Brocade Communications Systems 6650 manual Transferring a PoD license, Syslog message information

4 Transferring a PoD license

Transferring a PoD license

A license can be transferred between Brocade devices if both the following conditions are true:

•The device is under an active support contract.

•The license is being transferred between two similar models (for example, from a 24-port model to another 24-port model or from a 48-port model to another 48-port model).

NOTE

Transferring a license is only available internally for TAC, and externally for designated partners with specific accounts in the Brocade software portal. Contact your Brocade representative for more information.

Syslog message information

Table 16 lists the syslog messages that are supported for software-based licensing.

TABLE 16	Syslog messages
Message level	Message	Explanation
Informational	Router License: Normal license package	The license package has been added.
	<license_name> with LID <LID_number> is
	added on <unit_id>
Informational	Router License: Normal license package	The license package has been deleted.
	<license_name> with LID <LID_number> is
	removed on <unit_id>

Ports on Demand Licensing

The Brocade ICX 6650 has the following ports:

Front panel PoD

The front panel has the following fixed PoD ports:

•Ports 1/1/1 to 1/1/32 are enabled by default.

•Ports 1/1/33 to 1/1/56 are disabled by default and are in an error-disabled state. For a detailed description of the port states (up, down, or error-disabled), refer to “Configuration considerations when configuring PoD for Brocade ICX 6650 devices” on page 96.

Refer to Figure 7 below for an illustration of the front panel ports.

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