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Brocade Network AdvisorSoftware Licensing Guide
Supporting Network Advisor 12.4.0
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Title Publication number Summary of changes Date
Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide
53-1003122-01 New document December 2013
Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide
53-1003190-01 Updated the Network Advisor guide for v12.2.0
February 2014
Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide
53-1003219-01 Updated the Network Advisor guide for v12.3.0
July 2014
Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide
53-1003375-01 Updated the Network Advisor guide for v12.3.1
August 2014
Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide
53-1003749-01 Updated the Network Advisor guide for v12.4.0
April 2015
Contents
About This Document
How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Supported hardware and software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
What’s new in this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xvii
Document conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xviiText formatting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviiNotes, cautions, and warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviiKey terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviii
Notice to the reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviii
Additional information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xixBrocade resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xixOther industry resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix
Getting technical help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix
Document feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xx
Chapter 1 Software Licensing Overview
Licenses overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
How software licensing works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
License types. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Software license terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
General notes about licensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Obtaining a license key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Viewing software license information from the Brocade software portal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Chapter 2 Management Application
Managed count . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Upgrading the Management application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Chapter 3 Software Licensing Tasks
Viewing the license key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Upgrading the license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
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License downgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13Downgrading the edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Downgrading the package. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15Downgrading the MPLS product count. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16IP product count downgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Downgrading the edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Appendix A References
Network Advisor packages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Scalability limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Edition feature support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
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About This Document
In this chapter•How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
•Supported hardware and software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
•What’s new in this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii
•Document conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii
•Notice to the reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviii
•Additional information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix
•Getting technical help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix
•Document feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xx
How this document is organized
This document is organized to help you find the information that you want as quickly and easily as possible.
The document contains the following components:
• Chapter 1, “Software Licensing Overview” provides some basic concepts about software licenses.
• Chapter 2, “Management Application” provides information about the Management application.
• Chapter 3, “Software Licensing Tasks” provides information about upgrading the license and downgrading the license.
Supported hardware and software
In those instances in which procedures or parts of procedures documented here 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 12.4.0, documenting all possible configurations and scenarios is beyond the scope of this document.
Fabric OS hardware and software support
The following firmware platforms are supported by this release of Network Advisor 12.4.0:
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• Fabric OS 5.0 or later in a pure Fabric OS fabric
• Fabric OS 6.0 or later in a mixed fabric
• Fabric OS 7.0 or later
NOTEDiscovery of a Secure Fabric OS fabric in strict mode is not supported.
The hardware platforms in Table 1 are supported by this release of Network Advisor 12.4.0.
TABLE 1 Fabric OS-supported hardware
Device name Terminology used in documentation Firmware level required
Brocade 200E switch 16-port, 4 Gbps FC Switch
Brocade 300 switch 24-port, 8 Gbps FC Switch Fabric OS v6.1.0 or later
Brocade 4012 switch Embedded 12-port, 4 Gbps FC Switch
Brocade 4016 switch Embedded 16-port, 4 Gbps FC Switch
Brocade 4018 switch Embedded 18-port, 4 Gbps FC Switch
Brocade 4020 switch Embedded 20-port, 4 Gbps FC Switch
Brocade 4024 switch Embedded 24-port, 4 Gbps FC Switch Fabric OS v5.3.1 or later
Brocade 4100 switch 32-port, 4 Gbps FC Switch
Brocade 4900 switch 64-port, 4 Gbps FC Switch Fabric OS v5.2.0 or later
Brocade 5000 switch 32-port, 4 Gbps FC Interop Switch Fabric OS v5.2.1 or later
Brocade 5100 switch 40-port, 8 Gbps FC Switch Fabric OS v6.1.0 or later
Brocade 5300 switch 80-port, 8 Gbps FC Switch Fabric OS v6.1.0 or later
Brocade 5410 embedded switch Embedded 12-port, 8 Gbps Switch Fabric OS v6.1.0 or later
Brocade 5424 embedded switch Embedded 24-port, 8 Gbps Switch Fabric OS v6.1.0 or later
Brocade 5431 embedded switch Embedded 16-port, 8 Gbps Stackable Switch Fabric OS v7.2.0 or later
Brocade 5450 embedded switch Embedded 16-port, 8 Gbps Switch Fabric OS v6.2.0 or later
Brocade 5460 embedded switch Embedded 24-port, 8 Gbps Switch Fabric OS v6.1.0_emb or later
Brocade 5470 embedded switch Embedded 24-port, 8 Gbps Switch Fabric OS v6.1.0 or later
Brocade 5480 embedded switch Embedded 24-port, 8 Gbps Switch Fabric OS v6.1.0 or later
Brocade 6505 switch 24-port, 16 Gbps Edge switch Fabric OS v7.0.1 or later
Brocade M6505 embedded switch 24-port, 16 Gbps embedded switch Fabric OS v7.2.0 or later
Brocade 6510 switch 48-port, 16 Gbps switch Fabric OS v7.0.0 or later
Brocade 6520 switch 96-port, 16 Gbps switch Fabric OS v7.1.0 or later
Brocade 6547 embedded switch 48-port, 16 Gbps embedded switch Fabric OS v7.2.0 or later
Brocade 7500 Extension switch 4 Gbps Router, Extension Switch Fabric OS v5.1.0 or later
Brocade 7500E Extension switch 4 Gbps Extension Switch Fabric OS v5.1.0 or later
Brocade AP7600 switch 4 Gbps 32-port Switch Fabric OS v6.1.0 or later
Brocade 7800 switch 8 Gbps Extension Switch Fabric OS v6.3.0 or later
