Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide,

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1 SOFTWARE LICENSING GUIDE Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide, Supporting Brocade Network Advisor April 2018

2 Copyright 2018 Brocade Communications Systems LLC. All Rights Reserved. Brocade and the stylized B logo are among the trademarks of Brocade Communications Systems LLC. Broadcom, the pulse logo, and Connecting everything are among the trademarks of Broadcom. The term "Broadcom" refers to Broadcom Inc. and/or its subsidiaries. Brocade, a Broadcom Inc. Company, reserves the right to make changes without further notice to any products or data herein to improve reliability, function, or design. Information furnished by Brocade is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, Brocade does not assume any liability arising out of the application or use of this information, nor the application or use of any product or circuit described herein, neither does it convey any license under its patent rights nor the rights of others. The product described by this document may contain open source software covered by the GNU General Public License or other open source license agreements. To find out which open source software is included in Brocade products, view the licensing terms applicable to the open source software, and obtain a copy of the programming source code, please visit

3 Contents About This Document... 5 Supported hardware and software... 5 Fabric OS hardware and software support...5 IronWare OS hardware and software support... 8 Network OS hardware and software support...13 HBA hardware and software support Getting technical help...14 What's new in this document Document conventions...15 Notes, cautions, and warnings...15 Text formatting conventions...16 Command syntax conventions...16 Document feedback Software Licensing Overview License keys overview...19 Software licensing terminology How software licensing works...20 License types...20 Managed count General rules about licensing Viewing software license information from the Management application software portal Fabric Insight Portal Advanced Analytics Management license...22 Software Portal Tasks...23 Generating a license...23 Querying a license Software Licensing Tasks Obtaining a license key...29 Upgrading the Management application...32 SAN upgrade paths SAN +IP upgrade paths Downgrading a license Downgrading the edition...33 Downgrading the package Downgrading the MPLS product count Downgrading to a license without Ethernet fabrics References Management application packages...37 Scalability limits...37 Edition feature support

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5 About This Document Supported hardware and software...5 Getting technical help...14 What's new in this document...15 Document conventions Document feedback...17 Supported hardware and software When procedures or parts of procedures documented in this guide apply to some devices but not to others, this guide identifies exactly which devices are supported and which are not. Although many different software and hardware configurations are tested and supported by Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. for Network Advisor , documenting all possible configurations and scenarios is beyond the scope of this guide. Fabric OS hardware and software support The following firmware platforms are supported by this release of the Management application: Fabric OS 6.0 or later Fabric OS 7.0 or later Fabric OS 8.0 or later Fabric OS 8.1 or later Fabric OS 8.2 or later Discovery of a secure Fabric OS fabric in strict mode is not supported. To ensure that a configuration is fully supported, always check the appropriate SAN, storage or blade server product support page to verify support of specific code levels on specific switch platforms prior to installing on your switch. Use only Fabric OS versions that are supported by the provider. The hardware platforms in the following table are supported by this release of the Management application. Professional and Professional Plus (Trial and Licensed) versions of the Management application can discover, but not manage 8-slot directors. These devices cannot be used as a Seed switch. TABLE 1 Hardware supported by Fabric OS Device name Brocade 300 Switch Brocade 4012 Switch Brocade 4016 Switch Brocade 4018 Switch Brocade 4020 Switch Terminology used in documentation 24-port, 8-Gbps FC switch Embedded 12-port, 4- Gbps FC switch Embedded 16-port, 4-Gbps FC switch Embedded 18-port, 4-Gbps FC switch Embedded 20-port, 4-Gbps FC switch

6 Supported hardware and software TABLE 1 Hardware supported by Fabric OS (continued) Device name Brocade 4024 Switch Brocade 5100 Switch Brocade 5300 Switch Brocade 5410 Embedded Switch Brocade 5424 Embedded Switch Brocade 5431 Embedded Switch Brocade 5450 Embedded Switch Brocade 5460 Embedded Switch Brocade 5470 Embedded Switch Brocade 5480 Embedded Switch Brocade 6505 Switch Brocade M6505 Embedded Switch Brocade 6510 Switch Brocade 6520 Switch Brocade 6542 blade server SAN I/O module Brocade 6543 blade server SAN I/O module Brocade 6545 blade server SAN I/O module Brocade 6546 blade server SAN I/O module Brocade 6547 blade server SAN I/O module Brocade 6548 blade server SAN I/O module Brocade 7800 Switch Brocade 7840 Switch Brocade 8000 Switch Brocade 8470 FCoE Embedded Switch Brocade VA-40FC Switch Brocade Encryption Switch Brocade Gen 6 platform (32-Gbps) fixed-port switch (Brocade G610) Brocade Gen 6 platform (32-Gbps) fixed-port switch (Brocade G620) Brocade Gen 6 platform (32-Gbps) fixed-port switch (Brocade G630) Brocade DCX Brocade DCX with FC8-16, FC8-32, and FC8-48 Blades Brocade DCX with FC8-64 Blades Brocade DCX with FC10-6 Blades Brocade DCX with FS8-18 Blades Terminology used in documentation Embedded 24-port, 4-Gbps FC switch 40-port, 8-Gbps FC switch 80-port, 8-Gbps FC switch Embedded 12-port, 8-Gbps switch Embedded 24-port, 8-Gbps switch Embedded 16-port, 8-Gbps stackable switch Embedded 16-port, 8-Gbps switch Embedded 24-port, 8-Gbps switch Embedded 24-port, 8-Gbps switch Embedded 24-port, 8-Gbps switch 24-port, 16-Gbps edge switch 24-port, 16-Gbps embedded switch 48-port, 16-Gbps switch 96-port, 16-Gbps switch 48-port, 16-Gbps blade server SAN I/O module 24-port, 16-Gbps blade server SAN I/O module 26-port, 16-Gbps blade server SAN I/O module 24-port, 16-Gbps blade server SAN I/O module 48-port, 16-Gbps blade server SAN I/O module 28-port, 16-Gbps blade server SAN I/O module 8-Gbps extension switch 16-Gbps 24-FC port, 18-GbE port switch 8-Gbps 8-FC port, 10-GbE 24-DCB port switch FCoE embedded switch 8-Gbps 40-port switch 8-Gbps encryption switch 24-port, 32-Gbps switch 64-port, 32-Gbps switch 128-port, 32-Gbps switch 8-slot backbone chassis 8-slot backbone chassis with 8-Gbps 16-FC port, 8-Gbps 32-FC port, and 8-Gbps 48-FC port blades 8-slot backbone chassis with 8-Gbps 64-FC port blades 8-slot backbone chassis with FC 10-6 ISL blade 8-slot backbone chassis with encryption blade Brocade DCX with FX8-24 Blades 8-slot backbone chassis with 8-Gbps 12-FC port, 10-GbE ports, 2-10 GbE ports blade Brocade DCX with FCoE10-24 Blades Brocade DCX-4S 8-slot backbone chassis with 10-Gbps 24-port FCoE blade 4-slot backbone chassis

