Brocade Fabric Manager Administrator's Guide (53-10000196-01-HP, November 2006)

Fabric Manager Administrator’s Guide 11-13

Publication Number: 53-1000196-01-HP

Using Baseline Configurations for Configuration Management

2. Navigate to your license key file (not displayed in Figure 11-12), select it, and click Open.

The License Administration window displays with the File tab selected.

3. Select the licenses that you want to download and click Download to Switch.

Fabric Manager loads the licenses to the selected switches. Fabric Manager prompts you to log in

to the switches if you are not already.

Removing License Keys

Use the following procedure to remove a license key.

To remove a license key and disable the functionality of a licensed feature

1. Click Tasks > Switch Management > Load from Switch.

The License Admin -- Switch Selection window displays (see Figure 11-9).

2. Select the switches and fabrics from the SAN Elements tab that have license keys you want to

remove.

3. Click the right-arrow to move the selected elements to the right-hand window, then click OK.

The License Administration window displays with the Switch tab selected.

4. Select the licenses that you want to remove and click Remove from Switch.

Using Baseline Configurations for Configuration

Management

You can establish baseline configurations of switch configuration files and use them to validate and

ensure consistent switch settings in your fabric, propagate configuration settings to additional switches

in the fabric, and troubleshoot the switches.

The two sources that Fabric Manager uses as baselines are described in Table 11-2.

Note

You can print license information about switches from the License Administration

window by clicking Print.

Note

When you remove a license key, you disable the functionality of the licensed feature.

Note

You can print license information about switches from the License Administration

window by clicking Print.