HP AE370A Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide v6.0.0 (53-1000606-01, April - Page 93
Enabling Dynamic Ports on Demand, Reserving and releasing licenses on a port basis, Enable DPOD
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Activating ports 5 If you remove a Ports on Demand license, the licensed ports are disabled after the next platform reboot or the next port deactivation. Enabling Dynamic Ports on Demand You must be logged in as Admin to enable or disable the Dynamic PODs feature. NOTE The Dynamic PODs feature is supported on the Brocade 4018, 4020, and 4024 switches only. If you click the Enable DPOD button on an unsupported switch, an error message displays. 1. Click a port in the Switch View to open the Port Administration window. 2. Click the FC Ports or GigE Ports tab. 3. From the tree on the left, click the switch or the slot that contains the port. 4. Click the Enable DPOD button to enable the licensing mechanism to be dynamic. If the button says Disable DPOD, the licensing mechanism is already set to dynamic. The existing POD associations and assignments are set as the initial Dynamic POD associations. Two fields are displayed: • Available Licenses indicate the number of free licenses. These can be allocated for any port. • Total Licenses indicate the total number of licenses. Disabling Dynamic Ports on Demand NOTE Disabling DPODs causes traffic disruption. Any prior port associations and assignments are lost the next time the switch is rebooted. You must be logged in as Admin to enable or disable the Dynamic PODs feature. 1. Click a port in the Switch View to open the Port Administration window. 2. Click the FC Ports or GigE Ports tab. 3. From the tree on the left, click the switch or the slot that contains the port. 4. Click the Disable DPOD button to set the licensing mechanism to static. If the button displays Enable DPOD, the licensing mechanism is already set to static. Reserving and releasing licenses on a port basis You must be logged in as Admin to reserve and release licenses. NOTE If the Admin Domains feature is enabled, the Dynamic POD configuration is only applied to the ports if the switch is a member of the current Admin Domain. The Dynamic PODs feature is supported on the Brocade 4018, 4020, and 4024 switches only. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 73 53-1000606-01