Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fabric OS v7.0.1 (53-1002446-01, March 2012)

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Licensing overview
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Table 66 lists licensed features, each feature’s associated license name, and, if applicable, the
location on the local or any connecting switch on which the license must be installed.
FCoE Included with the Brocade 8000 switch; enables Fibre Channel over
Ethernet (FCoE) functions.
FICON Management Server
(Also known as Control Unit Port or “CUP”)
Enables host-control of switches in mainframe environments.
High Performance Extension over FCIP/FC
(formerly known as “FC-IP Services”)
Includes the IPsec capabilities. Applies to the FR4-18i blade.
ICL 8-Link Activates all eight links on ICL ports on a Brocade DCX-4S chassis or
half of the ICL bandwidth for each ICL port on the Brocade DCX
platform by enabling only eight links out of the sixteen links available.
This allows you to purchase half the bandwidth of DCX ICL ports
initially and upgrade with an additional ICL 8-link license to utilize the
full ICL bandwidth at a later time. This license is also useful for
environments that want to create ICL connections between a DCX and
a DCX-4S; the latter cannot support more than eight links on an ICL
port.
Available on the Brocade DCX and DCX-4S Backbones only.
ICL 16-Link Activates all 16 links on ICL ports on a Brocade DCX chassis. Each
chassis must have the ICL 16-Link license installed in order to enable
the full 16-link ICL connections.
Available on the Brocade DCX only.
Inter-Chassis Link (1st POD) Activates half of the ICL bandwidth on a DCX 8510-8, or all the ICL
bandwidth on a DCX 8510-4, allowing you to enable only the
bandwidth needed, and upgrade to additional bandwidth at a later
time. This license is also useful for environments that wish to create
ICL connections between a DCX 8510-8 and a DCX 8510-4; the latter
platform supports only half the number of ICL links that the former
platform supports.
Available on the Brocade DCX 8510-8 and DCX 8510-4 Backbones
only.
Inter-Chassis Link (2nd POD) Activates the remaining ICL bandwidth on the Brocade DCX 8510-8
chassis. Each chassis must have this ICL license installed in order to
enable all available ICL connections.
Available on the Brocade DCX 8510-8 only.
Integrated Routing
• Allows any ports in Brocade 5100, 5300, 6510, and VA-40FC
switches, the Brocade Encryption Switch, or the Brocade DCX,
DCX-4S, and DCX 8510 family platforms to be configured as an
EX_Port supporting FC-FC routing.
• Eliminates the need to add an FR4-18i blade or use the
Brocade 7500 for FC-FC routing purposes.
Server Application Optimization
• Optimizes application performance for physical servers and
virtual machines.
• Extends virtual channels across server infrastructure.
• Enables configuration, prioritization, and optimization of
application-specific traffic flows.
NOTE: This license is not supported on the Brocade 8000. For more
information on this license, refer to the Brocade Adapters
Administrator’s Guide.
TABLE 65 Available Brocade licenses (Continued)
License Description