Brocade 7840 switch 16 Gbps 24-FC port, 18 GbE port Switch Fabric OS v7.3.0 or later
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Brocade 8000 switch 8 Gbps 8-FC port, 10 GbE 24-DCB port Switch Fabric OS v6.1.2_CEE
Brocade 8470 FCoE embedded switch FCoE Embedded Switch Fabric OS v6.3.1_CEE
Brocade VA-40FC switch 8 Gbps 40-port Switch
Brocade Encryption Switch 8 Gbps Encryption Switch Fabric OS v6.1.1_enc or later
Brocade 48000 director Director Chassis
Brocade 48000 director with FC4-16, FC4-32, and FC4-48 Blades
Director Chassis with 4 Gbps 16-FC port, 4 Gbps 32-FC port, and 4 Gbps 48-FC port
Fabric OS v5.2.0 or later (FC4-48)
Brocade 48000 director with FR4-18i Blades Director Chassis with 4 Gbps router, extension blades
Fabric OS v5.1.0 or later (FR4-18i)
Brocade 48000 director with FC4-16IP Blades Director Chassis with 4 Gbps 8-FC port and 8 GbE iSCSI blades
Fabric OS v5.2.0 or later (FC4-16IP)
Brocade 48000 director with FC10-6 Blades Director Chassis with 10 Gbps 6-port ISL blades Fabric OS v5.3.0 or later (FC10-6)
Brocade DCX 1, 2 8-slot Backbone Chassis Fabric OS v6.0.0 or later
Brocade DCX 1, 2 with FC8-16, FC8-32, and FC8-48 Blades
8-slot Backbone Chassis with 8 Gbps 16-FC port, 8 Gbps 32-FC port, and 8 Gbps 48-FC port blades
Fabric OS v6.0.0 or later
Brocade DCX 1, 2 with FC8-64 Blades 8-slot Backbone Chassis with 8 Gbps 64-FC port blades
Fabric OS v6.4.0 or later
Brocade DCX 1, 2 with FR4-18i Blades 8-slot Backbone Chassis with 4 Gbps Router, Extension blade
Fabric OS v6.0.0 or later
Brocade DCX 1, 2 with FC10-6 Blades 8-slot Backbone Chassis with FC 10 - 6 ISL Blade Fabric OS v6.2.0 or later
Brocade DCX 1, 2 with FS8-18 Blades 8-slot Backbone Chassis with Encryption Blade Fabric OS v6.1.1_enc or later
Brocade DCX 1, 2 with FX8-24 Blades 8-slot Backbone Chassis with 8 Gbps 12-FC port, 10 GbE ports, 2-10 GbE ports blade
Fabric OS v6.3.1_CEE
Brocade DCX 1, 2 with FCoE10-24 Blades 8-slot Backbone Chassis with 10 Gbps 24-port FCoE blade
Fabric OS v6.3.1_CEE
Brocade DCX-4S 4-slot Backbone Chassis Fabric OS v6.0.0 or later
Brocade DCX-4S with FC8-16, FC8-32, and FC8-48 Blades
4-slot Backbone Chassis with 8 Gbps 16-FC port, 8 Gbps 32-FC port, and 8 Gbps 48-FC port blades
Fabric OS v6.2.0 or later
Brocade DCX-4S with FC8-64 Blades 4-slot Backbone Chassis with 8 Gbps 64-FC port blades
Fabric OS v6.4.0 or later
Brocade DCX-4S with FR4-18i Blades 4-slot Backbone Chassis with 4 Gbps Router, Extension blade
Fabric OS v6.2.0 or later
Brocade DCX-4S with FC10-6 Blades 4-slot Backbone Chassis with FC 10 - 6 ISL Blade Fabric OS v6.2.0 or later
Brocade DCX-4S with FS8-18 Blades 4-slot Backbone Chassis with Encryption Blade Fabric OS v6.1.1_enc or later
Brocade DCX-4S with FX8-241, 2 Blades 4-slot Backbone Chassis with 8 Gbps 12-FC port, 10 GbE ports, 2-10 GbE ports blade
Fabric OS v6.3.1_CEE
Brocade DCX-4S with FCoE10-24 Blades 4-slot Backbone Chassis with 10 Gbps 24-port FCoE blade
Fabric OS v6.3.0 or later
Brocade DCX 8510-4 16 Gbps 4-slot Backbone Chassis Fabric OS v7.0.0 or later
TABLE 1 Fabric OS-supported hardware (Continued)
Device name Terminology used in documentation Firmware level required
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Brocade DCX 8510-4 with FS8-18 Encryption Blades
16 Gbps 4-slot Backbone Chassis with Encryption blades
Fabric OS v6.1.1_enc or later
Brocade DCX 8510-4 with FC8-64 and FX8-241, 2 Blades
16 Gbps 4-slot Backbone Chassis with 8 Gbps 64-port and 8 Gbps Router Extension blades
Fabric OS v7.0.0 or later
Brocade DCX 8510-4 with FC16-32 and FC16-48 Blades
16 Gbps 4-slot Backbone Chassis with 16 Gbps 32-port and 16 Gbps 48-port blades
Fabric OS v7.0.0 or later
Brocade DCX 8510-4 with FC8-32E and FC8-48E Blades
16 Gbps 4-slot Backbone Chassis with 8 Gbps 32-port and 8 Gbps 48-port blades
Fabric OS v7.0.1 or later
Brocade DCX 8510-4 with FC16-64 Blades 16 Gbps 4-slot Backbone Chassis with 16 Gbps 64-port blades
Fabric OS v7.3.0 or later
Brocade DCX 8510-81, 2 16 Gbps 8-slot Backbone Chassis Fabric OS v7.0.0 or later
Brocade DCX 8510-81, 2 with FS8-18 Encryption Blades
16 Gbps 8-slot Backbone Chassis with Encryption blades
Fabric OS v6.1.1_enc or later
Brocade DCX 8510-81, 2 with FC8-64 and FX8-24 Blades
16 Gbps 8-slot Backbone Chassis with 8 Gbps 64-port and 8 Gbps Router Extension blades
Fabric OS v6.4.0 or later
Brocade DCX 8510-81, 2 with FC16-32 and FC16-48 Blades
16 Gbps 8-slot Backbone Chassis with 16 Gbps 32-port and 16 Gbps 48-port blades
Fabric OS v7.0.0 or later
Brocade DCX-8510-81, 2 with FCoE10-24 Blades 16 Gbps 8-slot Backbone Chassis with 10 Gbps 24-port FCoE blade
Fabric OS v7.0.0 or later
Brocade DCX 8510-81,2 16 Gbps 8-slot Backbone Chassis with 16 Gbps 64-port blades
Fabric OS v7.3.0 or later
FA4-18 Application Platform Blade Application Platform blade
FC8-16 Blade FC 8 GB 16-port blade Fabric OS v6.2.0 or later
FC8-32 Blade FC 8 GB 32-port blade Fabric OS v6.2.0 or later
FC8-32E Blade3 FC 8 GB 32-port blade Fabric OS v7.0.1 or later
FC8-48 Blade3 FC 8 GB 48-port blade Fabric OS v6.2.0 or later
FC8-48E Blade FC 8 GB 48-port blade Fabric OS v7.0.1 or later
FC8-64 Blade FC 8 GB 64-port blade Fabric OS v6.4.0 or later
FC10-6 Blade FC 10 - 6 ISL blade Fabric OS v6.2.0 or later
FC16-32 Blade 16 Gbps 32-port blade Fabric OS v7.0.0 or later
FC16-48 Blade 16 Gbps 48-port blade Fabric OS v7.0.0 or later
FC16-64 Blade 16 Gbps 64-port blade Fabric OS v7.3.0 or later
FCoE10-24 Blade4 10 Gbps FCoE Port Router Blade Fabric OS v6.3.0 or later
FR4-18i Blade 4 Gbps Router Extension blade Fabric OS v5.1.0 or later
FS8-18 Encryption Blade Encryption Blade Fabric OS v6.1.1_enc or later
FX8-24 Blade 1, 2 8 Gbps Router Extension Blade Fabric OS v6.4.0 or later
1. Professional can discover, but not manage, this device. Use the device’s Element Manager, which can be launched from the Connectivity Map, to manage the device. This device cannot be used as a Seed switch.
2. Professional Plus Trial and Licensed version can discover, but not manage, this device. Use the device’s Element Manager, which can be launched from the Connectivity Map, to manage the device. This device cannot be used as a Seed switch.
3. Only supported on the DCX 8510-4 and DCX 8510-8 chassis.
TABLE 1 Fabric OS-supported hardware (Continued)
Device name Terminology used in documentation Firmware level required
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IronWare hardware and software support
The following firmware platforms are supported by this release of Network Advisor 12.4.0:
• BigIron 2.7.02e (sustaining mode) or later
• FastIron 7.2.0 or later
• NetIron 5.1.0 or later
• ServerIron (JetCore) 11.0 (sustaining mode) or later
• ServerIron ADX 12.2.0 or later
• TurboIron 4.2.0 (sustaining mode) or later
For platform-specific firmware requirements, refer to Table 2.
Table 2 lists the hardware platforms supported by this release of Network Advisor 12.4.0, the terminology used in the documentation, as well as any specific firmware requirements.
4. Only supported on the DCX, DCX-4S, and DCX 8510-8 chassis.
TABLE 2 IronWare-supported hardware
Device name Terminology used in documentation Firmware level required
BigIron family Ethernet Chassis BigIron 2.7.02e or 2.7.01b
BigIron RX-4 (BI-RX-4-AC) Ethernet Chassis, 4 interface slots BigIron 2.7.02e or 2.7.01b
BigIron RX-8 (BI-RX-8-AC) Ethernet Chassis, 8 interface slots BigIron 2.7.02e or 2.7.01b
BigIron RX-16 (BI-RX-16-AC-A) Ethernet Chassis, 16 interface slots BigIron 2.7.02e or 2.7.01b
Brocade 6910 Ethernet Access Switch Ethernet Access Switch release 2.0.2.7, loader version 1.0.1.3
FastIron family Ethernet switch See individual device.
