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You can generate more than one license at a time. For each license request, enter the Unit's
Unique ID and Transaction Key, and click Add.
6.
When you have finished entering the required information, read the Brocade End User License
Agreement, and select the I have read and accept check box.
7.
Click the Generate button to generate the license.
The results window displays an order summary and the results of the license request.
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If the license request is successful, the Status field shows "Success" and the License File
field contains a hyperlink to the generated license file. The license file is automatically sent by
e-mail to the specified customer e-mail address.
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If the license request fails, the Status field indicates the reason it failed and the action to be
taken.
8.
Download the license file to your PC by either clicking the hyperlink in the License File field or
saving the license file from the e-mail attachment.
9.
Install the license on the Network OS switch by following the procedure in
page 19.
Viewing software license information from the Brocade software
portal
This section describes other software licensing tasks supported from the Brocade software portal. You
can use the Unit License Query option to view software license information for a particular unit,
transaction key, or both. You can export the report to Excel for sharing or archiving purposes.
Depending on the status of the license (for example, whether or not the license was generated), the
report will include the following Information:
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Hardware part number, serial number, and description
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Software part number, serial number, and description
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Date the license was installed
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Transaction key
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LID
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Feature name
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Product line
Use the following procedure to view the license information from the Brocade software portal.
1.
To view the license information, select License Management > Brocade NOS > Unit License
Query.
Viewing software license information from the Brocade software portal
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