Brocade Network Advisor SAN + IP User Manual v12.1.0 - Manual (Page 103)

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Upgrading the Management application
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• Managed Count — The number of managed ports, or products, and fabrics.
NOTE
Virtual Fabrics are counted as Fabrics when calculating the managed count limits.
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SAN Enterprise edition supports a maximum of 9,000 ports and 36 fabrics.
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SAN Professional Plus edition supports a maximum of 2,560 ports and 36 fabrics.
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Only fabrics and devices discovered from the SAN tab are counted.
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IP Enterprise Licensed version supports a maximum of 5,050 IP products and 100
MPLS products with the appropriate number of device licenses installed.
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IP Enterprise Trial version supports a maximum of 150 IP products and 10 MPLS
products with the appropriate number of device licenses installed.
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IP Trial or Licensed version with Ethernet Fabrics enabled supports up to 40 Ethernet
fabrics (VCS clusters). VCS Cluster discovery with 3 or more nodes requires Ethernet
Fabrics enabled on your license or 75 day trial.
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Only products and ports discovered from the IP tab are counted.
• Maximum Limit — The number of licensed ports or products allowed.
4. Click OK to set the new license on the server.
A message displays. Click OK to close the message and log off the client. To see the changes to
the client, open the Management application and log in.
NOTE
When you migrate to a license with new features, you must add the new features to the
appropriate user roles.
Upgrading the Management application
The quickest and simplest method of moving from one version to another is to enter the new
license information on the License dialog box. The following tables list the available upgrade paths.
TABLE 11 SAN upgrade paths
Current software release To software release
SAN Professional SAN Professional Plus Trial or Licensed version
SAN Enterprise Trial or Licensed version
SAN Professional Plus Trial SAN Enterprise Trial or Licensed version
SAN Professional Plus Licensed version SAN Enterprise Licensed version
SAN + IP Enterprise Licensed version
SAN Enterprise Trial SAN Enterprise Licensed version
SAN Enterprise SAN + IP Enterprise Licensed version
TABLE 12 IP upgrade paths
Current software release To software release
IP Professional IP Base Trial or Licensed version