FastIron CX 624S (FCX624S) Ethernet L2/L3 Edge switch, 24 1GbE RJ45 ports
FastIron 06.0.00 and later
FastIron CX 648S (FCX648S) Ethernet L2/L3 Edge switch, 48 1GbE RJ45 ports
FastIron 06.0.00 and later
FastIron CX 624S-HPOE (FCX624S-HPOE) Ethernet L2/L3 Edge switch, 24 1GbE RJ45 ports, 24 POE+ ports
FastIron 06.0.00 and later
FastIron CX 648S-HPOE (FCX648S-HPOE) Ethernet L2/L3 Edge switch, 48 1GbE RJ45 ports, 48 POE+ ports
FastIron 06.0.00 and later
FastIron CX 624S-F (FCX624S-F) Ethernet L2/L3 Edge switch, 20 SFP ports FastIron 06.0.00 and later
FastIron CX 624-E (FCX624-E) Ethernet L2/L3 Edge switch, 24 1GbE RJ45 ports
FastIron 06.0.00 and later
FastIron CX 624-I (FCX624-I) Ethernet L2/L3 Edge switch, 24 1GbE RJ45 ports
FastIron 06.0.00 and later
FastIron CX 648-E (FCX648-E) Ethernet L2/L3 Edge switch, 48 1GbE RJ45 ports
FastIron 06.0.00 and later
FastIron CX 648-I (FCX648-I) Ethernet L2/L3 Edge switch, 48 1GbE RJ45 ports
FastIron 06.0.00 and later
ICX 6610 Stackable switch family Campus LAN Edge stackable switch FastIron 07.0.3 and laterHyper Edge stacking requires FastIron 8.0 or later
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ICX 6610-24 Stackable switch 24 RJ-45 ports Campus LAN Edge stackable switch
FastIron 07.0.3 and laterHyper Edge stacking requires FastIron 8.0 or later
ICX 6610-48 Stackable switch 48 RJ-45 ports Campus LAN Edge stackable switch
FastIron 07.0.3 and laterHyper Edge stacking requires FastIron 8.0 or later
ICX 6610-24F Stackable switch 24 SFP ports Campus LAN Edge stackable switch
FastIron 07.0.3 and laterHyper Edge stacking requires FastIron 8.0 or later
ICX 6610-24P Stackable switch 24 PoE ports Campus LAN Edge stackable switch
FastIron 07.0.3 and laterHyper Edge stacking requires FastIron 8.0 or later
ICX 6610-48P Stackable switch 48 PoE ports Campus LAN Edge stackable switch
FastIron 07.0.3 and laterHyper Edge stacking requires FastIron 8.0 or later
ICX 6430-24 switch 24-port Campus LAN switch FastIron 07.4.00 and later
ICX 6430-24-HPOE switch 24-port Campus LAN HPOE switch FastIron 07.4.00 and later
ICX 6430-48 switch 48-port Campus LAN switch FastIron 07.4.00 and later
ICX 6430-48-HPOE switch 48-port Campus LAN HPOE switch FastIron 07.4.00 and later
ICX 6450 stacking switch Campus LAN stacking switch FastIron 8.0 or later
ICX 6450-24 switch 24-port Campus LAN switch FastIron 07.4.00 and later
ICX 6450-24 Base L3 router 24-port Campus LAN Base L3 router FastIron 07.4.00 and later
ICX 6450-24 Base router 24-port Campus LAN Base router FastIron 07.4.00 and later
ICX 6450-24 Premium router 24-port Campus LAN Premium router FastIron 07.4.00 and later
ICX 6450-24-HPOE switch 24-port Campus LAN HPOE switch FastIron 07.4.00 and later
ICX 6450-24-HPOE Base L3 router 24-port Campus LAN HPOE Base L3 router FastIron 07.4.00 and later
ICX 6450-24-HPOE Base router 24-port Campus LAN HPOE Base router FastIron 07.4.00 and later
ICX 6450-24-HPOE Premium router 24-port Campus LAN HPOE Premium router
FastIron 07.4.00 and later
ICX 6450-48 switch 48-port Campus LAN switch FastIron 07.4.00 and later
ICX 6450-48 Base L3 router 48-port Campus LAN Base L3 router FastIron 07.4.00 and later
ICX 6450-48 Base router 48-port Campus LAN Base router FastIron 07.4.00 and later
ICX 6450-48 Premium router 48-port Campus LAN Premium router FastIron 07.4.00 and later
ICX 6450-48-HPOE switch 48-port Campus LAN HPOE switch FastIron 07.4.00 and later
ICX 6450-48-HPOE Base L3 router 48-port Campus LAN HPOE Base L3 router FastIron 07.4.00 and later
ICX 6450-48-HPOE Base router 48-port Campus LAN HPOE Base router FastIron 07.4.00 and later
ICX 6450-48-HPOE Premium router 48-port Campus LAN HPOE Premium router
FastIron 07.4.00 and later
ICX 6430 IronStack switch 24-port Campus LAN stackable switch FastIron 07.4.00 and later
ICX 6430 IronStack Base L3 router Campus LAN Base L3 stackable router FastIron 07.4.00 and later
TABLE 2 IronWare-supported hardware (Continued)
Device name Terminology used in documentation Firmware level required
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ICX 6430 IronStack Base router Campus LAN Base stackable router FastIron 07.4.00 and later
ICX 6430 IronStack Premium router Campus LAN Premium stackable router FastIron 07.4.00 and later
ICX 6450 IronStack switch 48-port Campus LAN stackable switch FastIron 07.4.00 and laterHyper Edge stacking requires FastIron 8.0 or later
ICX 7250-24 switch 24-port Campus LAN switch FastIron 08.0.30 and later
ICX 7250-24 Base L3 router 24-port Campus LAN Base L3 router FastIron 08.0.30 and later
ICX 7250-24 router 24-port Campus LAN router FastIron 08.0.30 and later
ICX 7250-24-HPOE switch 24-port Campus LAN HPOE switch FastIron 08.0.30 and later
ICX 7250-24-HPOE Base L3 router 24-port Campus LAN HPOE Base L3 router FastIron 08.0.30 and later
ICX 7250-24-HPOE Base router 24-port Campus LAN HPOE Base router FastIron 08.0.30 and later
ICX 7250-48 switch 48-port Campus LAN switch FastIron 08.0.30 and later
ICX 7250-48 Base L3 router 48-port Campus LAN Base L3 router FastIron 08.0.30 and later
ICX 7250-48 router 48-port Campus LAN router FastIron 08.0.30 and later
ICX 7250-48-HPOE switch 48-port Campus LAN HPOE switch FastIron 08.0.30 and later
ICX 7250-48-HPOE Base L3 router 48-port Campus LAN HPOE Base L3 router FastIron 08.0.30 and later
ICX 7250-48-HPOE Base router 48-port Campus LAN HPOE Base router FastIron 08.0.30 and later
ICX 7250-24G switch 24-port 1G Campus LAN switch FastIron 08.0.30 and later
ICX 7250-24G Base L3 router 24-port 1G Campus LAN Base L3 router FastIron 08.0.30 and later
ICX 7250-24G router 24-port 1G Campus LAN router FastIron 08.0.30 and later
ICX 7450-24 switch 24-port Campus LAN switch FastIron 08.0.20 and later
ICX 7450-24 Base L3 router 24-port Campus LAN Base L3 router FastIron 08.0.20 and later
ICX 7450-24 router 24-port Campus LAN router FastIron 08.0.20 and later
ICX 7450-24-HPOE switch 24-port Campus LAN HPOE switch FastIron 08.0.20 and later
ICX 7450-24-HPOE Base L3 router 24-port Campus LAN HPOE Base L3 router FastIron 08.0.20 and later
ICX 7450-24-HPOE Base router 24-port Campus LAN HPOE Base router FastIron 08.0.20 and later
ICX 7450-48 switch 48-port Campus LAN switch FastIron 08.0.20 and later
ICX 7450-48 Base L3 router 48-port Campus LAN Base L3 router FastIron 08.0.20 and later
ICX 7450-48 router 48-port Campus LAN router FastIron 08.0.20 and later
ICX 7450-48-HPOE switch 48-port Campus LAN HPOE switch FastIron 08.0.20 and later
ICX 7450-48-HPOE Base L3 router 48-port Campus LAN HPOE Base L3 router FastIron 08.0.20 and later
ICX 7450-48-HPOE Base router 48-port Campus LAN HPOE Base router FastIron 08.0.20 and later
ICX 7450-48F switch 48 SFP ports Campus LAN switch FastIron 08.0.20 and later
ICX 7450-48F Base L3 router 48 SFP ports Campus LAN Base L3 router FastIron 08.0.20 and later
ICX 7450-48F router 48 SFP ports Campus LAN router FastIron 08.0.20 and later
ICX 7750-26Q switch 26 10/40 GbE QSFP+ ports FastIron 08.0.10 and later
TABLE 2 IronWare-supported hardware (Continued)
Device name Terminology used in documentation Firmware level required
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ICX 7750-48F switch 48 1/10 GbE SFP+ ports and six 10/40 GbE QSFP+ ports
FastIron 08.0.10 and later
ICX 7750-48C switch 48 1/10 GbE RJ-45 ports and six 10/40 GbE QSFP+ ports
FastIron 08.0.10 and later
FastIron GS Ethernet L2/L3 Access switch
FastIron GS-STK Ethernet L2/L3 Access switch, stackable
FastIron LS Enterprise LAN switch
FastIron LS-STK Enterprise LAN switch, stackable
FastIron SuperX/SX Enterprise LAN chassis FSX 02.4.00 and later
FastIron SX 800 and FastIron SX 1600 Enterprise LAN chassis FSX 02.4.00 and later
FastIron 8-port 10 GbE SFP Blade 8-port 10 GbE SFP Blade
FastIron 24-port Fiber SFP GbE Blade 24-port Fiber SFP GbE Blade
FastIron 24-port GbE Cu Blade 24-port GbE Cu Blade
FastIron 2-port 10GbE SFP+ Blade 2-port 10GbE SFP+ Blade
FastIron Edge Switch X-Series 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, 20 100/1000 Mbps SFP ports
FastIron Edge X 624HF Enterprise LAN Edge switch, 20 100/1000 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 7131 Wireless access point Mobility 4.1.1 (standalone mode)Mobility 5.1 1 (adaptive mode)
Motorola Access Point 7131N Wireless access point Mobility 4.1.1 (standalone mode)Mobility 5.1 1 (adaptive mode)
Motorola Access Point 5181 Wireless access point Mobility 2.5.X (standalone mode)Mobility 5.1 1 (adaptive mode)
Motorola Access Point 6511 Wireless access point Mobility 5.1 1 (adaptive mode)
NetIron family Ethernet routers NetIron 5.0.0 or 5.0.1
TABLE 2 IronWare-supported hardware (Continued)
Device name Terminology used in documentation Firmware level required
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Network OS hardware and software support
Network Advisor 12.4.0 supports the Network OS 4.1.0 firmware platform. For platform-specific firmware requirements, if any, refer to Table 3.
