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Chapter
4
Software-based Licensing
Table 16 lists the individual Brocade FastIron switches and the software licensing features they
support.
This chapter contains the following section:
•Software-based licensing overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Software license terminology
This section defines the key terms used in this chapter.
• Entitlement certificate – The proof-of-purchase certificate (paper-pack) issued by Brocade
when a license is purchased. The certificate contains a unique transaction key that is used in
conjunction with the License ID 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 uploaded to the Brocade device and controls access to a licensed feature or feature
set.
• License ID (LID) – This is a 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.
TABLE 16 Supported software licensing features
Feature FSX 800
FSX 1600
FCX ICX 6610 ICX 6450
Software-based licensing Yes Yes Yes Yes
License generation
License query
Deleting a license