7 Supported hardware and software TABLE 1 Hardware supported by Fabric OS (continued) Device name Brocade DCX-4S with FC8-16, FC8-32, and FC8-48 Blades Brocade DCX-4S with FC8-64 Blades Brocade DCX-4S with FC10-6 Blades Brocade DCX-4S with FS8-18 Blades Terminology used in documentation 4-slot backbone chassis with 8-Gbps 16-FC port, 8-Gbps 32-FC port, and 8-Gbps 48-FC port blades 4-slot backbone chassis with 8-Gbps 64-FC port blades 4-slot backbone chassis with FC 10-6 ISL blade 4-slot backbone chassis with encryption blade Brocade DCX-4S with FX8-24 Blades 4-slot backbone chassis with 8-Gbps 12-FC port, 10-GbE ports, 2-10 GbE ports blade Brocade DCX-4S with FCoE10-24 Blades 4-slot backbone chassis with 10-Gbps 24-port FCoE blade Brocade DCX Brocade DCX with FS8-18 Encryption Blades 16-Gbps 4-slot backbone chassis 16-Gbps 4-slot backbone chassis with encryption blades Brocade DCX with FC8-64 and FX8-24 Blades Brocade DCX with FC16-32 and FC16-48 Blades 16-Gbps 4-slot backbone chassis with 8-Gbps 64-port and 8-Gbps router extension blades 16-Gbps 4-slot backbone chassis with 16-Gbps 32-port and 16-Gbps 48-port blades Brocade DCX with FC8-32E and FC8-48E Blades 16-Gbps 4-slot backbone chassis with 8-Gbps 32-port and 8-Gbps 48- port blades Brocade DCX with FC16-64 Blades 16-Gbps 4-slot backbone chassis with 16-Gbps 64-port blades Brocade DCX Brocade DCX with FS8-18 Encryption Blades Brocade DCX with FC8-64 and FX8-24 Blades Brocade DCX with FC16-32 and FC16-48 Blades Brocade DCX with FCoE10-24 Blades Brocade DCX Brocade X6-4 Director Brocade X6-8 Director FA4-18 Application Platform Blade FC8-16 Blade FC8-32 Blade FC8-32E Blade FC8-48 Blade FC8-48E Blade FC8-64 Blade FC10-6 Blade FC16-32 Blade FC16-48 Blade FC16-64 Blade 16-Gbps 8-slot backbone chassis 16-Gbps 8-slot backbone chassis with encryption blades 16-Gbps 8-slot backbone chassis with 8-Gbps 64-port and 8-Gbps router extension blades 16-Gbps 8-slot backbone chassis with 16-Gbps 32-port and 16-Gbps 48-port blades 16-Gbps 8-slot backbone chassis with 10-Gbps 24-port FCoE blade 16-Gbps 8-slot backbone chassis with 16-Gbps 64-port blades 32-Gbps, 4-slot backbone chassis 32-Gbps, 8-slot backbone chassis Application platform blade FC 8-GB 16-port blade FC 8-GB 32-port blade FC 8-GB 32-port blade FC 8-GB 48-port blade FC 8-GB 48-port blade FC 8-GB 64-port blade FC 10-6 ISL blade 16-Gbps 32-port blade 16-Gbps 48-port blade 16-Gbps 64-port blade

