Universal Time-Based Licensing; High Availability Overview; Launching The High Availability Window - Brocade Communications Systems StoreFabric SN6500B Administrator's Manual

Universal time-based licensing

After v6.3.0, Web Tools supports universal time-based licensing. Each universal key is for a single
feature, and can be used on any product that supports the feature, for a defined trial period. At the
end of the trial period, the feature gets disabled. You can extend the universal key license. For
time-based licenses, the Expiry Date displays in the License Administration table.
The following features are supported for universal time-based license:
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High Availability overview

High-Availability (HA) features provide maximum reliability and nondisruptive replacement of key
hardware and software modules. High Availability is available only on the Brocade DCX, DCX-4S,
DCX 8510-4 and DCX 8510-8 platforms. Refer to the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide for additional
information about High Availability.
The High Availability window, as shown in
feature on each control processor (CP), and enables you to perform CP failover.
The background color of the HA button indicates the overall status of high availability on the switch.
The colors and their meanings are:
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Launching the High Availability window

To launch the High Availability window, perform the following steps.
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Fabric
Extended Fabric
Fabric Watch
Performance Monitor
Trunking
High-Performance Extension over FCIP/FC
Advanced Extension
Advanced FICON Acceleration
FICON Management Server (CUP)
Enhanced Group Management (EGM)
10GbE
Integrated Routing
Adaptive Networking
Server Application Optimization
Extended Inter Chassis Link (EICL) license
Green—Healthy: HA Status is HA enabled, Heartbeat Up, HA State synchronized.
Yellow—Disruptive mode: HA Status is HA enabled, Heartbeat Up, HA State not in sync.
Red—HA is unavailable: HA Status is Non-Redundant.

High Availability overview

Figure 10, displays information about the status of the HA
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