Table 3 lists the hardware platforms supported by this release of Network Advisor 12.4.0, the terminology used in the documentation, as well as any specific firmware requirements.
NetIron MLX(Supported regardless of license configuration)
Ethernet router NetIron 5.0.0 or 5.0.1
NetIron MLXe (Supported regardless of license configuration)
Ethernet Core router NetIron 5.0.0 or 5.0.1
NetIron XMR(Supported regardless of license configuration)
Ethernet Backbone router NetIron 5.0.0 or 5.0.1
NetIron CES 2048CX (NI-CES-2048CX-AC)(Supported regardless of license configuration)
Ethernet Carrier router NetIron 5.0.0 or 5.0.1
NetIron CER (Supported regardless of license configuration)
Ethernet Edge router NetIron 5.0.0 or 5.0.1
NetIron XMR/MLX 2-Port 100GbE Module 2-Port 100GbE Module NetIron 5.7.0
NetIron XMR/MLX 20-port 10GbE Module 20-port 10GbE Module NetIron 5.7.0
NetIron MLX 4-Port 10GbE Module 4-port 10GbE Module NetIron 5.8.0
NetIron MLX MR2 Module Management Module NetIron 5.8.0
NetIron MLX 4-port 10 GbE IPSEC-M 4-port 10 GbE IPSEC-M Blade NetIron 5.8.0
NetIron MLX 2-Port 100-GbE (X2) CFP2 2-port 100 GbE (X2) CFP2 Blade NetIron 5.8.0
NetIron MLX 20-Port 10-GbE/1GBE (X2) 20-port 10 GbE (X2) Blade NetIron 5.8.0
ServerIron family Application product
ServerIron ADX 1000 Application switch
ServerIron ADX 1000F Application Fiber switch ADX 12.3.03 or later
ServerIron ADX 4000 4U Application Delivery chassis ADX 12.1.00 or later
ServerIron ADX 10000 10U Application Delivery chassis ADX 12.1.00 or later
TurboIron Family Data Center switch 4.1.00d or 4.2.00 or later
TurboIron 24X (T1-24X-AC) Data Center switch 4.1.00d or 4.2.00 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
1 The Management application cannot discover or manage wireless access points running Mobility 5.1.
TABLE 2 IronWare-supported hardware (Continued)
Device name Terminology used in documentation Firmware level required
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HBA hardware and software support
The following firmware platforms are supported by this release of Network Advisor 12.4.0:
• Adapter Software 3.0.0.0 or later
The hardware platforms in Table 4 are supported by this release of Network Advisor 12.4.0.
TABLE 3 Network OS-supported hardware
Device name Terminology used in documentation Firmware level required
Brocade VDX 2730 10 Gbps connection blade VDX 2730 10 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 6720-24 switch VDX 6720-24 switch 2.1 or later
Brocade VDX 6720-60 switch VDX 6720-60 switch 2.1 or later
Brocade VDX 6730-32 switch VDX 6730-32 switch 2.1 or later
Brocade VDX 6730-76 switch VDX 6730-76 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 6940-36Q switch VDX 6940-36 switch 6.0 or later
Brocade VDX 8770-4 switch VDX 8770-4 switch 3.0 or later
Brocade VDX 8770-8 switch VDX 8770-8 switch 3.0 or later
Brocade VDX 8770 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
TABLE 4 HBA-supported hardware
Device name Terminology used in documentation Firmware level required
Brocade 415 Host Bus Adapter 4 Gbps 1-port HBA
Brocade 425 Host Bus Adapter 4 Gbps 2-port HBA
Brocade 815 Host Bus Adapter 8 Gbps 1-port HBA
Brocade 825 Host Bus Adapter 8 Gbps 2-port HBA
Brocade 1860 Fabric Adapter 16 Gbps FC HBA mode10 Gbps CNA mode10 Gbps NIC mode
Adapter Software 3.0.0.0 or later
Brocade 1867 HBA 16 Gbps Mezzanine HBA Adapter Software 3.0.3.0 or later
Emulex LPe12002-M8 8 Gbps 2-port HBA
Emulex LPe16002B 16 Gbps 2-port HBA
QLogic QLE2562-CK 8 Gbps 2-port FC HBA x4 PCIe
QLogic QLE2672-CK PCI Express 3.0 x4 / PCI Express 2.0 x8 low profile 16 Gbps Fibre Channel x 2
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What’s new in this document
The following changes have been made since this document was last released:
• Information that was added:
- HBA hardware and software support
• Information that was changed:
- Fabric OS hardware and software support
- Ironware OS hardware and software support
- Network OS hardware and software support
• Information that was deleted:
- None
Document conventions
This section describes text formatting conventions and important notice formats used in this document.
Text formattingThe narrative-text formatting conventions that are used are as follows:
bold text Identifies command namesIdentifies the names of user-manipulated GUI elementsIdentifies keywords and operandsIdentifies text to enter at the GUI or CLI
italic text Provides emphasisIdentifies variablesIdentifies paths and Internet addressesIdentifies document titles
code text Identifies CLI outputIdentifies command syntax examples
For readability, command names in the narrative portions of this guide are presented in mixed lettercase: for example, switchShow. In actual examples, command lettercase is all lowercase.
Notes, cautions, and warningsThe following notices and statements are used in this manual. They are listed below in order of increasing severity of potential hazards.
NOTEA note provides a tip, guidance, or advice, emphasizes important information, or provides a reference to related information.
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ATTENTIONAn Attention statement indicates potential damage to hardware or data.
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.
Key termsFor definitions specific to Brocade and Fibre Channel, see the technical glossaries on MyBrocade. See “Brocade resources” on page xix for instructions on accessing MyBrocade.
For definitions of SAN-specific terms, visit the Storage Networking Industry Association online dictionary at:
http://www.snia.org/education/dictionary
Notice to the reader
This document may contain references to the trademarks of the following corporations. These trademarks are the properties of their respective companies and corporations.
These references are made for informational purposes only.
Corporation Referenced trademarks and products
Linus Torvalds Linux
Microsoft Corporation Windows, Windows NT, Internet Explorer
Netscape Communications Corporation Netscape
Red Hat, Inc. Red Hat, Red Hat Network, Maximum RPM, Linux Undercover
The Open Group UNIX
VMware, Inc. VMware
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Additional information
This section lists additional Brocade and industry-specific documentation that you might find helpful.
Brocade resourcesTo get up-to-the-minute information, go to http://my.brocade.com to register at no cost for a user ID and password.