8 Supported hardware and software TABLE 1 Hardware supported by Fabric OS (continued) Device name FC32-64 Blade FCoE10-24 Blade FS8-18 Encryption Blade FX8-24 Blade FC32-48 Port Blade SX6 Extension Blade Terminology used in documentation 32-Gbps 64-port blade 10-Gbps FCoE Port router blade encryption blade 8-Gbps extension blade 32-Gbps 48-port blade 32-Gbps, router extension blade IronWare OS hardware and software support The following firmware platforms are supported by this release of Management application: BigIron e (sustaining mode) or later FastIron or later NetIron or later ServerIron (JetCore) 11.0 or later ServerIron ADX or later TurboIron or later For platform-specific firmware requirements, refer to Table 2. The following table lists the hardware platforms supported by this release of Management application, the terminology used in the documentation, as well as any specific firmware requirements. TABLE 2 IronWare OS supported hardware Device name Terminology used in documentation Firmware level required BigIron family Ethernet chassis BigIron e or b BigIron RX-4 (BI-RX-4-AC) Ethernet chassis, 4 interface slots BigIron e or b BigIron RX-8 (BI-RX-8-AC) Ethernet chassis, 8 interface slots BigIron e or b BigIron RX-16 (BI-RX-16-AC-A) Ethernet chassis, 16 interface slots BigIron e or b Brocade 6910 Ethernet Access Switch Ethernet access switch Release , loader version FastIron family Ethernet switch See individual device. FastIron CX 624S (FCX624S) FastIron CX 648S (FCX648S) FastIron CX 624S-HPOE (FCX624S-HPOE) FastIron CX 648S-HPOE (FCX648S-HPOE) Ethernet L2/L3 edge switch, 24 1-GbE RJ-45 ports Ethernet L2/L3 edge switch, 48 1-GbE RJ-45 ports Ethernet L2/L3 edge switch, 24 1-GbE RJ-45 ports, 24 POE+ ports Ethernet L2/L3 edge switch, 48 1-GbE RJ-45 ports, 48 POE+ ports FastIron and later FastIron and later FastIron and later FastIron and later FastIron CX 624S-F (FCX624S-F) Ethernet L2/L3 edge switch, 20 SFP ports FastIron and later FastIron CX 624-E (FCX624-E) FastIron CX 624-I (FCX624-I) Ethernet L2/L3 edge switch, 24 1-GbE RJ-45 ports Ethernet L2/L3 edge switch, 24 1-GbE RJ-45 ports FastIron and later FastIron and later

9 Supported hardware and software TABLE 2 IronWare OS supported hardware (continued) Device name Terminology used in documentation Firmware level required FastIron CX 648-E (FCX648-E) FastIron CX 648-I (FCX648-I) Ethernet L2/L3 edge switch, 48 1-GbE RJ-45 ports Ethernet L2/L3 edge switch, 48 1-GbE RJ-45 ports FastIron and later FastIron and later ICX 6430 IronStack Switch 24-port campus LAN switch FastIron and later ICX 6430 IronStack Base L3 Router Campus LAN base L3 router FastIron and later ICX 6430 IronStack Base Router Campus LAN base router FastIron and later ICX 6430 IronStack Premium Router Campus LAN premium router FastIron and later ICX Switch 24-port campus LAN switch FastIron and later ICX HPOE Switch 24-port campus LAN HPOE switch FastIron and later ICX Switch 48-port campus LAN switch FastIron and later ICX HPOE Switch 48-port campus LAN HPOE switch FastIron and later ICX 6450 Stacking Switch Campus LAN stacking switch FastIron or later ICX Switch 24-port campus LAN switch FastIron and later ICX Base L3 Router 24-port campus LAN Base L3 router FastIron and later ICX Base Router 24-port campus LAN Base router FastIron and later ICX Premium router 24-port campus LAN Premium router FastIron and later ICX HPOE Switch 24-port campus LAN HPOE switch FastIron and later ICX HPOE Base L3 Router 24-port campus LAN HPOE Base L3 router FastIron and later ICX HPOE Base Router 24-port campus LAN HPOE Base router FastIron and later ICX HPOE Premium Router 24-port campus LAN HPOE Premium router FastIron and later ICX Switch 48-port campus LAN switch FastIron and later ICX Base L3 Router 48-port campus LAN Base L3 router FastIron and later ICX Base Router 48-port campus LAN Base router FastIron and later ICX Premium Router 48-port campus LAN Premium router FastIron and later ICX HPOE Switch 48-port campus LAN HPOE switch FastIron and later ICX HPOE Base L3 router 48-port campus LAN HPOE base L3 router FastIron and later ICX HPOE Base Router 48-port campus LAN HPOE base router FastIron and later ICX HPOE Premium Rrouter 48-port campus LAN HPOE premium router FastIron and later ICX 6450 IronStack Switch 48-port campus LAN switch FastIron and later Hyper Edge stacking requires FastIron or later ICX 6610 Stackable Switch family Campus LAN edge stackable switch FastIron and later ICX Stackable Switch Campus LAN edge stackable switch with 24 RJ-45 ports ICX Stackable Switch ICX F Stackable Switch 48 RJ-45 ports campus LAN edge stackable switch 24 SFP ports campus LAN edge stackable switch HyperEdge stacking requires FastIron or later FastIron and later HyperEdge stacking requires FastIron or later FastIron and later HyperEdge stacking requires FastIron or later FastIron and later

