Upgrading The Application - Brocade Communications Systems Brocade 8/12c User Manual

NOTE
You are not required to enter a license key for SMI Agent only installation. If you choose to the SMI
Agent only option, when you open the Management application client, a License dialog displays,
where you must enter a license key.
Before you enter the license key you must install the application. For step-by-step instructions, refer
to "Installing the Application" in the Installation Guide.
1. Select Help > License.
2. Choose from one of the following options:
3. Click Update to extract the new license information.
4. Click OK to set the new license on the Server.

Upgrading the application

The quickest and simplest method of moving from one version to another is to enter the new
license information on the License dialog box. The following table lists the available upgrade paths:
TABLE 7
Current Software Release
Professional
Professional Plus trial
Professional Plus Licensed
version
Enterprise trial
TABLE 8
Current Software Release
Professional
SAN Professional Plus + IP
Enterprise Trial
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The License dialog box displays
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Enter the license key in the License Key field.
The License Key field is not case-sensitive.
•
Browse to the license file.
Review the new information in the License dialog box fields.
A message displays. Click OK to close the message and log off the client. To see the changes to
the client, open the application and log in.
SAN upgrade paths
SAN + IP upgrade paths
To Software Release
Professional Plus Trial or Licensed version
Enterprise Trial or Licensed version
Enterprise Trial or Licensed version
Enterprise Licensed version
Enterprise Licensed version
To Software Release
SAN Professional Plus + IP Trial or Enterprise Licensed version
SAN + IP Enterprise Trial or Licensed version
SAN Professional Plus + IP Enterprise Licensed version
SAN + IP Enterprise Trial or Licensed version

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