Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide v6.1.0 (53-1000606-02, June 2008)

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Activating ports
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In the Port Administration window, the Licensed attribute indicates whether a port is licensed (yes),
whether it can be license (possible) because there are free licenses available (only applicable with
the Dynamic POD feature), or whether it is not licensed and cannot be licensed because there is no
available license.
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 71. Alternatively, you can
disable and reenable the switch to activate all ports as described in “Enabling and disabling a
switch” on page 36.
To unlock a Ports on Demand license, you can use the supplied license key or generate a license
key. If you need to generate a key, open an Internet browser and go to the Brocade Web site at
www.brocade.com. Click Products > Software License Keys and follow the instructions to generate
the key.
Enabling Ports on Demand
1. Install the Brocade Ports on Demand licensed product. For instructions, see “Activating a
license on a switch” on page 42.
2. Enable the ports as described in “Enabling and disabling a port” on page 71.
If you remove a Ports on Demand license, the licensed ports are disabled after the next platform
reboot or the next port deactivation.
Enabling Dynamic Ports on Demand
You must be logged in as Admin to enable or disable the Dynamic PODs feature.
NOTE
The Dynamic PODs feature is supported on the Brocade 4018, 4020, and 4024 switches only. If you
click the Enable DPOD button on an unsupported switch, an error message displays.
1. Click a port in the Switch View to open the Port Administration window.
2. Click the FC Ports or GigE Ports tab.
3. From the tree on the left, click the switch or the slot that contains the port.
4. Click the Enable DPOD button to enable the licensing mechanism to be dynamic. If the button
says 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.