Licensing Requirements
hardware, including unapproved 3rd party optic modules. See applicable hardware manual for more detail of these requirements.
The EXOS 3rd Party 40G/100G Optics Licensing feature has the following caveats and restrictions:
•The system reads and interprets the license information, and maintains a flag that indicates the presence of the optics license.
•When you insert the optical transceiver, if the 3rd Party optic license is installed no further action is necessary.
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If the device is an Extreme optical transceiver no further action is necessary. If the optical transceiver is restricted, the system sets a flag, R.
If the optical transceiver is restricted, the system installs an egress rate limiter of 25% associated with the port.
•If the device is restricted, the system generates a warning EMS message that indicates the restriction.
•If you remove the optical transceiver, the following conditions occur:
•The system unsets the flag that indicates a restriction in the port.
•The system removes the egress rate limiter associated with the port, or restores a configured one.
•When you enable a port, the following conditions occur:
•The system determines if the port is restricted.
•The system generates a warning message to a console with restricted ports.
•The system generates a warning EMS message that indicates a restriction.
•When you enable a license, the system reads and interprets the new license information. If it determines the optics license is now active, and it was not active before, the following conditions occur:
•Sets the “optics license” present flag.
•Searches the port list for restricted ports.
•Removes the egress rate limiter associated with the port, or restores a configured one.
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This feature requires you to coordinate with other Extreme corporate processes, including how to generate a license generation and how to purchase a license
All platforms that support 40G and 100g optical devices are supported with this feature. The current list of devices subject to restriction includes:
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QSFP+ SR4
QSFP+ LR4
QSFP+ Passive Copper 0.5m Cable
QSFP+ Passive Copper 1m Cable
QSFP+ Passive Copper 2m Cable
QSFP+ Passive Copper 3m Cable
QSFP+ Passive Copper 5m Cable
QSFP+ Active Optical 10m Cable
QSFP+ Active Optical 20m Cable
QSFP+ Active Optical 100m Cable
QSFP+ to SFP+ Fan Out Passive Copper 3m Cable
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