Brocade ICX 6650 Hardware Installation Guide 3
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Ports-on-Demand licensing 1
Ports-on-Demand licensing
The Brocade ICX 6650 device features Ports-on-Demand licensing. With Ports-on-Demand
licensing, software features do not require licenses and you can add port licenses as needed.
A fully populated device supports 56 front-panel, dual-speed 1/10 GbE SFP+ ports, 4 rear panel 40
GbE QSFP+ ports, and 2 rear panel 4x10 GbE QSFP+ breakout ports.
You can purchase and install Ports-on-Demand licenses in blocks of eight dual-speed 1/10 GbE
SFP+ front-panel ports. These ports are sequential, enabling ports 33 through 40, 41 through 48,
and 49 through 56. To enable additional front-panel ports requires purchasing and installing an
ICX6650-8P10G-LIC-POD license. When you purchase the license, you specify 8, 16, or 24 port
capacity so you purchase only the number of ports that you need. Figure3 shows the front-panel
ports.
FIGURE 3 Brocade ICX 6650 front-panel ports
You can purchase and install up to three ICX6650-2P40G-LIC-POD licenses to enable pairs of 40
GbE ports or 4x10 GbE breakout ports on the rear panel. An ICX6650-2P40G-LIC-POD license can
be applied to any of the following pairs of 40 GbE rear-panel ports or 4x10 GbE breakout ports:
•2/1 and 2/2 40 GbE rear-panel ports
•2/3 and 2/4 40 GbE rear-panel ports
•3/1-4 and 3/5-8 4x10 GbE rear-panel breakout ports
Figure 4 shows the rear-panel ports.
FIGURE 4 Brocade ICX 6650 rear-panel ports
Base (32x10 GbE) 8x10 GbE 8x10 GbE
Blocks of 8 1/10 GbE SFP+ ports
Sequential only
33-40, 41-48, 49-56
8x10 GbE
2/1-2
2/4 3/1-8
2/3
Any pair of QSFP+ ports
2x40 GbE ports (2/1-2, 2/3-4)
2 4x10 GbE ports (3/1-4, 3/5-8)
4x10 GbE breakout ports
(3/1-4, 3/5-8)