Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v7.0.0 (53-1002148-02, June 2011)
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Licensing overview
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Ingress rate limiting Adaptive Networking Local switch.
Integrated routing Integrated Routing. Local switch.
Inter-chassis link (ICL)
• ICL 1st POD (Ports on Demand) on the
Brocade DCX 8510-8 and DCX 8510-4
only.
• ICL 2nd POD on the Brocade DCX 8510-8
only.
• ICL 8-link on the Brocade DCX and
DCX-4S.
• ICL 16-link on the Brocade DCX only.
Local and attached platforms.
IPSec No license required. n/a
IPsec for FCIP tunnels
• FC-IP Services or
• High Performance Extension over FCIP/FC.
NOTE: Local and attached
switches. License is needed
on both sides of tunnel.
LDAP No license required. n/a
Logical fabric No license required. n/a
Logical switch No license required. n/a
Long distance Extended Fabrics Local and attached switches.
NOTE: License is needed on both
sides of connection.
NPIV No license required. n/a
OpenSSH public key No license required. n/a
Performance monitoring
• Basic features - no
• Advanced features - yes: Performance
Monitoring.
Local switch.
Port fencing Fabric Watch Local switch.
Ports
• POD licenses required, applicable to a
select set of switches only.
• Upgrade license for the 7800 switches to
use all ports.
• 10 Gigabit FCIP/Fibre Channel license to
use 10Gb FC ports on FC 16-32 blades, FC
16-48 blades, and the Brocade 6510.
• 10 Gigabit FCIP/Fibre Channel license to
enable 10Gb Ethernet ports on the FX8-24
extension blades.
• Brocade 8000 – Must have license
installed to enable the 8 FC ports. A
maximum of 8 FC ports are allowed.
Local switch.
QoS Adaptive Networking. Local switch and attached switches.
QoS on an HBA
• Server Application Optimization and
• Adaptive Networking.
Local switch
RADIUS No license required. n/a
RBAC No license required. n/a
TABLE 66 License Requirements and Location Name by Feature (Continued)
Feature License Where license should be installed