Features And Required Licenses; License Requirements - HP A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base Administrator's Manual

Features and required licenses

Table 4 lists the licenses that should be installed on the local switch and any connecting switches for a
particular feature.
Table 4

License requirements

Feature
Administrative
Domains
Configuration
up/download
Diagnostic tools
Distributed
Management Server
EX_Ports
FC Fastwrite
FCIP
FICON
FICON-CUP
FIPS
Firmware download
Full fabric
Ingress rate limiting
Integrated routing
Inter-chassis link (ICL)
Interoperability
IPSec for FCIP tunnels
LDAP
Long distance
NPIV
Performance
monitoring
Port fencing
License
No license required.
No license required.
Configupload or configdownload is
a command and comes with the OS on the
switch.
No license required.
No license required.
Integrated Routing
FC-IP Services or
High Performance Extension over FCIP/FC
FC-IP Services or
High Performance Extension over FCIP/FC
No license required.
FICON Management Server
No license required.
No license required.
Firmwaredownload is a command and
comes with the OS on the switch.
Full Fabric
Adaptive Networking
Integrated Routing
ICL
No license required.
FC-IP Services or
High Performance Extension over FCIP/FC
No license required.
Extended Fabrics
No license required.
Basic features - no
Advanced features - yes: Advance
Performance Monitoring.
Fabric Watch
Where license should be
installed
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Local and attached switches.
Local and attached switches.
Local and attached switches.
License is needed on both sides
of tunnel.
n/a
Local switch.
n/a
n/a
Local switch. May be required on
attached switches.
Local switch and attached
switches.
Local and attached switches.
Local and attached ICLs.
n/a
Local and attached switches.
License is needed on both sides
of tunnel.
n/a
Local and attached switches.
License is needed on both sides
of connection.
n/a
Local switch
Local switch
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