HP StorageWorks 8/80 HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.x administrator guide (5697 - Page 42

8 ports are assigned to the base switch license 0 ports are assigned to the full POD license Ports assigned to the base switch license: 1, 2, 5, 6, 8*, 21, 22, 23 Ports assigned to the full POD license: None Ports not assigned to a license: 0, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 16 license reservations are still available for use by unassigned ports 1 license assignment is held by an offline port (indicated by *) Disabling Dynamic Ports on Demand Disabling the Dynamic POD feature (changing the POD method to static), erases any prior port license associations or assignments the next time the switch is rebooted. To disable Dynamic Ports on Demand: 1. Connect to the switch and log in using an admin account. 2. Enter the licensePort --method command with the static option to change the license assignment method to static. switch:admin> licenseport --method static The POD method has been changed to static. Please reboot the switch now for this change to take effect. 3. Enter the reboot command to restart the switch. switch:admin> reboot 4. Enter the licensePort --show command to verify the switch started the Static POD feature. switch:admin> licenseport --show 24 ports are available in this switch Full POD license is installed Static POD method is in use 24 port assignments are provisioned for use in this switch: 12 port assignments are provisioned by the base switch license 12 port assignments are provisioned by a full POD license 24 ports are assigned to installed licenses: 12 ports are assigned to the base switch license 12 ports are assigned to the full POD license Ports assigned to the base switch license: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 17, 18, 19, 20 Ports assigned to the full POD license: 0, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23 Managing POD licenses This section explains how to allocate licenses by reserving and releasing POD assignments to specific ports. Disabled ports are not candidates for automatic license assignment by the Dynamic POD feature. Persistently disable an otherwise viable port to prevent it from coming online, and thereby preserve a license assignment for another port. Before you can re-assign a license, you must disable the port and release the license. Reserving a license Reserving a license for a port assigns a POD license to that port whether the port is online or offline. That license will not be available to other ports that come online before the specified port. To reserve a port license: 1. Connect to the switch and log in using an admin account. 2. Enter the licensePort --show command to verify that there are port reservations still available. switch:admin> licenseport --show 24 ports are available in this switch Full POD license is installed 42 Standard features