Brocade Communications Systems 6650 Enabling ports on the front panel

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Ports on Demand Licensing
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NOTE
Trial licenses are not available for PoD licensing.
Enabling ports on the front panel
By default, ports 1/1/33 to 1/1/56 are in an error-disabled state. Use the ICX6650-10G-LIC-POD
license to enable these ports. Once enabled, the ports are up at 10 GbE port speed.
One ICX6650-10G-LIC-POD license enables eight ports at a time in sequential order. Refer to
Table 17 for a list PoD licenses.
TABLE 17 PoD licenses
License SKU License Name Function
ICX6650-8P10G-POD ICX6650-10G-LIC-POD Enables por ts 1/1/33- 1/1/56 in
blocks of eight in sequential order.
You need three
ICX6650-8P10G-POD licenses to
enable all front panel ports. When
you purchase a license, a new
transaction key is generated as you
upgrade to a higher port capacity.
Purchase the following:
•8 port capacity = 1
ICX6650-8P10G-POD license.
Enables ports 1/1/33 -
1/1/40.
•16 port capacity = 2
ICX6650-8P10G-POD licenses.
Enables ports 1/1/33 -
/1/1/48.
•24 port capacity = 3
ICX6650-8P10G-POD licenses.
Enables ports 1/1/33-
1/1/56.
ICX6650-2P40G-POD ICX6650-40G-LIC-POD Enables the rear panel ports by port
groups. You need three
ICX6650-2P40G-POD licenses to
enable all rear panel ports.
Purchase the following:
•2 port capacity = 1
ICX6650-2P40G-POD license.
Enables one group out of the 3
groups (group 1, group 2, or
group 3).
•4 port capacity = 2
ICX6650-2P40G-POD licenses.
Enables two groups out of the
three groups.
•6 port capacity = 3
ICX6650-2P40G-POD licenses.
Enables all three groups.