabrics Base with Unlicensed Ethernet Fabrics Change management Partial support Yes Yes Yes CLI configuration management No Yes Yes Yes CLI Element Manager Yes Yes Yes Yes Configuration snapshot No Yes Yes Yes Configuration repository management Yes Yes Yes Yes Manual backup Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Save configuration fo
A Edition feature support TABLE 15 IP features supported (Continued) Feature Professional Base Licensed version Base with Licensed Ethernet Fabrics Base with Unlicensed Ethernet Fabrics Admin Element Manager Element Manager Element Manager Element Manager Router Admin Element Manager Element Manager Element Manager Element Manager Name Server Element Manager Element Manager Element Manager Element Manager Show switch events Yes Yes Yes Yes Syslog registration and forwarding Yes
A Edition feature support TABLE 15 IP features supported (Continued) Feature Professional Base Licensed version Base with Licensed Ethernet Fabrics Base with Unlicensed Ethernet Fabrics VLL monitor No Yes Yes Yes VPLS manager No Yes Yes Yes VPLS monitor No Yes Yes Yes Real Time Performance collection, display, and reports Yes Yes Yes Yes Historical Performance collection, display, and reports No Yes Yes Yes Thresholds No Yes Yes Yes Data aging No Yes Yes Yes sFlow
A Edition feature support TABLE 15 IP features supported (Continued) Feature Professional Base Licensed version Base with Licensed Ethernet Fabrics Base with Unlicensed Ethernet Fabrics Web Element Manager Yes Yes Yes Yes Web Tools/Fabric Watch Yes Yes Yes Yes Member selection Yes Yes Yes Yes Zone editing Yes Yes Yes Yes Live fabric library scope Yes Yes Yes Yes Zone alias support Yes Yes Yes Yes Delete Zone database No Yes Yes Yes Impact analysis Yes Yes Yes
A Management server and client ports Management server and client ports The Management application has two parts: the Server and the Client. The Server is installed on one machine and stores device-related information; it does not have a user interface. To view information through a user interface, you must log in to the Server through a Client. The Server and Clients may reside on the same machine, or on separate machines.
Management server and client ports TABLE 16 A Port usage and firewall requirements (Continued) Port Number Ports Transport Description Communication Path Open in Firewall 802 Management application HTTP server TCP Non-SSL HTTP/1.1 connector port if you use secure client-server communication.
A Management server and client ports TABLE 16 Port usage and firewall requirements (Continued) Port Number Ports Transport Description Communication Path Open in Firewall 18122 RADIUS Authentication Server Port UDP RADIUS server port for authentication if you use RADIUS as an external authentication Server–RADIUS Server Yes 18132 RADIUS Accounting Server Port UDP RADIUS server port for accounting if you use RADIUS as an external authentication Server–RADIUS Server Yes 5432 Database por
Scalability limits TABLE 16 A Port usage and firewall requirements (Continued) Port Number Ports Transport Description Communication Path Open in Firewall 34568 HCM Agent discovery port TCP Used for HBA management via JSON Server - Managed Host Yes 555561 Launch in Context (LIC) client hand shaking port TCP Client port used to check if a Management application client opened using LIC is running on the same host Client No NOTE: If this port is in use, the application uses the next availa
A Scalability limits Table 18 summarizes the SAN scalability limits for support with Network Advisor Professional Plus edition. TABLE 18 Professional Plus-supported limits by SAN size Values Limits Number of Fabrics 36 Number of Switches and Access Gateways 40 Number of Switch Ports 2560 Number of Device Ports 4096 Performance Monitoring Polling 5 minutes Table 19 summarizes the SAN scalability limits for support with Network Advisor Professional edition.
Scalability limits A Table 22 summarizes the SAN scalability limits for pure Fabric OS fabrics with Network Advisor Enterprise edition.
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