White papers, online demonstrations, and data sheets are available through the Brocade website at:
http://www.brocade.com/products-solutions/products/index.page
For additional Brocade documentation, visit the Brocade website:
http://www.brocade.com
Release notes are available on the MyBrocade website.
Other industry resourcesFor additional resource information, visit the Technical Committee T11 website. This website provides interface standards for high-performance and mass storage applications for Fibre Channel, storage management, and other applications:
http://www.t11.org
For information about the Fibre Channel industry, visit the Fibre Channel Industry Association website:
http://www.fibrechannel.org
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:
1. Management Application Serial Number
To obtain the Management application serial number, select Help > License. The License dialog box displays.
2. General Information
• Network Advisor version (Help > About)
• Network Advisor server OS type and version
• Network Advisor client OS type and version
• Error messages received
• Steps that led up to the problem
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• Detailed description of the problem, including the application or fabric behavior immediately following the problem, and specific questions
• Network Advisor supportsave output
• Description of any troubleshooting steps already performed and the results
3. 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.
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Software Licensing OverviewIn this chapter•Licenses overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
•How software licensing works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
•License types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
•Software license terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
•General notes about licensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
•Obtaining a license key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
•Viewing software license information from the Brocade software portal . . . 5
Licenses overviewLicense keys are encoded form of supported configuration or features. License keys verify ownership of the Management application software as well as determine the maximum port count allowed or any additional features that you receive as part of the license.
How software licensing worksWhen a license is ordered, an entitlement certificate or e-mail message, along with a transaction key, are 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 is installed on Brocade Network Advisor.
When a trial license expires, the new clients can no longer log in.
License typesThe following license types are supported by the Management application:
• Trial extension license - Enables 45 days of extension after the evaluation of 120 days free Professional Plus or Enterprise Trial edition.
• Permanent license - Enables a license-controlled feature to run on the Network Advisor indefinitely.
Software license terminology1
Software license terminologyThe following terms are used in this document.:
• Entitlement certificate - The proof-of-purchase certificate (paperpack) 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.
• 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.
• Licensed feature - Any hardware or software feature or set of features that require a valid software license in order to operate on the device.
• 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.
- Electronic - The transaction key is contained in an e-mail message, which is sent instantly to the customer after the order is placed. The customer receives the e-mail 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 the order, the key will be delivered by the way of paperpack.
General notes about licensingThis section lists the software licensing rules related to the Management application:
• Only one permanent or trial license at a time can be installed in Network Advisor.
• A trial license cannot replace or supersede a normal license.
Obtaining a license keyUse the following procedure to generate and obtain a software license.
1. Order a Network Advisor license.
NOTEIf a new feature is added, a new license will be issued.
NOTETwo trial licenses of 45 days each are available after the default trial period (120 days) expires.
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You will receive the license transaction key in the form of a paperback or electronic transaction key.
NOTEDo not discard the entitlement certificate or e-mail 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 http://swportal.brocade.com and complete the software license request. If you do not have a login ID and password, request access by following the instructions on the screen.
Figure 1 shows the Brocade Software Portal Login window.
FIGURE 1 Brocade Software Portal Login window
3. From the License Management menu, select Brocade Network Advisor > License Generation With Transaction Key.
The Brocade Network License Generation window displays as shown in Figure 2.
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FIGURE 2 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.
NOTEYou 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.
NOTEThe 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 Brocade End User License Agreement, and select the I have read and accept check box.
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 shows "Success" and the License File field contains a hyperlink to the generated license file. The license file is automatically sent by e-mail to the specified customer e-mail 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.
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Viewing software license information from the Brocade software portal
This section describes other software licensing tasks supported from the Brocade software portal. You can use the Unit License Query option to view software license information for Network Advisor. 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 the license was installed
• Transaction key
• LID
• Product line
To view license information, complete the following steps.
1. From the License Management menu, select Brocade Network Advisor > Unit License Query.
The Network Advisor Unit License Query window displays, as shown in Figure 3.
FIGURE 3 License Query Window
2. Enter the unique serial number in the Serial Number field.
3. Enter the unique number in the Transaction Key field. The license details will be displayed only after the transaction key is activated.
4. Click Search.
The License Query Results window displays, as shown in Figure 4.
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FIGURE 4 License Query Results window
Table 5 describes the fields displayed in the License Query Results window.
TABLE 5 Description of License Query Results fields
Field or Component Description
Customer Serial # The unique serial number given to the customer
Transaction Key The unique key number along with the License ID
Sales Order The order number of the sale
Purchase Order The order number of the purchase
Description The license type ordered
License The type of license
Key Activation Date The date the license key is activated
Size of SAN at the time of installation
Used for SAN devices
Software Version Number The software version
M&S Expiration Date The expiration date of M&S
IP Switch Count The switch count of IP
IP Switch Port Count The switch port count of IP
MPLS Count The MPLS count
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Management ApplicationIn this chapter•Managed count . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
•Upgrading the Management application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Managed countThe 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).
NOTESAN Professional Plus Licensed versions can manage up to 2,560 ports.
NOTESAN Enterprise Trial and Licensed versions can manage up to 15,000 ports and 100 fabrics.
NOTESAN +IP Enterprise Trial and Licensed versions can only manage up to 20 IP devices when managing 15,000 SAN ports.
NOTEFor full performance management and dashboard functionality, the Large option of the SAN Enterprise edition only supports 5,000 switch ports on a 32-bit system.
NOTEVirtual Fabrics are counted as fabrics when calculating the managed count limits.
NOTEIP Enterprise Licensed version can manage up to 5,050 IP products and 100 MPLS products with the appropriate number of device licenses installed.
NOTEIP Enterprise 120 days Trial version can manage up to 150 IP products and 10 MPLS products with the appropriate number of device licenses installed.
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Upgrading the Management application2
Upgrading the Management applicationThe quickest and simplest method of moving from lower configuration to higher configuration is to enter the new license information on the License dialog box.
The following tables list the available upgrade paths.
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 from the Start menu).
The Log In dialog box displays.
5. Choose one of the following options:
TABLE 6 SAN upgrade paths
Current software release To software release
SAN Professional Plus Licensed SAN Enterprise LicensedSAN Professional Plus + IP Enterprise LicensedSAN + IP Enterprise Licensed
SAN Enterprise Trial SAN Enterprise LicensedSAN + IP Enterprise LicensedSAN + IP Enterprise Trial
SAN Enterprise Licensed SAN + IP Enterprise Licensed
TABLE 7 IP upgrade paths
Current software release To software release
IP Professional IP Base Trial or LicensedSAN Professional Plus + IP Enterprise LicensedSAN + IP Enterprise Trial or Licensed
IP Base Trial IP Base LicensedSAN + IP Enterprise LicensedSAN Professional Plus + IP Enterprise Licensed
IP Base Licensed (lower count) IP Base Licensed (higher count)SAN + IP Enterprise Licensed
TABLE 8 SAN + IP upgrade paths
Current software release To software release
SAN Professional Plus + IP Base Licensed SAN + IP Enterprise Licensed version
SAN + IP Enterprise Trial SAN + IP Enterprise Licensed version
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• 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, respectively.
NOTEDo 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.
NOTEWhen 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.
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Software Licensing TasksIn this chapter•Viewing the license key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
•Upgrading the license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
•License downgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Viewing the license keyA license key is required to run the Management application. The license key specifies the expiration date of a trial license, as well as the number of ports allowed. If you are installing the Management application for the first time or you are migrating to a new version, refer to the Brocade Network Advisor Installation and Migration Guide.
NOTEIf your installation does not require a license key, the License dialog box does not display.
To view the license key, complete the following steps.
1. Select Help > License.
The License dialog box displays.
FIGURE 5 License dialog box
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2. Review the new information in the License dialog box fields:
• License Key — License keys consist of an asterisk (*) followed by a unique string of alphanumeric characters. License keys verify ownership of the Management application software as well as determine the maximum port count allowed or any additional features that you receive as part of the license.
• Serial # — The serial number of the server associated with the license key. This field is not editable; it is populated after you set the license key on the server.
• Remaining Trial Period — The number of days remaining in the trial period.
• License Details — The managed and licensed count for products and ports. The items to be counted:
- Fabrics (SAN)
- Ports (SAN)
- Products (IP)
- MPLS Products (IP)
• Package — Whether the count is part of the SAN or IP package.
