Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001194-01, April 2009)

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Port activation
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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.
Disabling Dynamic Ports on Demand
NOTE
Disabling DPODs causes traffic disruption. Any prior port associations and assignments are lost the
next time the switch is rebooted.
You must be logged in as Admin to enable or disable the Dynamic PODs feature.
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 Disable DPOD to set the licensing mechanism to static. If the button displays Enable
DPOD, the licensing mechanism is already set to static.
Reserving and releasing licenses on a port basis
You must be logged in as Admin to reserve and release licenses.
NOTE
If the Admin Domains feature is enabled, the Dynamic POD configuration is only applied to the ports
if the switch is a member of the current Admin Domain.
The Dynamic PODs feature is supported on the Brocade 4018, 4020, and 4024 switches only.
You must disable the port or switch before reserving or releasing a license.
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.
The License column identifies the port license status:
• If the port has a license allocated, the License field contains the value Yes.
• If the port does not have a license allocated and there are no free licenses that can be
allocated, the License field contains the value No.
• If the port does not have a license allocated and there are licenses that can be
allocated to the port, the License field contains the value Possible.