Brocade Communications Systems Brocade 8/12c Command Reference Manual page 519

EXAMPLES
To activate Dynamic Ports On Demand:
To release a port from a Dynamic POD license assignment and to display the assignments:
To reserve a Dynamic POD license assignment for a port and to display the assignments:
Fabric OS Command Reference
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switch:admin> licenseport --method dynamic
The POD method has been changed to dynamic.
Please reboot the switch now for this change to take effect.
switch:admin> licenseport --release 22
switch:admin> licenseport --show
24 ports are available in this switch
1 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 the first POD license
* 0 more assignments are added if the second POD license
is installed
23 ports are assigned to installed licenses:
12 ports are assigned to the base switch license
11 ports are assigned to the first POD license
Ports assigned to the base switch license:
1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 19
Ports assigned to the first POD license:
0, 4, 9, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 23
Ports assigned to the second POD license:
None
Ports not assigned to a license:
22
1 license reservation is still available for use by unassigned ports.
switch:admin> licenseport --reserve 5
switch:admin> switch:admin> licenseport --show
24 ports are available in this switch
1 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 the first POD license
* 0 more assignments are added if the second POD license \
is installed
24 ports are assigned to installed licenses:
12 ports are assigned to the base switch license
12 ports are assigned to the first POD license
Ports assigned to the base switch license:
1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 19
Ports assigned to the first POD license:
0, 4, 9, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22*, 23
Ports assigned to the second POD license:
None
Ports not assigned to a license:
None
0 license reservations are still available for use by unassigned ports
1 license assignment is held by an offline port (indicated by *)
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