Displaying The Port License Assignment; Activating Dynamic Ports On Demand - HP A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base Administrator's Manual
Hp storageworks fabric os 6.1.1 administrator guide (5697-0235, december 2009)
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Displaying the port license assignment
Use the licensePort
current port assignment of those licenses and the POD method state (dynamic or static).
To display the port licenses:
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
Static 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
24 ports are assigned to installed licenses:
12 ports are assigned to the base switch license
12 ports are assigned to the full POD license
Ports assigned to the base switch license:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 17, 18, 19, 20
Ports assigned to the full POD license:
0, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23
Activating Dynamic Ports on Demand
If the switch is in the Static POD mode, activating the Dynamic POD will erase any prior port license
assignments the next time the switch is rebooted. The static POD assignments become the initial Dynamic
POD assignments. After the Dynamic POD feature is enabled, you can customize the POD license
associations.
IMPORTANT:
BladeSystem only.
To enable Dynamic Ports on Demand:
Connect to the switch and log in on an account assigned to the admin role.
1.
2.
Issue the licensePort
assignment method to dynamic.
switch:admin> licenseport --method dynamic
The POD method has been changed to dynamic.
Please reboot the switch now for this change to take effect.
3.
Issue the reboot command to restart the switch.
switch:admin> reboot
show command to display the available licenses. You can also view the
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show command.
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The Dynamic POD feature is supported on the Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class
method command with the dynamic option to change the license
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