10 Supported hardware and software TABLE 2 IronWare OS supported hardware (continued) Device name Terminology used in documentation Firmware level required ICX P Stackable Switch ICX P Stackable Switch 24 PoE ports campus LAN edge stackable switch 48 PoE ports campus LAN edge stackable switch HyperEdge stacking requires FastIron or later FastIron and later HyperEdge stacking requires FastIron or later FastIron and later HyperEdge stacking requires FastIron or later ICX Switch 24-port campus LAN switch Non-stacking mode requires FastIron and later ICX P Switch Campus LAN switch with 48 POE ports Non-stacking mode requires FastIron and later ICX Switch 48-port campus LAN switch Non-stacking mode requires FastIron and later ICX P Switch Campus LAN switch with 48 PoE ports and 4 SFP ports ICX PF Switch Campus LAN switch with 48 PoE ports and 4 SFP ports Non-stacking mode requires FastIron and later Non-stacking mode requires FastIron and later ICX 7150-C12P Switch Compact campus LAN switch Non-stacking mode requires FastIron and later ICX Switch 24-port campus LAN switch FastIron and later ICX Base L3 Router 24-port campus LAN Base L3 router FastIron and later ICX Router 24-port campus LAN router FastIron and later ICX HPOE Switch 24-port campus LAN HPOE switch FastIron and later ICX HPOE Base L3 Router 24-port campus LAN HPOE Base L3 router FastIron and later ICX HPOE Base Router 24-port campus LAN HPOE Base router FastIron and later ICX Switch 48-port campus LAN switch FastIron and later ICX Base L3 Router 48-port campus LAN Base L3 router FastIron and later ICX Router 48-port campus LAN router FastIron and later ICX HPOE Switch 48-port campus LAN HPOE switch FastIron and later ICX HPOE Base L3 Router 48-port campus LAN HPOE base L3 router FastIron and later ICX HPOE Base Router 48-port campus LAN HPOE base router FastIron and later ICX G Switch 24-port 1-GbE campus LAN switch FastIron and later ICX G Base L3 Router 24-port 1-GbE campus LAN base L3 router FastIron and later ICX G Router 24-port 1-GbE campus LAN router FastIron and later ICX Switch 24-port campus LAN switch FastIron and later ICX Base L3 Router 24-port campus LAN base L3 router FastIron and later ICX Router 24-port campus LAN router FastIron and later ICX HPOE Switch 24-port campus LAN HPOE switch FastIron and later ICX HPOE Base L3 Router 24-port campus LAN HPOE base L3 router FastIron and later ICX HPOE Base Router 24-port campus LAN HPOE base router FastIron and later ICX ZP 24-port 1-GbE or 8-port 2.5-GbE FastIron and later ICX ZP Switch 24-port 1-GbE or 8-port 2.5-GbE switch FastIron and later ICX ZP Base Router 24-port 1-GbE or 8-port 2.5-GbE base router FastIron and later

11 Supported hardware and software TABLE 2 IronWare OS supported hardware (continued) Device name Terminology used in documentation Firmware level required ICX ZP Router 24-port 1-GbE or 8-port 2.5-GbE router FastIron and later ICX Switch 48-port campus LAN switch FastIron and later ICX Base L3 Router 48-port campus LAN base L3 router FastIron and later ICX Router 48-port campus LAN router FastIron and later ICX HPOE Switch 48-port campus LAN HPOE switch FastIron and later ICX HPOE Base L3 Router 48-port campus LAN HPOE base L3 router FastIron and later ICX HPOE Base Router 48-port campus LAN HPOE base router FastIron and later ICX F Switch Campus LAN switch with 48 SFP ports FastIron and later ICX F Base L3 Router Campus LAN router with 48 SFP ports FastIron and later ICX F Router Campus LAN router with 48 SFP ports FastIron and later ICX Q Switch 26 10/40-GbE QSFP+ ports FastIron and later ICX F Switch ICX C Switch 48 1/40-GbE SFP+ ports and 6 10/40-GbE QSFP+ ports 48 1/40-GbE RJ-45 ports and 6 10/40-GbE QSFP+ ports FastIron and later FastIron and later ICX 7750 and ICX 7450 Campus Fabric FastIron and later FastIron GS FastIron GS-STK FastIron LS FastIron LS-STK Ethernet L2/L3 access switch Ethernet L2/L3 access switch, stackable Enterprise LAN switch Enterprise LAN switch, stackable FastIron SuperX/SX Enterprise LAN chassis FSX and later FastIron SX 800 and FastIron SX 1600 FastIron 8-port 10 GbE SFP Blade FastIron 24-port Fiber SFP GbE Blade FastIron 24-port GbE Cu Blade FastIron 2-port 10GbE SFP+ Blade FastIron Edge Switch X-Series 8-port 10-GbE SFP Blade 24-port Fiber SFP GbE Blade 24-port GbE Cu blade 2-port 10-GbE SFP+ Blade Enterprise LAN edge switch FastIron Edge X 424 Enterprise LAN edge switch, 24 10/100/1000 Mbps ports FastIron Edge X 624 Enterprise LAN edge switch, 24 10/100/1000 Mbps ports FastIron Edge X 448 Enterprise LAN edge switch, 48 10/100/1000 Mbps ports FastIron Edge X 648 Enterprise LAN edge switch, 48 10/100/1000 Mbps ports FastIron Edge X 424HF Enterprise LAN edge switch, /1000 Mbps SFP ports FastIron Edge X 624HF Enterprise LAN edge switch, /1000 Mbps SFP ports FastIron WS devices Enterprise campus switch Motorola Controllers RFS4000 series Wireless controller Mobility 5.1 Motorola Controllers RFS6000 series Wireless controller Mobility 5.1 Motorola Controllers RFS7000 series Wireless controller Mobility 5.1 Motorola Access Point 5181 Wireless access point Mobility 2.5.X (standalone mode)

