Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference Manual - Supporting Fabric OS v5.3.0 (53-1000436-01, June 2007)

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licensePort
Manages the Dynamic Ports On Demand (POD) license assignment.
Synoposis licensePort --release portnum
licensePort --reserve portnum
licensePort --show
lcensePort --method selection
Description Use this command to manage the Dynamic Ports on Demand license assignments. In the Dynamic
POD method, the ports are assigned to a POD license in order to come online until they equal the
number of online licensed ports. This command provides the mechanism to make adjustments to
the dynamic assignments to adjust to specific site requirements. These options are used in the
case where there are more online ports than the purchased POD licenses can support.
Operands This command has the following operands:
--release portnumber
Releases a license assignment from a port when the switch is using the
Dynamic Ports on Demand method. This option can only be applied to a port
that is offline.
--reserve portnumber
Use this option to reserve a license assignment for a port when the switch is
using the Dynamic Ports On Demand method. This option can only be applied
to a port that is offline. The portnumber is the number of the port to assign or
remove from a POD license.
--show Use this option to display the Ports on Demand license assignments.
--method selection Use this option to select the method for Ports on Demand. Use the selection
option to select the method as dynamic or static.
Examples To release and reserve a port from a Dynamic POD license assignment:
sw5:admin> licensePort -release 5
To reserve a Dynamic POD license assignment for a port.
sw5:admin> licensePort -reserve 5
To change the POD license method to the Dynamic method:
sw5:admin> licensePort -method dynamic
To display the Ports on Demand license assignments:
sw5:admin> licensePort -show
20 ports are available in this switch
1 POD license is installed
Dynamic POD method is in use
15 port assignments are provisioned for use in this switch:
10 port assignments are provisioned by the base switch license
5 port assignments are provisioned by the first POD license
* 5 more assignments are added if the second POD
license is installed
15 ports are assigned to installed licenses:
10 ports are assigned to the base switch license