- Hewlett-Packard SAN Switch Installation Guide

3. Contact your HP representative to purchase the HP StorageWorks 4-Port Upgrade
License, part number T4260A.
4. Upon receipt of the HP Storag eWorks 4-Port Upgrade License, install the license:
a. Log in to the 4/16 Switch as admin.
b. Issue the licenseadd command, followed by the license key enclosed in
quotation marks. (The license key consists of approximately 16 uppercase
and lowercase letters and numerals.)
NOTE:
Enter the license key exactly as issued. If you enter the key incorrectly,
the license will not function properly.
c. Issue the licenseshow comma nd to verify that the license is valid. If a
licensed product is not displayed, the license is invalid.
NOTE:
It is not necessary to reboot the s y stem. The pr oduct is available
immediately after you enter the license key.
5. Configure th
einactiveports.Issuetheportstart command to start the ports. This
commandloadstheportcode,unliketheportenable command, which enables
the port laser. For example:
portstart 1
6–31
6. Issue the portenable command to enable the ports. For example:
portenable 16–31
7. Optional:
Issue the portshow com m and to verify that the newly activated ports
are started.
Enabling E_Por ts on the 4/8 SAN Switch
The 4/8 SAN Switch requires that you purchase the Full Fabric Upgrade License, par t
number T426 1A, to enable E_Ports (the 4/16 SAN Switch ships wi th the Full Fabric
license installed). The switch, by default, cannot be connected to another switch until this
license is installed. Without the license, the switch can still be directly connected to hosts
and storage devices. To install the Full Fabric Upgrade License,usethelicenseadd
command. After it has b een installed, the license appears under the licenseshow
command as Full Fabric License and indicates that E_Ports are now automatically
enabled when interswitch links (ISLs) are connected.
18 Overview