12 Supported hardware and software TABLE 2 IronWare OS supported hardware (continued) Device name Terminology used in documentation Firmware level required Mobility (adaptive mode) Motorola Access Point 6511 Wireless access point Mobility (adaptive mode) Motorola Access Point 7131 Wireless access point Mobility (standalone mode) Mobility (adaptive mode) Motorola Access Point 7131N Wireless access point Mobility (standalone mode) Mobility (adaptive mode) Ruckus SmartZone 100 Wireless controller Ruckus R500 Wireless access point Ruckus R700 Wireless access point NetIron family Ethernet routers NetIron or NetIron MLX Ethernet router NetIron or (Supported regardless of license configuration) NetIron MLXe (Supported regardless of license configuration) NetIron XMR (Supported regardless of license configuration) NetIron CES 2048CX (NI-CES-2048CX-AC) (Supported regardless of license configuration) NetIron CER Ethernet core router NetIron or Ethernet backbone router NetIron or Ethernet carrier router NetIron or Ethernet edge router NetIron or (Supported regardless of license configuration) NetIron XMR/MLX 2-Port 100-GbE Module 2-Port, 100-GbE module NetIron NetIron XMR/MLX 20-Port 10-GbE Module 20-port, 10-GbE module NetIron NetIron MLX 4-Port 10-GbE Module 4-port, 10-GbE module NetIron NetIron MLX MR2 Module Management module NetIron NetIron MLX 4-Port 10-GbE IPSEC-M 4-port, 10-GbE IPSEC-M blade NetIron NetIron MLX 2-Port 100-GbE (X2) CFP2 2-port, 100-GbE (X2) CFP2 blade NetIron NetIron MLX 20-Port 10-GbE/1-GBE (X2) 20-port, 10-GbE (X2) blade NetIron ServerIron family Application product ServerIron ADX 1000 Application switch ServerIron ADX 1000F Application fiber switch ADX or later ServerIron ADX U application delivery chassis ADX or later ServerIron ADX U application delivery chassis ADX or later TurboIron family Data center switch d or or later Brocade 6650 Switch Data center switch FastIron 7.5 and later Brocade 6650 Base L3 Router Data center base L3 router FastIron 7.5 and later Brocade 6650 Router Data center router FastIron 7.5 and later 32 The Management application cannot discover or manage wireless access points running Mobility

13 Supported hardware and software TABLE 2 IronWare OS supported hardware (continued) Device name Terminology used in documentation Firmware level required TurboIron 24X (T1-24X-AC) Data center switch d or or later Network OS hardware and software support This release of Management application supports Network OS or later firmware. For platform-specific firmware requirements, if any, refer to the Table 3. Table 3 lists the hardware platforms supported by this release of Management application, the terminology used in the documentation, and any specific firmware requirements. TABLE 3 Network OS supported hardware Device name Terminology used in documentation Firmware level required Brocade VDX Gbps Connection Blade VDX Gbps connection blade 2.1.1_fuj Brocade VDX 2740 Switch VDX 2740 switch 4.0.0_bbd Brocade VDX 2746 Switch VDX 2746 switch 6.0 or later Brocade VDX 6710 Switch VDX 6710 switch 2.1 or later Brocade VDX Switch VDX switch 2.1 or later Brocade VDX Switch VDX switch 2.1 or later Brocade VDX Switch VDX switch 2.1 or later Brocade VDX Switch VDX switch 2.1 or later Brocade VDX 6740 Switch VDX 6740 switch 4.0 or later Brocade VDX 6740T Switch VDX 6740T switch 4.0 or later Brocade VDX 6740T-1G Switch VDX 6740T-1G switch 4.1 or later Brocade VDX S Switch VDX S switch or later Brocade VDX Q Switch VDX switch 6.0 or later Brocade VDX Switch VDX switch 3.0 or later Brocade VDX Switch VDX switch 3.0 or later Brocade VDX 8770 Switch with 40G/10G Base-T/100G by line card VDX 8770 switch with 40G/10G Base-T/ 100G by line card 4.1 or later HBA hardware and software support Adapter Software or later is supported by this release of Management application. The following table lists the hardware platforms supported by this release of Management application. TABLE 4 HBA-supported hardware Device name Terminology used in documentation Firmware level required Brocade 415 Host Bus Adapter Brocade 425 Host Bus Adapter Brocade 815 Host Bus Adapter Brocade 825 Host Bus Adapter Brocade 804 Host Bus Adapter Brocade 1010 Adapter 4-Gbps 1-port HBA 4-Gbps 2-port HBA 4-Gbps 1-port HBA 8-Gbps 2-port HBA 8-Gbps 2-port HBA

14 Getting technical help TABLE 4 HBA-supported hardware (continued) Device name Terminology used in documentation Firmware level required Brocade 1020 Adapter Brocade 1007 Adapter Brocade 1860 Fabric Adapter 16-Gbps FC HBA mode 10-Gbps CNA mode 10-Gbps NIC mode Adapter Software or later Brocade 1867 HBA 16-Gbps mezzanine HBA Adapter Software or later Brocade 1869 HBA Emulex LPe12002-M8 Emulex LPe16000 Emulex LPe M2 Emulex LPe32000 QLogic QLE2562-CK QLogic QLE2672-CK Corp ISP2532 QLogic QLE2742 QLogic QLE2740 QLogic QLE Gbps 2-port HBA 16-Gbps 2-port HBA 32-Gbps FC HBA mode Gen 6 HBA 8-Gbps 2-port FC HBA x4 PCIe PCI Express 3.0 x4 / PCI Express 2.0 x8 low-profile 16-Gbps Fibre Channel x 2 8Gb Fibre Channel to PCI Express HBA PCIe (dual-port) 32G FC HBA Single-port PCIe 3.0 x8 to 32Gb Fibre Channel Adapter SFP+ Quad-port PCIe 3.0 x8 to 32Gb Fibre Channel Adapter Getting technical help Contact your switch support supplier for hardware, firmware, and software support, including product repairs and part ordering. To expedite your call, have the following information available: Management application serial number To obtain the Management application serial number, select Help > License. The License dialog box displays. General information Switch model Switch operating system version Software name and software version, if applicable Error numbers and messages received supportsave command output Detailed description of the problem, including the switch or fabric behavior immediately following the problem, and specific questions Description of any troubleshooting steps already performed and the results Logs from serial console and Telnet sessions Logs from syslog messages Switch serial number The switch serial number and corresponding bar code are provided on the serial number label, as illustrated below:

