Deployment Guide

Available Brocade licenses (Continued)TABLE 1
License Description
Brocade ISL
Trunking
• Provides the ability to aggregate multiple physical links into one logical link for enhanced
network performance and fault tolerance.
• Includes Access Gateway ISL Trunking on those products that support Access Gateway
deployment.
Brocade Ports on
Demand
Allows you to instantly scale the fabric by provisioning additional ports using license key
upgrades.
NOTE
Applies to the Brocade 300, 5100, 5300, M6505, 6505, 6510, 6520, 6547, and VA-40FC
switches.
DataFort
Compatibility
Provides ability to read, write, decrypt, and encrypt the NetApp DataFort-encrypted Disk LUNs
and Tapes to all of the following:
• Brocade Encryption Switch
• Brocade enterprise platforms with FS8-18 blade
Includes metadata, encryption and compression algorithms.
NOTE
Availability is limited. Contact your vendor for details.
Encryption
Performance
Upgrade
Provides additional encryption bandwidth on encryption platforms. For the Brocade Encryption
Switch, two Encryption Performance Upgrade licenses can be installed to enable the full
available bandwidth. On a Brocade enterprise platform, a single Performance License can be
installed to enable full bandwidth on all FS8-18 blades installed in the chassis.
Enhanced Group
Management
Enables full management of the device in a data center fabric with deeper element
management functionality and greater management task aggregation throughout the
environment. This license is used in conjunction with Brocade Network Advisor application
software. This license is applicable to all of the Brocade 8G and 16G FC platforms.
NOTE
This license is enabled by default on all 16G FC platforms, and on DCX and DCX-4S platforms
that are running Fabric OS v7.0.0 or later. This license is not included by default on 8G FC
fixed port switches (300, 5100, 5300, VA-40FC, and 8G FC embedded switches).
Fabric OS Licenses
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