Administrators Guide (Supporting Fabric OS v7.3.0) Manual

After the license keys are installed, you must enable the ports. You can do so without disrupting switch
operation, as described in Enabling and disabling a port on page 104. Alternatively, you can disable
and re-enable the switch to activate all ports as described in Enabling and disabling a switch on page
58.
To unlock a Ports on Demand license, you can use the supplied license key or generate a license key.
Fore information on generating a license key, refer to Fabric OS Software Licensing Guide.
Enabling Ports on Demand
To enable Ports on Demand, perform the following steps.
1. Install the Brocade Ports on Demand licensed product. For instructions, refer to Enabling Ports on
Demand.
2. Enable the ports as described in Enabling and disabling a port on page 104.
If you remove a Ports on Demand license, the licensed ports are disabled after the next platform
restart or the next port deactivation.
Enabling Dynamic Ports on Demand
You must be logged in as Admin to enable the Dynamic Ports on Demand feature.
NOTE
The Dynamic Ports on Demand feature is supported on the Brocade 4018, 4020, 4024, 5460, and
5470 switches only. If you click the Enable DPOD button on an unsupported switch, an error message
displays.
To enable Dynamic Ports on Demand, perform the following steps.
1. Select a port in the Switch View to open the Port Admin tab.
2. Select the FC Ports tab.
3. From the tree on the left, select the switch or the slot that contain the ports.
4. Click Enable DPOD to enable the licensing mechanism to be dynamic. If the button is labeled
Disable DPOD, the licensing mechanism is already set to dynamic.
The existing POD associations and assignments are set as the initial Dynamic POD associations.
Two fields are displayed:
• Available Licenses indicate the number of free licenses. These can be allocated for any port.
• Total Licenses indicate the total number of licenses.
Disabling Dynamic Ports on Demand
NOTE
Disabling DPOD causes traffic disruption. Any prior port associations and assignments are lost the
next time the switch is restarted.
To disable the Dynamic Ports on Demand feature, log in and perform the following steps.
1. Select a port in the Switch View to open the Port Admin tab.
2. Select the FC Ports or GigE Ports tab.
Enabling Ports on Demand
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