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Reserving and releasing licenses on a port basis, Port swapping index

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5 Port swapping index Reserving and releasing licenses on a port basis NOTE The Dynamic PODs feature is supported on the Brocade 4018, 4020, and 4024 switches only. To reserve and release licenses on a port basis, perform the following steps. 1. Click a port in the Switch View to open the Port Admin tab. 2. Click the FC Ports tab. 3. From the tree on the left, click the switch or the slot that contains the port. The Licensed column identifies the port license status: • If the port has a license allocated, the Licensed field contains the value Yes. • If the port does not have a license allocated and there are no free licenses that can be allocated, the Licensed field contains the value No. • If the port does not have a license allocated and there are licenses that can be allocated to the port, the Licensed field contains the value Possible. You can reserve or release a license on any port with a a license allocated. You must be logged in as Admin to reserve and release licenses. NOTE You must disable the port or switch before reserving or releasing a license. To reserve a license, click Reserve License in the Port Admin tab. To release a license, click Release License in the Port Admin tab. Port swapping index If a port malfunctions, or if you want to connect to different devices without having to rewire your infrastructure, you can move traffic from one port to another (swap ports) without changing the I/O Configuration Data Set (IOCDS) on the mainframe computer. NOTE Port swapping is not applicable to GE or ICL ports because there are no areas assigned to these ports. The following restrictions apply to all ports: • Ports can be swapped only once. • A swapped port can only be un-swapped. • Port binding is not supported on swapped ports. • The swapped ports cannot be moved to other logical switches. • The logical switch addressing mode cannot be changed if the logical switch contains the swapped ports. 74 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1002756-01

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Port swapping index
5
Reserving and releasing licenses on a port basis
NOTE
The Dynamic PODs feature is supported on the Brocade 4018, 4020, and 4024 switches only.
To reserve and release licenses on a port basis, perform the following steps.
1.
Click a port in the
Switch View
to open the
Port Admin
tab.
2.
Click the
FC Ports
tab.
3.
From the tree on the left, click the switch or the slot that contains the port.
The
Licensed
column identifies the port license status:
•
If the port has a license allocated, the
Licensed
field contains the value
Yes
.
•
If the port does not have a license allocated and there are no free licenses that can be
allocated, the
Licensed
field contains the value
No
.
•
If the port does not have a license allocated and there are licenses that can be allocated
to the port, the
Licensed
field contains the value
Possible
.
You can reserve or release a license on any port with a a license allocated. You must be logged
in as Admin to reserve and release licenses.
NOTE
You must disable the port or switch before reserving or releasing a license.
To reserve a license, click
Reserve License
in the
Port Admin
tab.
To release a license, click
Release License
in the
Port Admin
tab.
Port swapping index
If a port malfunctions, or if you want to connect to different devices without having to rewire your
infrastructure, you can move traffic from one port to another (
swap ports
) without changing the I/O
Configuration Data Set (IOCDS) on the mainframe computer.
NOTE
Port swapping is not applicable to GE or ICL ports because there are no areas assigned to these
ports.
The following restrictions apply to all ports:
•
Ports can be swapped only once.
•
A swapped port can only be un-swapped.
•
Port binding is not supported on swapped ports.
•
The swapped ports cannot be moved to other logical switches.
•
The logical switch addressing mode cannot be changed if the logical switch contains the
swapped ports.