HP StorageWorks 8/80 HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2 administrator guide (5697-0 - Page 52

Disabling Dynamic Ports on Demand Disabling the Dynamic POD feature changes the POD method to static and erases any prior port license associations or assignments the next time the switch is rebooted. 1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role. 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. 2. Enter the reboot command to restart the switch. switch:admin> reboot 3. Enter the licensePort --show command to verify that 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 POD license management 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 port license Reserving a license for a port assigns a POD license to that port whether if the port is online or offline. That license will not be available to other ports that come online before the specified port. To allocate licenses to a specific port instead of automatically assigning them as the ports come online, reserve a license for the port. The port receives a POD assignment if any are available. 1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role. 52