• Managed Count — The number of managed ports, or products, and fabrics.
NOTEVirtual Fabrics are counted as fabrics when calculating the managed count limits.
• Maximum Limit — The number of licensed ports or products allowed.
- SAN Enterprise edition supports a maximum of 15,000 ports and 100 fabrics.
- SAN Professional Plus edition supports a maximum of 2,560 ports and 100 fabrics.
- Only fabrics and devices discovered from the SAN tab are counted.
- IP Enterprise Licensed version supports a maximum of 5,050 IP products including 100 MPLS products with the appropriate number of device licenses installed.
- IP Enterprise Trial version supports a maximum of 150 IP products including 10 MPLS products with the appropriate number of device licenses installed.
- Only products and ports discovered from the IP tab are counted.
3. Click OK to close the License dialog box.
Upgrading the license
NOTEYou are not required to enter a license key for a trial license. If you selected 120 Days Trial during installation, you can use the Management application, including all of its features, for a trial period of 120 days. At the termination of the trial period, a “license expired” confirmation message displays. You must enter a license key to continue using the Management application.
NOTEYou are not required to enter a license key for SMI Agent only installation. If you choose the SMI Agent only option, when you open the Management application client, a License dialog box displays, where you must enter a license key.
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NOTEYou can upgrade the license from Professional edition.
The quickest and simplest method of moving from one package to another is to enter the new license information in the License dialog box. Refer to the “Upgrading the Management application” on page 8 for the list of the available upgrade paths.
1. Select Help > License.
The License dialog box displays.
2. Browse to the license key file (.xml) to load the license from a file, or cut and paste the license string into the License Key field.
The License Key field is not case-sensitive.
3. Click Update to extract the new license information.
4. Click OK on the Network Advisor License dialog box.
5. Click OK on the message.
The client closes after updating the license successfully. Restart the server, client, and Server Management Console for the changes to take effect.
NOTEWhen you migrate to a license with new features, you must add the new features to the appropriate user roles.
6. Open the application (double-click the desktop icon or open from the Start menu).
The Log In dialog box displays.
7. Enter your user name and password.
The defaults are Administrator and password, respectively. If you migrated from a previous release, your user name and password do not change.
NOTEDo not enter Domain\User_Name in the User ID field for LDAP server authentication.
8. 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.
9. Click Login.
10. Click OK on the Network Advisor Login Banner.
License downgradeYou can downgrade from a higher configuration to a licensed version with a lower configuration. You can perform the following types of downgrade:
• Edition
• Package
• MPLS
• IP Product Count
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NOTEYou cannot downgrade to Professional edition.
NOTEDowngrading to a Trial version is not supported.
NOTEYou cannot downgrade during migration (Configuration Wizard).
NOTEYou cannot downgrade if the IP discovery profile is running and server backup is in process.
Downgrading the editionTable 9 lists the available downgrade paths.
Before you downgrade the edition, make sure your application meets the following requirements:
• Your application configuration is within the limit of the licensed version.
• The application is not using a DCX device as a seed switch.
NOTEIf 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 that details 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, then log back into 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.
TABLE 9 Edition downgrade paths
Current software release To software release
SAN + IP Enterprise Licensed or Trial SAN + IP Professional Plus LicensedSAN Professional Plus Licensed
SAN Enterprise Licensed or Trial SAN + IP Professional Plus Licensed
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Downgrading the package
NOTEYou cannot downgrade if the IP discovery profile is running and server backup is in process.
Table 10 lists the available downgrade paths.
Before you downgrade the package, make sure your application meets the following requirements:
• If you are downgrading to the SAN-only license, delete all IP products and DCB devices discovered from the IP tab.
• If you are downgrading to the IP-only license, delete all SAN fabrics (both monitored and unmonitored).
NOTEIf 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 that details 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, then log back into the application.
After you downgrade, the following application changes occur:
• When you downgrade from SAN + IP to SAN only, the IP network size changes to none, and all network size-related parameters (such as asset collection thread pool size and client and server heap size) are updated.
• When you downgrade from SAN + IP to SAN only, the SAN network size changes to none, and all network size-related parameters (such as asset collection thread pool size and client and server heap size) are updated.
TABLE 10 Package downgrade paths
Current software release To software release
SAN + IP Enterprise SAN EnterpriseIP BaseSAN Professional Plus
SAN + IP Professional Plus SAN EnterpriseIP BaseSAN Professional Plus
SAN + IP Professional SAN EnterpriseIP BaseSAN Professional Plus
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NOTEWhen you downgrade from SAN + IP to IP only, the IP discovery profile, if scheduled, is disabled during the downgrade.
Downgrading the MPLS product countYou can downgrade from a license with MPLS to a license without MPLS. You can also downgrade from a license that allows more MPLS devices to a license that allows fewer MPLS devices.
Table 11 lists the available downgrade paths.
Before you downgrade, if you are downgrading to the IP-only license, delete all SAN fabrics (both monitored and unmonitored).
NOTEIf you combine more than one downgrade option, you must meet the requirements for all downgrade options.
To downgrade the MPLS product count, 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.
Depending on your downgrade, one of the following occurs:
• A message displays that MPLS products cannot be managed and all MPLS configuration will be deleted to proceed. Click Yes to delete the MPLS configurations automatically. Click No to delete the MPLS configurations yourself. After you manually delete the MPLS configurations, you must rediscover the IP products.
TABLE 11 MPLS downgrade paths
Current software release To software release
SAN + IP Enterprise with MPLS SAN + IP Enterprise with fewer MPLSSAN + IP Enterprise without MPLSIP Base with MPLSIP Base without MPLSSAN + IP Professional Plus without MPLSSAN + IP Professional Plus with fewer MPLS
IP Enterprise with MPLS SAN + IP Enterprise with fewer MPLSSAN + IP Enterprise without MPLSIP Base with MPLSIP Base without MPLSSAN + IP Professional Plus without MPLSSAN + IP Professional Plus with fewer MPLS
SAN + IP Professional Plus with MPLS SAN + IP Enterprise with fewer MPLSSAN + IP Enterprise without MPLSIP Base with MPLSIP Base without MPLSSAN + IP Professional Plus without MPLSSAN + IP Professional Plus with fewer MPLS
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• A message displays that the maximum number of MPLS products that can be managed and that the last MPLS configurations discovered will be deleted to proceed. Click Yes to delete the MPLS configurations automatically. Click No to delete the MPLS configurations yourself. After you manually delete the MPLS configurations, you must rediscover the IP products.
A message displays that details 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, then log back into the application.
IP product count downgradeYou can downgrade from a license with a higher product count to a license with a lower product count.
Table 12 lists the available downgrade paths.
Before you downgrade to a license with a lower product count, make sure that your application configuration is within the limit of the licensed version.
To downgrade to a license with a lower product count, 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 that details 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 client for the changes to take effect. However, if you combine this downgrade with any other downgrade, you must restart the server through the Server Management Console for the changes to take effect, then log back into the application.
You can downgrade from a higher configuration to a licensed version with a lower configuration.
NOTEDowngrading to a Trial version is not supported.
TABLE 12 IP downgrade paths
Current software release To software release
Enterprise SAN with SMI Agent + IP Enterprise SAN + IP with fewer productsProfessional Plus SAN + IP with fewer productsEnterprise IP with fewer products
Enterprise IP Enterprise IP with fewer products
Professional Plus SAN with SMI Agent + IP Professional Plus SAN + IP with fewer productsEnterprise IP with fewer products
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NOTEYou cannot downgrade during migration (Configuration Wizard).
Downgrading the editionBefore you downgrade the edition, make sure your application meets the following requirements:
• Your application configuration is within the limit of the downgrade licensed version.
• The application is not using a Backbone chassis as a seed switch.
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 that details 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, then log back into 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.
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A
ReferencesIn this appendix•Network Advisor packages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
•Edition feature support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Network Advisor packagesTable 15 summarizes the packages and available editions for each package.
For a list of the supported scalablility limits for Network Advisor by edition, refer to “Scalability limits” on page 19.
Scalability limitsTable 14 summarizes the scalability limits supported for Network Advisor by edition.
