Brocade Communications Systems 6650 manual Ports on Demand terminology, PoD licensing rules

4 Ports on Demand terminology

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.

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