15 Document conventions The serial number label is located as follows: Brocade 6510, 6505, 6520, G630, G620, G610 On the switch ID pull-out tab located on the bottom of the port side of the switch Brocade 7840 On the pull-out tab on the front left side of the chassis underneath the serial console and Ethernet connection and on the bottom of the switch in a well on the left side underneath (looking from front) Brocade DCX Bottom right of the port side Brocade DCX Back, upper left under the power supply Brocade X6-8, X6-4 Lower portion of the chassis on the nonport side beneath the fan assemblies World wide name (WWN) Use the licenseidshow command to display the WWN of the chassis. If you cannot use the licenseidshow command because the switch is inoperable, you can get the WWN from the same place as the serial number, except for the Brocade DCX. For the Brocade DCX, access the numbers on the WWN cards by removing the Brocade logo plate at the top of the nonport side of the chassis. What's new in this document The following changes have been made since this document was last released: Information that was added: None Information that was changed: Updated release version wherever applicable. Information that was deleted: None For further information about new features and documentation updates for this release, refer to the Management application release notes. Document conventions The document conventions describe text formatting conventions, command syntax conventions, and important notice formats used in Brocade technical documentation. Notes, cautions, and warnings Notes, cautions, and warning statements may be used in this document. They are listed in the order of increasing severity of potential hazards. A Note provides a tip, guidance, or advice, emphasizes important information, or provides a reference to related information

16 Document conventions ATTENTION An Attention statement indicates a stronger note, for example, to alert you when traffic might be interrupted or the device might reboot. CAUTION A Caution statement alerts you to situations that can be potentially hazardous to you or cause damage to hardware, firmware, software, or data. DANGER A Danger statement indicates conditions or situations that can be potentially lethal or extremely hazardous to you. Safety labels are also attached directly to products to warn of these conditions or situations. Text formatting conventions Text formatting conventions such as boldface, italic, or Courier font may be used to highlight specific words or phrases. Format bold text Description Identifies command names. Identifies keywords and operands. Identifies the names of GUI elements. italic text Identifies text to enter in the GUI. Identifies emphasis. Identifies variables. Courier font Identifies document titles. Identifies CLI output. Identifies command syntax examples. Command syntax conventions Bold and italic text identify command syntax components. Delimiters and operators define groupings of parameters and their logical relationships. Convention bold text italic text value Description Identifies command names, keywords, and command options. Identifies a variable. In Fibre Channel products, a fixed value provided as input to a command option is printed in plain text, for example, --show WWN. [ ] Syntax components displayed within square brackets are optional. Default responses to system prompts are enclosed in square brackets. { x y z } A choice of required parameters is enclosed in curly brackets separated by vertical bars. You must select one of the options. x y In Fibre Channel products, square brackets may be used instead for this purpose. A vertical bar separates mutually exclusive elements. < > Nonprinting characters, for example, passwords, are enclosed in angle brackets.... Repeat the previous element, for example, member[member...]. \ Indicates a soft line break in command examples. If a backslash separates two lines of a command input, enter the entire command at the prompt without the backslash

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19 Software Licensing Overview License keys overview Software licensing terminology...19 How software licensing works License types...20 Managed count...20 General rules about licensing...20 Viewing software license information from the Management application software portal...21 Fabric Insight Portal Advanced Analytics Management license License keys overview License keys are an encoded form of supported configuration or features. License keys verify ownership of the Management application software and determine the maximum port count allowed or any additional features that you receive as part of the license. Software licensing terminology The following terms are used in this document: Entitlement certificate The proof-of-purchase certificate (paperpack or e-license) issued by Brocade when a license is purchased. The certificate contains a unique transaction key that is used in conjunction with the license ID (LID) of the Brocade device to generate and download a software license from the Brocade software portal. License file The file produced by the Brocade software portal when the license is generated. The file is installed in Network Advisor and controls access to a licensed feature or feature set. Licensed feature Any hardware or software feature or set of features that requires a valid software license in order to operate on the device. License ID (LID) The identification number that uniquely identifies the Brocade device. The LID is used in conjunction with a transaction key to generate and download a software license from the Brocade software portal. The software license is tied to the LID of the Brocade device for which the license was ordered and generated. Transaction key A unique key, along with the LID, used to generate a software license from the Brocade software portal. The transaction key is issued by Brocade when a license is purchased. The transaction key is delivered according to the method specified when the order is placed: Paperpack The transaction key is recorded on an entitlement certificate, which is mailed to the customer. E-license The transaction key is contained in an message, which is sent instantly to the customer after the order is placed. The customer receives the message within a few minutes after the order is placed, though the timing will vary depending on the network, Internet connection, and so on. If a delivery method is not specified at the time of order, the key will be delivered by the way of paperpack