TABLE 13 Packages and versionsAppendix_References.fmPackage Editions
SAN with SMI Agent +IP • Enterprise (trial and licensed)• SAN Professional Plus + IP Enterprise (trial and licensed)• Professional
SAN with SMI Agent • Enterprise (trial and licensed)• Professional Plus (trial and licensed)• Professional
IP • Enterprise (trial and licensed)• Professional
SMI Agent NOTE: Network Advisor clients are not available in the SMI Agent only package. Clients are not required when other management tools are used the SMI Agent.
TABLE 14 Supported scalability limits by Network Advisor editionEnterprise edition SAN Professional Plus
+ IP Base editionProfessional edition
Small Medium Large
SAN Switch Ports 2000 5000 15000 2560 300
SAN Switches and Access Gateways 40 100 400 100 15
SAN Devices 5000 15000 40000 5000 1000
SAN Fabrics 25 50 100 36 2
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NOTEVirtual Fabrics are counted as fabrics when calculating the managed count limits.
NOTESMI Agent is not supported on Professional edition.
NOTEProfessional Plus is not supported for the IP only package.
NOTESupported network latency between Network Advisor server and client or server and devices is 100ms.
IP Switches1 50 200 1550 (supported)1200 (recommended) (with performance monitoring on up to 20000 ports)
50 50
MPLS Switches 1 10 100 1 Not supported.
VDX Switches 50 100 400 50 50
Managed Hosts 20 100 400 100 20
vCenters 1 5 10 5 1
VMs(inlcudes powered down VMs)
1000 5000 10000 5000 1000
ESX Hosts 200 1000 2000 1000 200
1.The IP switch count includes MPLS and VDX switches.
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Edition feature support A
Edition feature supportTable 15 details whether the SAN features are supported in the Professional, Professional Plus, or Enterprise versions, or only through the Element Manager of the device.
TABLE 15 SAN Features
FEATURE SUB FEATURE SAN
Professional
Professional Plus Enterprise
Switch Configuration Management
Basic configurations through EM Yes Yes Yes
Name Server Collection, Views Yes Yes Yes
Performance Management - SNMP Monitoring
Real-time Graphs Yes Yes Yes
Historical Collection/Display/ Reporting No Yes Yes
Thresholds No Yes Yes
Top talkers No Yes Yes
(Supported in SAN Switches and AG) No Yes Yes
Marching Ants No Yes Yes
No Yes Yes
Data Aging No Yes Yes
E-E monitors No Yes Yes
No Yes Yes
Performance Management - Traffic Analysis (sFlow)
sFlow configuration payload in configuration wizard
NA NA NA
Monitoring report dialogs NA NA NA
Accounting report dialogs NA NA NA
Custom reports NA NA NA
Zoning Member selection Yes Yes Yes
Zone editing Yes Yes Yes
Live Fabric Library Scope Yes Yes Yes
QoS Support Yes Yes Yes
Zone Alias support Yes Yes Yes
Ability to delete Zone database No Yes Yes
Impact Analysis Yes Yes Yes
Remove offline devices utility No Yes Yes
TI Zoning Yes Yes Yes
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Device to Zone, zone set participation analysis Yes Yes Yes
LSAN Zoning No Yes Yes
Rolling back an already activated zone DB No Yes Yes
Importing/Exporting of a zone DB to/from file system in XML format (Stretch Goal)
No Yes Yes
Meta-SAN Routing Configuration No Yes Yes
Domain ID Configuration No Yes Yes
Fault Management Show switch events Yes Yes Yes
Show Fabric events Yes Yes Yes
Add Syslog support and continue SNMP trap support
Yes Yes Yes
Trap Configuration, Credential, Customization Yes Yes Yes
Event Forwarding No Yes Yes
Event Custom Report No Yes Yes
Event Processing (Event Policies and Pseudo Events)
No Yes Yes
Common SNMP/Trap Registration Yes Yes Yes
AAA Authentication And Authorization Configuration No Yes Yes
Security Management Replicate Switch Policy Configuration No Yes Yes
Security Mgmt - SNMP configuration Yes Yes Yes
MAC Filter NA NA NA
Layer 2 ACL Yes Yes Yes
(For SAN tab it is supported only for DCB switches)
Yes Yes Yes
Layer 3 ACL NA NA NA
Services NA NA NA
Networks NA NA NA
Firmware Management and support save
Firmware download Yes Yes Yes
Capture Supportsave Yes Yes Yes
FICON CUP PDCM Matrix No No Yes
Cascaded FICON config Wizard No No Yes
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FEATURE SUB FEATURE SAN
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Cascaded FICON Fabric merge wizard No No Yes
Config Mgmt Periodic configuration backup and persistence No Yes Yes
Manual backup or Save Configuration (for Professional one switch at a time)
Yes Yes Yes
SAN Configuration repository management (for Professional one switch at a time)
No Yes Yes
Replicate Switch Configuration No Yes Yes
Product Configuration - Setting baselines, Search
NA NA NA
Change Tracking NA NA NA
Configuration snapshot NA NA NA
Save Configuration for VCS enabled switches NA NA NA
IP Configuration repository management (for Professional one switch at a time)
NA NA NA
FCIP Mgmt FCIP Configuration wizard Yes Yes Yes
Iperf & IP Trace Route Yes Yes Yes
AG Mgmt AG Display changes Yes Yes Yes
Support firmware download, Supportsave, Perf stats, Config file mgt.
Yes Yes Yes
Raw IPv6 Server - Switch support(For IP devices only if device supports IPV6)
Yes Yes Yes
Reports Generate Reports Yes Yes Yes
View Reports Yes Yes Yes
Performance data report No Yes Yes
FCR Reports No Yes Yes
SYR Reports*(Applicable only for EMC OEM) Yes Yes Yes
Brocade IP products - Inventory report NA NA NA
TABLE 15 SAN Features
FEATURE SUB FEATURE SAN
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Open Trunking Support Display trunks on the topology Yes Yes Yes
Properties dialog changes Yes Yes Yes
Display marching ants Yes Yes Yes
Connections dialog changes Yes Yes Yes
Troubleshooting and Diags
Device Connectivity Troubleshooting wizard Yes Yes Yes
Trace Route / Ping Yes Yes Yes
Fabric Device Sharing No Yes Yes
Call Home Support all Call center's No Yes Yes
Support save for Brocade switches No Yes Yes
Support for appending last 30 events in Call home event for email based Call centers
No Yes Yes
License Changes New License Key No Yes Yes
Port Administration All Port Admin features Yes Yes Yes
Mace Layer 2 FC support Yes Yes Yes
Encryption Configuration and Monitoring Yes Yes Yes
AG – Cisco interop support Yes Yes Yes
Device decommissioning Yes Yes Yes
RBAC User Management No Yes Yes
DCB configuration Management
DCB configuration Management Yes Yes Yes
FCoE configuration Management
FCoE configuration Management Yes Yes Yes
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FEATURE SUB FEATURE SAN
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Migration from DCFM Yes Yes Yes
Features that support M-Model switches / Mixed fabrics
No Yes Yes
Switch port enable/disable
Switch port enable/disable through right click menu
Yes Yes Yes
Tool launcher Tool launcher (Setup tools) No Yes Yes
HBA Server/Storage port mapping
HBA Server/Storage port mapping No Yes Yes
Telnet Telnet Yes Yes Yes
Fabric Binding Fabric Binding No Yes Yes
HIF Highly Integrated fabric No Yes Yes
View Management View Management No Yes Yes
SAN Port Group Port Group Configuration No No Yes
Port Fencing Allows configuring PF policy configurations. No Yes Yes
HBA Management HBA Management Yes Yes Yes
VM Management Yes Yes Yes
Driver/BIOS Management No Yes Yes
Fabric Assigned WWN No Yes Yes
VF support VF support – Discovery Yes Yes Yes
VF support - Configuration No Yes Yes
VM Plug-in Support Support for VM plug-in No Yes Yes
Configuration Wizard IP products configuration create/edit and deploy. Following payloads are not supported in “Professional”.
