Ports On Demand; List Of Available Ports When Implementing Pods - HP A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base Administrator's Manual

Ports on Demand

The HP StorageWorks 4/8 and 4/16 SAN Switch, HP StorageWorks 8/8 and 8/24 SAN Switch models
can be purchased with 8 ports and no E_Port, 8 ports with full fabric access, or 16 ports with full fabric
access. If you purchase the HP 4/x SAN Switch or HP Enabled SAN Switch with 8 ports enabled, you can
activate unlicensed ports in 4-port increments up to 16 ports by purchasing and installing the Ports on
Demand optional licensed product. You can also purchase an E_Port license upgrade if your switch does
not yet support full fabric access.
The HP StorageWorks 4/32 SAN Switch and HP StorageWorks 4/32B SAN Switch can be purchased
with 16, 24, or 32 licensed ports. As your needs increase, you can activate unlicensed ports (up to the
maximum of 32 ports) by purchasing and installing the Ports on Demand optional licensed product.
The HP StorageWorks 4/64 SAN Switch can be purchased with 32, 48, or 64 licensed ports. As your
needs increase, you can activate unlicensed ports (up to a maximum of 64 ports) by purchasing and
installing the Ports on Demand optional licensed product.
The HP StorageWorks 8/40 SAN Switch can be purchased with 24, 32, or 40 licensed ports. As your
needs increase, you can activate unlicensed ports (up to a maximum of 40 ports) by purchasing and
installing the Ports on Demand optional licensed product.
The HP StorageWorks 8/80 SAN Switch can be purchased with 48, 64, or 80 licensed ports. As your
needs increase, you can activate unlicensed ports (up to a maximum of 80 ports) by purchasing and
installing the Ports on Demand optional licensed product.
Table 5 shows the ports that are enabled by default and the ports that can be enabled after you install the
first and second Ports on Demand licenses for each switch type.
Table 5

List of available ports when implementing PODs

Platform
HP StorageWorks 4/8
SAN Switch
HP StorageWorks 8/8
SAN Switch
HP StorageWorks
4/32 SAN Switch
HP StorageWorks
4/64 SAN Switch
HP StorageWorks
4/32B SAN Switch
HP StorageWorks
8/40 SAN Switch
HP StorageWorks
8/80 SAN Switch
Ports on Demand is ready to be unlocked in the switch firmware. Its license key may be part of the licensed
paperpack supplied with switch software, or you can purchase the license key separately from HP. You may
need to generate a license key from a transaction key supplied with your purchase, see
license" on page 46.
Each POD license activates the next group of eight ports in numerical order. For example, the 4/8 SAN
Switch or 4/16 SAN Switch activates the first eight with four port increments. Before installing a license
key, you must insert transceivers in the ports to be activated. Remember to insert the transceivers in the
lowest group of inactive port numbers first.
For example, if only 16 ports are currently active and you are installing one POD license key, insert the
transceivers in ports 16 through 23. If you ater install a second license key, insert the transceivers in ports
24 through 31. For details on inserting transceivers, see the switch's Hardware Reference Manual.
Available user ports
No POD license POD1 or POD2
present
0-7 0- 1 1
0-7 0- 1 5
0- 1 5 0-23
0-31 0-47
0- 1 5 0-23
0-23 0-31
0-47 0-63
Both POD license
present
0- 1 5
0-23
0-31
0-63
0-31
0-39
0-79
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