20 How software licensing works How software licensing works When a license is ordered, an entitlement certificate or message, along with a transaction key, is issued to the customer by Brocade as proof of purchase. The transaction key and license ID (LID) of the Brocade device are used to generate a license key from the Brocade software portal. The license key is contained within a license file, which is downloaded to your PC and installed on the Management application. When a trial license expires, the new clients can no longer log in. License types The following license types are supported by the Management application: Trial extension license Enables a 45-day extension after the 120-day free evaluation of the Enterprise Trial edition. Permanent license Enables a license-controlled feature to run on the Management application indefinitely. Managed count The Management application audits and verifies the managed count against the maximum limit for your license under the following conditions: Every three hours from server start time. Note that you may be able to manage more products or ports than the maximum licensed limit briefly (maximum of three hours) between these periodic checks. When a new client logs in to the server. When you access the License dialog box (Help > License). SAN +IP Enterprise and Licensed versions can manage only up to 20 IP devices when managing 15,000 SAN ports. General rules about licensing This section lists the software licensing rules related to the Management application: Only one permanent or trial license can be installed in the Management application at a time. A trial license cannot replace or supersede a permanent license. If a new feature is added, a new license will be issued. Two 45-day trial licenses are available after the default trial period (120 days) expires

21 Viewing software license information from the Management application software portal Viewing software license information from the Management application software portal This section describes other software licensing tasks supported from the Management application software portal. You can use the Unit License Query option to view software license information for the Management application. You can export the report to Excel for sharing or archiving purposes. Depending on the status of the license (for example, whether or not the license was generated), the report will include the following Information: Software part number, serial number, and description Date when the license was installed Transaction key License ID (LID) Product line To view license information, complete the following steps: 1. From the License Management menu, select Management_application > Unit License Query. The Management application Unit License Query window displays. FIGURE 1 Unit License Query window 1. Enter the unique serial number in the Serial Number field. 2. Enter the unique transaction key number in the Transaction Key field. The license details will be displayed only after the transaction key is activated. 3. Click Search. The License Query Results window displays

22 Fabric Insight Portal Advanced Analytics Management license FIGURE 2 License Query Results window The following table describes the fields displayed in the License Query Results window. TABLE 5 Description of License Query Results fields Field or component Customer Serial # Transaction Key Sales Order Purchase Order Description License Key Activation Date Size of SAN at the time of installation Software Version Number M&S Expiration Date Description The unique serial number given to the customer. The unique key number along with the license ID. The order number of the sale. The order number of the purchase. The license type ordered. The license. The date when the license key is activated. Used for SAN devices. The software version. The expiration date of M&S. Fabric Insight Portal Advanced Analytics Management license To manage devices through Management application or later, you must install the Fabric Insight Portal Advanced Analytics Management (AAM) license in the Brocade Analytics Monitoring Platform running AMP OS or later. This BNA release has been restricted to advanced AMP capabilities, such as flow metrics monitoring, collection, and aggregation to a single Management application instance at the logical switch level

23 Software Portal Tasks Generating a license Querying a license...27 Generating a license Before you can use a software license, you must generate it from the Brocade software portal. The following procedure demonstrates how to generate and obtain a software license. 1. Order a license. You will receive the license transaction key in the form of a paperpack or electronic transaction key. When you receive the paperpack or electronic transaction key, retrieve the LID of your Brocade device by entering the licenseidshow command on the device. If you have received a paperpack transaction key, write the LID in the space provided on the entitlement certificate and on the unit ID label. To order and obtain a trial license, contact your Brocade representative. Do not discard the entitlement certificate or with the electronic key. Keep it in a safe place in case it is needed for technical support or product replacement (RMAs)

24 Generating a license 2. Log in to the Brocade software portal at and complete the software license request. If you do not have a login ID and password, request access by following the online instructions. The following figure shows the Software Licensing portal login window. FIGURE 3 Software Licensing portal login window

25 Generating a license 3. Enter your user name and password, and click Login. The License Generation window appears. All Gen 6 platforms (except the Brocade G620 that run Fabric OS will need v2.0 licenses. Gen 5 platforms still use v1.0 licenses only. FIGURE 4 License Generation window 4. Enter the licensing transaction key, token, or certificate, and click Next. The License Information window displays. FIGURE 5 License Information window

26 Generating a license 5. Enter the requested information in the Product Information field. 6. Read the Brocade End User License Agreement, and select the I have read and accept check box. 7. Click Generate. The Results window displays an order summary and the results of the license request. If the license request is successful, the Status field shows "Success" and the License field contains a hyperlink to the generated license file. The license file is automatically sent by to the specified customer address. If the license request fails, the reason it failed and the action to be taken are display on the page. FIGURE 6 Results window 8. Click the hyperlink in the License field to download the license file to your PC. 9. Upload the license file to the Brocade device. You can refer to the sent with the license file for instruction on installing the license. 10. Click Export to Excel to export the results to a Microsoft Excel file, or click Generate Another License to generate a new license

27 Querying a license Querying a license To view software license information for a particular product, you can use the License Query option with an activation key or license ID (LID). 1. To display the License Query window, from the License Management Welcome window, select License Management > Brocade Network Advisor > Unit License Query. FIGURE 7 License Query window Click Input Guidelines for more information on the input value. 2. Enter the license ID, serial number or activation Key to query a particular product

28 Querying a license 3. Click Search. Depending on the status of the license (for example, whether the license was generated), the report includes the following product information: Product name SKU ID value Activation key License Created date Capacity Customer name Description FIGURE 8 License Product Information window In the figure, the first row under PRODUCT INFORMATION displays hardware-related information, and the second row displays software-related information. If the query is performed before the transaction key is generated, the hardware-related information will not appear as part of the search results. Similarly, if the query is performed before the license is generated, some of the software-related information will not be displayed. 4. Click more or less in ID value to view the license ID. 5. Click the License hyperlink to download the license information. 6. Click Export to Excel to download the report for sharing or archiving purposes, or click Search Another Unit to query another product

