Brocade Network OS Software Licensing Guide v4.1.0 - Manual (Page 25)

First Ports on Demand license - additional 10 port upgrade license
Feature name:PORTS_ON_DEMAND_1
License is valid
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Second Ports on Demand license - additional 10 port upgrade license
Feature name:PORTS_ON_DEMAND_2
License is valid
Extending a time-based license
You extend a time-based license by adding another temporary license or by installing a permanent
license. Re-installing a temporary license that has expired is not permitted. When you replace an
expired license, the warning messages cease.
Troubleshooting licensing issues
Some features require licenses in order to work properly. Licenses are created using a switch license
identifier (LID), so you cannot apply one license to different switches. Before calling your switch support
provider, verify that you have the correct licenses installed by using the show license command.
License is not properly installed
If a licensed feature is not functioning, a probable reason is that the license for that feature has not been
installed correctly. Either the license was not installed, or it was installed and a required system reboot
was not performed.
If on a Brocade VDX 6720-24 or VDX 6730-32 switch only eight Ethernet ports are working, it is
probable that no Dynamic Ports on Demand (DPOD) license is installed. Similarly, if on a Brocade VDX
6720-60 or Brocade VDX 6730-76, only 40 Ethernet ports are working, it is probable that no DPOD
license is installed.
If on a Brocade VDX 6720-60 or Brocade VDX 6730-76 50 Ethernet ports are working but the remaining
10 are not, it is likely that you have the DPOD1 license installed, but not the DPOD2 license.
If you are unable to add a third switch to a VCS Fabric cluster, it is likely that the VCS Fabric license is
not installed.
If you are unable to connect an FCoE device or unable to use Fibre Channel ports on a Brocade VDX
6730 switch, it is likely that the FCoE license is not installed.
If you suspect a license is not properly installed, complete the following steps.
1. In privileged EXEC mode, enter the show license command to display the currently installed
licenses.
switch# show license
rbridge-id: 66
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FCoE Base license
Feature name:FCOE_BASE
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VCS Fabric license
Feature name:VCS_FABRIC
2. If the FCoE or DPOD license appears in the show license command output, but the feature does
not work for the expected ports, the probable cause is that the affected ports were not re-enabled
after installing the license.
Extending a time-based license
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