Activating ports on demand using a telnet session, Activating ports on demand using ezswitchsetup – Brocade Fabric OS Software Licensing Guide (Supporting Fabric OS v7.3.0) User Manual
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Activating Ports on Demand using a Telnet session
Use the following procedure to activate Ports on Demand.
1.
Connect to the switch and log in using an account with admin permissions.
2.
Verify the current states of the ports using the portShow command.
In the portShow output, the Licensed field indicates whether the port is licensed.
3.
Install the Brocade Ports on Demand license.
For instructions on how to install a license, refer to
4.
Use the portEnable command to enable the ports.
Alternatively, you can disable and re-enable the switch to activate ports.
5.
Use the portShow command to check the newly activated ports.
Activating Ports on Demand using EZSwitchSetup
EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager allows you to enable Ports on Demand (POD) if you have a license
available. For the Brocade 7800, you can add the 7800 Upgrade License to activate ports 4 through 25.
This option is not available if all ports are already licensed.
Use the following procedure to activate Ports on Demand using EZSwitchSetup.
1.
Launch the EZSwitchSetup wizard.
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On Windows - EZSwitchSetup starts automatically after it is installed. If it does not, then from
the Start menu, select Programs > EZSwitchSetup > EZSwitchSetup.
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On Linux - EZSwitchSetup does not start automatically, so you must start it manually.
2.
Click Add Port License under Switch in the Task panel.
FIGURE 7 EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager
Activating Ports on Demand using a Telnet session
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