29 Software Licensing Tasks Obtaining a license key...29 Upgrading the Management application Downgrading a license...33 Obtaining a license key Before upgrading the Management application, you must generate a software license key. Use the following procedure to generate and obtain a software license key. 1. Order a Management application license. You will receive the license transaction key in the form of an electronic transaction key. Do not discard the entitlement certificate or the with the electronic key. Keep it in a safe place in case it is needed for technical support or product replacement. A new license is issued if a new feature is added. Two trial licenses of 45 days each are available after the default trial period (120 days) expires. Do not discard the entitlement certificate or the with the electronic key. Keep it in a safe place in case it is needed for technical support or product replacement. 2. Log in to the Brocade software portal at and complete the software license request. If you do not have a login ID and password, request access by following the instructions online. The following figure shows the software licensing portal login window

30 Obtaining a license key FIGURE 9 Management application software licensing portal login window 3. From the License Management menu, select Management_application > License Generation with Transaction key. The License Generation window displays

31 Obtaining a license key FIGURE 10 Brocade Network Advisor License Generation window 4. Enter the requested information in the required fields. An asterisk (*) next to a field indicates that the information is required. You can generate more than one license at a time. For each license request, enter the Unit's Unique ID and Transaction Key, and click Add. The validity of the 45-day extension file starts from the day you receive the license key. 5. When you have finished entering the required information, read the End User License Agreement, and select the I have read and accept check box

32 Upgrading the Management application 6. Click the Generate button to generate the license. The results window displays an order summary and the results of the license request. If the license request is successful, the Status field displays" Success" and the License File field contains a hyperlink to the generated license file. The license file is automatically sent by to the specified customer address. If the license request fails, the Status field indicates the reason it failed and the action to be taken. 7. Download the license file to your PC by either clicking the hyperlink in the License File field or saving the license file from the e- mail attachment. Upgrading the Management application The quickest and simplest method of moving from a lower configuration to a higher configuration is to enter the new license information on the License dialog box. SAN upgrade paths The following table list the SAN upgrade paths. TABLE 6 SAN upgrade paths Current software release SAN Professional SAN Professional Plus Licensed SAN Enterprise Trial Target software release SAN Professional Plus Licensed SAN Enterprise Trial or Licensed SAN Enterprise Licensed SAN Enterprise Licensed SAN +IP upgrade paths The Management application does not support a fresh installation of SAN+IP license. However, if a SAN+IP license is already installed on a pre , then that version of the Management application can be successfully upgraded to Complete the following steps to update the license. 1. Select Help > License. The License dialog box displays. 2. Browse to the license key file (.xml) or cut and paste the license string in the License Key field, and click Update. 3. Click OK on the message. The client closes after updating the license successfully. Restart the server through the Server Management Console for the changes to take effect. 4. Open the Management application (double-click the desktop icon or open it from the Start menu). The Log In dialog box displays

33 Downgrading a license 5. Choose one of the following options: If you configured authentication to CAC, enter your PIN in the CAC PIN field. If you configured authentication to the local database, an external server (RADIUS, LDAP, or TACACS+), or a switch, complete the following steps. a) Enter your user name and password. The defaults are Administrator and password. Do not enter Domain\User_Name in the User ID field for LDAP server authentication. b) Select or clear the Save password check box to choose whether you want the application to remember your password the next time you log in. 6. Click Login. 7. Click OK on the Login Banner. When you launch the Management application or navigate to a new view, the SAN tab displays with a gray screen over the Product List and Topology Map while data is loading. Downgrading a license You can downgrade from a higher configuration to a licensed version with a lower configuration. You can perform the following types of downgrades: Edition Package You cannot downgrade to the Professional edition. Downgrading to a Trial version is not supported. You cannot downgrade during migration (Configuration Wizard). Downgrading the edition The table lists the available downgrade paths. TABLE 7 Edition downgrade paths Current software release SAN + IP Enterprise Licensed or Trial Target software release SAN + IP Professional Plus Licensed SAN Professional Plus Licensed Before you downgrade the edition, make sure that your application meets the following requirements: Your application configuration is within the limit of the licensed version

34 Downgrading a license The application is not using a DCX device as a seed switch. If you combine more than one downgrade option, you must meet the requirements for all downgrade options. To downgrade the edition, complete the following steps. 1. Select Help > License. The License dialog box displays. 2. Browse to the license key file (.xml) in the License Key field, and click Update. A message displays the support that will no longer be available after the license update. 3. Click Yes on the message to continue. The client closes after updating the license successfully. Restart the server through the Server Management Console for the changes to take effect, and then log back in to the application. After you downgrade from Enterprise to Professional Plus, the network size changes to small and all network-size-related parameters (such as asset collection thread pool size and client and server heap size) are updated. Downgrading the package Table 8 lists the available downgrade paths. TABLE 8 Package downgrade paths Current software release SAN + IP Enterprise SAN + IP Professional Plus SAN + IP Professional Target software release SAN Enterprise SAN Professional Plus SAN Enterprise SAN Professional Plus SAN Enterprise SAN Professional Plus Before you downgrade the package, make sure that your application meets the following requirement: If you are downgrading to a SAN-only license, delete all IP products and DCB devices discovered from the IP tab. If you combine more than one downgrade option, you must meet the requirements for all downgrade options. To downgrade the edition, complete the following steps. 1. Select Help > License. The License dialog box displays. 2. Browse to the license key file (.xml) in the License Key field, and click Update. A message displays the support that will no longer be available after the license update