HP StorageWorks 1606 Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-100133 - Page 414

16 Ports on Demand TABLE 76 Platform List of available ports when implementing PODs Available user ports No POD license POD1 or POD2 present Both POD license present Brocade 300 Brocade 4100 Brocade 4900 Brocade 5000 Brocade 5100 Brocade 5300 Brocade 5410 Brocade 5424 Brocade 5450 Brocade 5480 Brocade 8000 0-7 0-15 0-31 0-15 0-23 0-47 0-11 1-8 and 17-20 1-10 and 19-22 1-8 and 17-20 0-7 0-15 0-23 0-23 0-31 0-47 0-63 0-23 0-31 0-31 0-39 0-63 0-79 n/a 0-11 POD1: 0, 9-16, and 21-23 0-23 POD1: 0, 11-18, and 23-25 0-25 POD1: 9-12 and 21-22 POD2: 0, 13-16, and 23 0-23 0-7 0-7 Ports on Demand is ready to be unlocked in the switch firmware. Its license key may be part of the licensed paperpack supplied with switch software, or you can purchase the license key separately from your switch vendor. You may need to generate a license key from a transaction key supplied with your purchase. If so, launch an Internet browser and go to the Brocade Web site at http://www.brocade.com. Click Products> Software Products> Software License Keys and follow the instructions to generate the key. Each Ports on Demand license activates the next group of ports in numerical order in either four-port or eight-port increments, depending on the model. Before installing a license key, you must insert transceivers in the ports to be activated. Remember to insert the transceivers in the lowest group of inactive port numbers first. For example, if only 16 ports are currently active and you are installing one Ports on Demand license key, make sure to insert the transceivers in ports 16 through 23. If you later install a second license key, insert the transceivers in ports 24 through 31. For details on inserting transceivers, see the switch's Hardware Reference Manual. ATTENTION If you enable or disable an active port you will disrupt any traffic and potentially lose data flowing on that port. If the port is connected to another switch, you will segment the switch from the fabric and all traffic flowing between the disabled port and the fabric will be lost. If you remove a Ports on Demand license, the licensed ports will become disabled after the next platform reboot or the next port deactivation. Activating Ports on Demand 1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role. 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. 372 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01