88 Brocade ICX 6650 Administration Guide
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Ports on Demand Licensing
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The ipv6_address variable is the address of the IPv6 TFTP server.
The license_filename_on_host variable is the file name of the license file.
The unit unit_id variable specifies a unit for which you want to add a software license file. The
unit_id variable is 1.
If you attempt to download the same license twice on the device, the following error message is
displayed on the console.
Can't add the license string - 93 (DUPLICATE_LICENSE)
NOTE
SSH and Secure Copy (SCP) must be enabled on the Brocade device before the procedures in
this section can be performed. For details, refer to the Brocade ICX 6650 Switch Security
Configuration Guide.
To copy the file from an SCP-enabled client to the license database of a specific unit, enter the
following command.
scp license.xml terry@10.20.91.39:license:1
In the example, the license is copied to unit 1.
Syntax: scp license_file_on_host user@IP_address:license:unit id
The unit_id variable specifies a unit for which you want to add a software license file. The
unit_id variable is 1.
4. Insert the 40 GbE QSFP optical transceiver for ports 1/2/1 through 1/2/4.
5. Insert the QSFP+ to 4 SFP+ copper breakout cable or the breakout capable QSFP+ optical
transceiver for ports 1/3/1 through 1/3/8.
6. Enter the following command.
Brocade(config)# fpod-40g-enable group 1
Brocade(config)# fpod-40g-enable group 2
Syntax: [no] fpod-40g-enable group groupID
Enter one of the following values for groupID:
1 = Ports 1/2/1 - 1/2/2
2 = Ports 1/2/3 - 1/2/4
3 = Ports 1/3/1 - 1/3/8
The ports in the group are enabled without a system reload. The port status is up in 30
seconds.
You can use the no fpod-40g-enable group groupID command to disable the port speed for the
groups specified. The ports become non-operational and revert back to the default state,
error-disabled. A system reload is not required. For more information about disabling the port
speed for groups using the no fpod-40g-enable group groupID command, refer to “Disabling
the FPoD ports on the rear panel” on page89.
7. Use the show pod and show license commands to display information on port licensing. Refer
to “Displaying general license information for PoD ports” on page 92, and “Displaying the
license configuration for PoD ports for the Brocade ICX 6650” on page94.