N.A N.A N.A
1. Product Payloads
TABLE 15 SAN Features
FEATURE SUB FEATURE SAN
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a. CLI Configuration
b. CLI Product Monitoring
2. Interface Payloads
a. sFlow Configuration (for “Professional” one switch at a time)
CLI Configuration Manager
CLI Configuration Manager N.A N.A N.A
Web Element Manager Web Element Manager Yes Yes Yes
Fabric Watch(Web Tools) Hardware, Ports, Admin, Router Admin and Name Server
Yes Yes Yes
(For IP side it is supported only for DCB switches)
CLI Element Manager CLI Element Manager N.A N.A N.A
MPLS Manager VLL Manager N.A N.A N.A
VLL Monitor
VPLS Manager
VPLS Monitor
VCID Pool
LSP
802.1ag Support In MPLS and VLAN Manager N.A N.A N.A
Address finder Address finder N.A N.A N.A
VLAN Management VLAN Management Yes Yes Yes
SCOM Plug-in Support Support for SCOM plug-in No Yes Yes
Bottleneck Detection Configuration No Yes Yes
Bottleneck Statistics No Yes Yes
Badging on topology/device tree Yes Yes Yes
Show Affected hosts No Yes Yes
Frame Monitor Frame Monitor No Yes Yes
Diagnostic port Test Diagnostic port Test No Yes Yes
Policy Monitor Policy Monitor No Yes Yes
Power Center Power Center N.A N.A
N.A
Digital Diagnostic Digital Diagnostic Yes Yes Yes
DCX Backbone discovery/Management
DCX backbone as seed switch and configuration to DCX backbone
No No Yes
XMR/MLX Management XMR/ MLX Management N.A N.A N.A
SSL Certificate Manager SSL Certificate Manager N.A N.A N.A
TABLE 15 SAN Features
FEATURE SUB FEATURE SAN
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GSLB Manager GSLB Manager N.A N.A N.A
VIP Server Manager VIP Server Manager N.A N.A N.A
AMPP (Port Profile) AMPP N.A N.A N.A
VCS Discovery VCS(ü For Professional one cluster member is allowed)
N.A N.A
N.A
Dashboard Dashboard Yes Yes Yes
MAPS MAPS Management Yes Yes Yes
Flow Monitoring Flow Monitoring No Yes Yes
VCS Trace route Trace route N.A N.A N.A
Historical Graph/Tables N.A N.A N.A
REST API No Yes Yes
TABLE 15 SAN Features
FEATURE SUB FEATURE SAN
TABLE 16 IP features supported
Feature Professional Base Licensed version
Base with Licensed Ethernet Fabrics
Base with Unlicensed Ethernet Fabrics
802.1ag support (MPLS and VLAN management) No Yes Yes Yes
AAA (Authentication, Authorization, and Auditing)Authentication and authorization configuration
No Yes Yes Yes
Address Finder No Yes Yes Yes
ADP management No Yes Yes Yes
AMPP (port profile) No Yes Yes No
Call Home support
Support for all call home centers No Yes Yes Yes
Support for appending the last 30 events in a call home event for e-mail-based call home centers
No Yes Yes Yes
Change management Partial support Yes Yes Yes
CLI configuration management No Yes Yes Yes
CLI Element Manager Yes Yes Yes Yes
Configuration management
Configuration snapshot No Yes Yes Yes
Configuration repository management Yes Yes Yes Yes
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Manual backup
NOTE: Professional only supports one product at a time.
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Save configuration
NOTE: Professional only supports one switch at a time.
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Save configuration for VCS-enabled switches No Yes Yes Yes
Periodic configuration backup and persistence No Yes Yes Yes
Replicate switch configuration No Yes Yes Yes
Product configuration- Setting baselines- Search
No Yes Yes Yes
Change tracking No Yes Yes Yes
Configuration wizard
Product configuration - create, edit, and deploy. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Interface payload — sFlow configuration
NOTE: Professional only supports one product at a time.
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Product Payloads:- CLI configuration- CLI product monitoring
No Yes Yes Yes
Dashboard Yes Yes Yes Yes
DCB configuration management Yes Yes Yes Yes
Deployment management Yes Yes Yes Yes
Discovery
IP disovery Yes Yes Yes Yes
VCS disovery
NOTE: Professional supports one cluster member.
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Fabric Watch
NOTE: Only supported on DCB switches.
Hardware Element Manager
Element Manager
Element Manager
Element Manager
Ports Element Manager
Element Manager
Element Manager
Element Manager
Admin Element Manager
Element Manager
Element Manager
Element Manager
Router Admin Element Manager
Element Manager
Element Manager
Element Manager
Name Server Element Manager
Element Manager
Element Manager
Element Manager
Fault Management
TABLE 16 IP features supported (Continued)
Feature Professional Base Licensed version
Base with Licensed Ethernet Fabrics
Base with Unlicensed Ethernet Fabrics
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Show switch events Yes Yes Yes Yes
Syslog registration and forwarding Yes Yes Yes Yes
SNMP trap registration and forwarding Yes Yes Yes Yes
Trap configuration, credentials, and customization Yes Yes Yes Yes
Event forwarding No Yes Yes Yes
Event custom report No Yes Yes Yes
Event processing (event policies and pseudo events) No Yes Yes Yes
Common SNMP/Trap registration Yes Yes Yes Yes
FCoE configuration management Yes Yes Yes Yes
Firmware Management and SupportSave
Firmware download Yes Yes Yes Yes
Capture SupportSave Yes Yes Yes Yes
GSLB management No Yes Yes Yes
HBA management
HBA management Yes Yes Yes Yes
VM management No Yes Yes Yes
Driver/DIOS management No No No No
Fabric assigned WWN No No No No
IPv6 Server - Product support
NOTE: Only supported in the application when IPv6 is supported on the product.
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Layer 2 trace route No Yes Yes No
License No Yes Yes Yes
MLX/XMR management No Yes Yes Yes
MPLS management No Yes Yes Yes
LSP No Yes Yes Yes
VCID pool No Yes Yes Yes
VLL manager No Yes Yes Yes
VLL monitor No Yes Yes Yes
VPLS manager No Yes Yes Yes
VPLS monitor No Yes Yes Yes
Performance management - SNMP monitoring
Real Time Performance collection, display, and reports Yes Yes Yes Yes
Historical Performance collection, display, and reports No Yes Yes Yes
TABLE 16 IP features supported (Continued)
Feature Professional Base Licensed version
Base with Licensed Ethernet Fabrics
Base with Unlicensed Ethernet Fabrics
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Thresholds No Yes Yes Yes
Data aging No Yes Yes Yes
Performance management - Traffic Analysis (sFlow)
sFlow configuration payload (Configuration Wizard) No Yes Yes Yes
Monitoring reports No Yes Yes No
Accounting reports No Yes Yes Yes
Custom reports No Yes Yes Yes
Policy Monitor Yes Yes Yes Yes
Power Center Yes Yes Yes Yes
Reports
IP product inventory report Yes Yes Yes Yes
SSL Certificate management No Yes Yes Yes
Third Party Device support No Yes Yes Yes
Security management
MAC filter configuration Yes Yes Yes Yes
L2 ACL configuration Yes Yes Yes Yes
L3 ACL configuration Yes Yes Yes Yes
Services Yes Yes Yes Yes
Networks Yes Yes Yes Yes
Switch configuration managementBasic configurations through the Element Manager
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Telnet Yes Yes Yes Yes
Tools launcher (Setup Tools) No Yes Yes Yes
Topology management Yes Yes Yes Yes
User Management No Yes Yes Yes
VIP Server management No Yes Yes Yes
VLAN management Yes Yes Yes Yes
VM Plugin Support No Yes Yes Yes
Web Element Manager Yes Yes Yes Yes
Web Tools/Fabric Watch Yes Yes Yes Yes
Zoning
Member selection Yes Yes Yes Yes
Zone editing Yes Yes Yes Yes
Live fabric library scope Yes Yes Yes Yes
TABLE 16 IP features supported (Continued)
Feature Professional Base Licensed version
Base with Licensed Ethernet Fabrics
Base with Unlicensed Ethernet Fabrics
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Zone alias support Yes Yes Yes Yes
Delete Zone database No Yes Yes Yes
Impact analysis Yes Yes Yes Yes
Remove offline devices No Yes Yes Yes
Device to Zone / zoneset participation analysis Yes Yes Yes Yes
LSAN Zones No Yes Yes Yes
Rolling back to an activated zone database No Yes Yes Yes
Import or export a zone database No Yes Yes Yes
TABLE 16 IP features supported (Continued)
Feature Professional Base Licensed version
Base with Licensed Ethernet Fabrics
Base with Unlicensed Ethernet Fabrics
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