Reserving A License - HP A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base Administrator's Manual

Reserving a license

Reserving a license for a port assigns a POD license to that port whether the port is online or offline. That
license will not be available to other ports that come online before the specified port.
To allocate license to a specific port instead of automatically assigning them as the ports come online,
reserve a license for the port. The port receives a POD assignment if any are available.
To reserve a port license:
1. Connect to the switch and log in on an account assigned to the admin role.
2. Issue the licensePort
switch:admin> licenseport --show
24 ports are available in this switch
Full POD license is installed
Dynamic POD method is in use
24 port assignments are provisioned for use in this switch:
12 port assignments are provisioned by the base switch license
12 port assignments are provisioned by a full POD license
10 ports are assigned to installed licenses:
10 ports are assigned to the base switch license
0 ports are assigned to the full POD license
Ports assigned to the base switch license:
1*, 2*, 3*, 4*, 5*, 6*, 8*, 21, 22, 23
Ports assigned to the full POD license:
None
Ports not assigned to a license:
0, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
3. If a port reservation is available, issue the licensePort
for the port.
switch:admin> licenseport -reserve 0
4. If all port reservations are assigned, select a port to release its POD license. You must disable the port
first by issuing the command portdisable <port num>.
5. Issue the licensePort
switch:admin> licenseport --release 0
6. Issue the licensePort
switch:admin> licenseport --show
24 ports are available in this switch
Full POD license is installed
Dynamic POD method is in use
24 port assignments are provisioned for use in this switch:
12 port assignments are provisioned by the base switch license
12 port assignments are provisioned by a full POD license
10 ports are assigned to installed licenses:
10 ports are assigned to the base switch license
0 ports are assigned to the full POD license
Ports assigned to the base switch license:
1*, 2*, 3*, 4*, 5*, 6*, 8*, 21, 22, 23
Ports assigned to the full POD license:
None
Ports not assigned to a license:
0, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
7. Issue the switchEnable command to bring the switch back online.
switch:admin> switchenable
show command to verify that there are port reservations still available.
--
release command to remove the port from the POD license.
--
show command to verify there is an available port reservation.
--
reserve command to reserve a license
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