(Supporting ADX v03.1.00) Owner's manual

Brocade Virtual ADX Licensing

● License types.................................................................................................................... 9

● Software license terminology.......................................................................................... 10

● Obtaining and installing a license file.............................................................................. 10

● Deleting a license............................................................................................................13

● Using a trial license......................................................................................................... 13

● Syslog and trap information............................................................................................ 14

● Syslog messages............................................................................................................ 14

License types

When you download the Brocade Virtual ADX software, it does not have a license and is in developer

mode with a maximum throughput of 1 Mbps. Brocade and its suppliers grant to you a limited, non-

exclusive, non-transferable, non-assignable, license to use the licensed features, either software or

hardware or both, solely for internal purposes and solely for the purposes set forth in the Product

documentation. The license(s) obtained by you through execution of License Agreement(s) are subject

to the NSO policies located at www.brocade.com and may include additional limitations. For additional

information, please reference your quote and invoice as well as at www.brocade.com.

The following license types are supported on Brocade Virtual ADX:

FIGURE 1 Supported License Types

• Evaluation License - a non-production license which enables the full features and maximum

performance of Brocade Virtual ADX for a trial period of 60 days from the day of activation.

• Perpetual license - a perpetual license enables all applicable Brocade Virtual ADX software features

to perform based on specified individual throughput levels for an infinite term. A number of

throughput options are available: 10 Mbps, 200 Mbps, 1 Gbps, 3 Gbps, 5 Gbps, and 10 Gbps.

Support and software upgrades are not included with a perpetual license and need to be purchased

separately. There are three different types of support which include Essential, Premium, and

Brocade Virtual ADX Licensing Guide

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