74 Brocade ICX 6650 Administration Guide
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Ports on Demand terminology
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Ports on Demand terminology
Ports on Demand licensing uses the following terms:
•Entitlement certificate – The proof-of-purchase certificate (paper-pack) issued by Brocade
when a license is purchased. The certificate contains a unique transaction key that is used in
conjunction with the License ID of the Brocade device to generate and download a PoD license
from the Brocade software portal.
•Transaction key – A unique key, along with the LID, used to generate a PoD license from the
Brocade software portal. The transaction key is issued by Brocade when a license is
purchased. The transaction key is delivered according to the method specified when the order
is placed:
-Paper-pack – The transaction key is recorded on an entitlement certificate, which is
mailed to the customer.
-Electronic – The transaction key is contained in an e-mail message, which is sent instantly
to the customer after the order is placed. The customer receives the e-mail message
within a few minutes after the order is placed, though the timing will vary depending on the
network, Internet connection, and so on.
If a delivery method is not specified at the time of the order, the key will be delivered by the way
of paper-pack.
•License ID (LID) – This is a character string (not necessarily numbers) that uniquely identifies
the Brocade device. The LID is used in conjunction with a transaction key to generate and
download a PoD license from the Brocade software portal. The PoD license is tied to the LID of
the Brocade device for which the license was ordered and generated.
•License file – The file containing the license key produced by the Brocade software portal
when the license is generated. The license file will enable additional ports on the specific
device once installed.
PoD licensing rules
The following licensing rules apply to Brocade ICX 6650 devices:
•A license is tied to the unique LID of the switch for which the license was ordered. Therefore, a
license can only be used on the device which LID is used to generate the license. It cannot be
used on any other device.
•More than one license can be installed per device.
PoD licensing configuration tasks
To obtain and install a PoD license, follow the configuration tasks listed in Table 15 .