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Licensed Features, Entering a Feature Key

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Adding Licensed Features 9 Licensed Features Entering a Feature Key The licensed features are: • Element Manager-This feature enables the EFCM Element Manager for the product. • Flexport-A Flexport switch is delivered at a discount with only a portion of the switch's ports enabled. When additional port capacity is required, the remaining ports are enabled through purchase of this feature. Ports are enabled in increments of eight, except for the 12-Port Switch, for which ports are enabled in groups of four. • Full Volatility-This feature is a security feature that supports military, classified, or other high-security environments that require that Fibre Channel data not be retained by the product after power off or failure. • N_port ID Virtualization-This feature allows you to assign multiple Fibre Channel addresses (N_port IDs) to a single physical N_port. • SANtegrity™ Binding-This feature enhances security in SANs, which is valuable in SANs that contain a large or heterogeneous group of fabrics and attached devices. Through these features, you can allow or prohibit switch attachment to fabrics and device attachment to switches and directors. Aspects of SANtegrity Binding include fabric binding, switch binding, and Enterprise Fabric Mode. • SANtegrity™ Authentication-This feature enhances security of the product by controlling the ability of users, devices, and processes to attach to the product. • OpenTrunking-This feature enhances efficiency in the use of redundant ISLs between neighboring switches by means of load balancing. This prevents traffic from becoming congested on an ISL. To obtain a feature license key, follow instructions provided with your product's ship kit to log into a customer web site through your internet browser, enter the serial number and transaction code provided with your ship kit, and obtain a license key. A feature license key is an alphanumeric string consisting of both uppercase and lowercase characters. The total number of characters Software Upgrade and Feature Installation 9-3

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9
Software Upgrade and Feature Installation
9-3
Adding Licensed Features
Licensed Features
The licensed features are:
Element Manager
—This feature enables the EFCM Element
Manager for the product.
Flexport
—A Flexport switch is delivered at a discount with only
a portion of the switch’s ports enabled. When additional port
capacity is required, the remaining ports are enabled through
purchase of this feature. Ports are enabled in increments of eight,
except for the 12-Port Switch, for which ports are enabled in
groups of four.
Full Volatility
—This feature is a security feature that supports
military, classified, or other high-security environments that
require that Fibre Channel data not be retained by the product
after power off or failure.
N_port ID Virtualization
—This feature allows you to assign
multiple Fibre Channel addresses (N_port IDs) to a single
physical N_port.
SANtegrity™ Binding
—This feature enhances security in SANs,
which is valuable in SANs that contain a large or heterogeneous
group of fabrics and attached devices. Through these features,
you can allow or prohibit switch attachment to fabrics and device
attachment to switches and directors. Aspects of SANtegrity
Binding include fabric binding, switch binding, and Enterprise
Fabric Mode.
SANtegrity™ Authentication
—This feature enhances security of
the product by controlling the ability of users, devices, and
processes to attach to the product.
OpenTrunking
—This feature enhances efficiency in the use of
redundant ISLs between neighboring switches by means of load
balancing. This prevents traffic from becoming congested on an
ISL.
Entering a Feature
Key
To obtain a feature license key, follow instructions provided with
your product’s ship kit to log into a customer web site through your
internet browser, enter the serial number and transaction code
provided with your ship kit, and obtain a license key.
A feature license key is an alphanumeric string consisting of both
uppercase and lowercase characters. The total number of characters