Deployment Guide

List of available user ports when implementing PODs TABLE 5
Platform Available user ports,
No POD license
Available user ports,
POD1 or POD2 present
Available user ports,
Both POD licenses
present
Brocade 300 0-7 0-15 0-23
Brocade 5100 0-23 0-31 0-39
Brocade 5300 0-47 0-63 0-79
Brocade 5410 0-11 N/A N/A
Brocade M5424 1-8 and 17-20 POD1: 0, 9-16, and 21-23 0-23
Brocade 5450 1-10 and 19-22 POD1: 0, 11-18, and 23-25 0-25
Brocade 5480 1-8 and 17-20 POD1: 9-12 and 21-22POD2: 0, 13-16,
and 23
0-23
Brocade M6505 1-8 and 17-20 0-23 N/A
Brocade 6505 0-11 POD 1: 0-23 N/A
Brocade 6510 0-23 0-35 0-47
Brocade 6520 0-47 0-71 0-95
Brocade 6547 0-8 and 29-31 POD1: 0-14 and 29-37
POD2: 0-8, 15-31, and 39-47
0-47
Brocade 6548 1–10 and 17–22 POD1: 11–13 and 23–25
POD2: 0, 14–16, and 26–27
0–27
Brocade VA-40FC 0-23 0-31 0-39
Ports on Demand is ready to be unlocked in the switch firmware. Its license key may be part of the
licensed paperpack supplied with switch software, or you can purchase the license key separately
from your switch vendor. You may need to generate a license key from a transaction key supplied with
your purchase. Refer to Obtaining a license on page 10 for instructions to generate the license key.
Each Ports on Demand license activates the next group of ports in numerical order in either 4-port or
8- or 12-port increments, depending on the model. Before installing a license key, you must insert
transceivers in the ports to be activated. Remember to insert the transceivers in the lowest group of
inactive port numbers first. For example, if only 16 ports are currently active and you are installing one
Ports on Demand license key, make sure to insert the transceivers in ports 16 through 23. If you later
install a second license key, insert the transceivers in ports 24 through 31. For details on inserting
transceivers, see the switch’s hardware reference manual.
Ports on Demand Licensing
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