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)
IPSec for FCIP tunnels
LDAP
Long distance
NPIV
Performance
monitoring
Port fencing
Ports
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
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
Ports on demand licenses. This license
applies to a select set of switches.
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.
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
Local switch
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