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Hardware =⇒ Broadcom storage network =⇒ Licensing portal
Retrieve Optics Kit Transaction Key

For info you can add multiple lines for one SAN switch

On each 8 pack Gbics on Demand you have

• Optic kit serial number
• Optic serial number

Once encode, you 'll get a transaction key, that have to be approved Reedem, and associate it to the SAN switch wwn, then you get an XML file through email, to enable the license

On Brocade v9.0, all ports are PoD ports (Ports on Demand license not assigned or reserved yet)

On previous release use:

licenseport --show
licenseport --reserve 0-5
licenseport --lease 0-5

sansw01:FID128:admin> license --show
  License Id : 10:00:d8:1f:cc:xx:xx:xx
No licenses are installed in the system.

sansw01:FID128:admin> license --show -port
   48 SFP-based ports are available in this switch
   16 QSFP-based ports are available in this switch
   No Ports on Demand license is installed
   No Q-Flex Ports on Demand license is installed
     Dynamic POD method is in use

   24 SFP-based port assignments are provisioned for use in this switch:
        24 SFP-based port assignments are provisioned by the base switch allowance
    0 SFP-based ports are assigned to the base switch allowance or installed licenses:
         0 ports are assigned to the Ports on Demand base switch allowance
  SFP-based ports assigned to the base switch allowance:
     None
  SFP-based ports assigned to the Ports on Demand license:
     None
  SFP-based ports that are not assigned:
     0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
     10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
     20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29
     30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39
     40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47
  24 license reservations are still available for use by unassigned ports

    0 QSFP-based port assignments are provisioned for use in this switch:
         0 QSFP-based port assignments are provisioned by the base switch allowance
    0 QSFP-based ports are assigned to the base switch allowance or installed licenses:
         0 ports are assigned to the Q-Flex Ports on Demand base switch allowance
  QSFP-based ports assigned to the base switch allowance:
     None
  QSFP-based ports assigned to the Q-Flex Ports on Demand license:
     None
  QSFP-based ports that are not assigned:
     48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57
     58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63
   0 license reservations are still available for use by unassigned ports

You can add more license ports:

sansw01:FID128:admin> license --install -h 192.168.0.160 -u manu -t scp -f /home/manu/20210209055335565EXM00021270.xml
Password: 
20210209055335565EXM00021270.xml                                                                                             100% 1318     1.3MB/s   00:00    

License Installed [FOS-86-0-02-11203262] 

sansw01:FID128:admin> license --show
  License Id : 10:00:d8:1f:cc:xx:xx:xx
  License 1 :
  -------------------------------------------------------------
    License serial number   : FOS-86-0-02-11203262
    License features        : Ports on Demand
    License Capacity        : 12
    Generation date         : 02/09/2021

sansw01:FID128:admin> switchshow
switchName:     sansw01
switchType:     183.0
switchState:    Offline  
switchMode:     Native
switchRole:     Disabled
switchDomain:   1 (unconfirmed)
switchId:       fffc01
switchWwn:      10:00:d8:1f:cc:xx:xx:xx
zoning:         OFF
switchBeacon:   OFF
FC Router:      OFF
HIF Mode:       OFF
Allow XISL Use: OFF
LS Attributes:  [FID: 128, Base Switch: No, Default Switch: Yes, Ficon Switch: No, Address Mode 0]
Index Port Address  Media Speed   State       Proto
==================================================
   0   0   010000   id    N32     No_Light    FC  (Ports on Demand license not assigned or reserved yet) Disabled
   1   1   010100   id    N32     No_Light    FC  (Ports on Demand license not assigned or reserved yet) Disabled
   2   2   010200   id    N32     No_Light    FC  (Ports on Demand license not assigned or reserved yet) Disabled
   3   3   010300   id    N32     No_Light    FC  (Ports on Demand license not assigned or reserved yet) Disabled
...
  53  53   013500   --    N32     No_Module   FC  (No QFLEX Ports on Demand license) Disabled
  54  54   013600   --    N32     No_Module   FC  (No QFLEX Ports on Demand license) Disabled
...
  63  63   013f00   --    N32     No_Module   FC  (No QFLEX Ports on Demand license) Disabled

Now activate the ports based on license count

sansw01:FID128:admin> license --reserve -port 0-35
sansw01:FID128:admin> switchshow
switchName:     sansw01
switchType:     183.0
switchState:    Offline  
switchMode:     Native
switchRole:     Disabled
switchDomain:   1 (unconfirmed)
switchId:       fffc01
switchWwn:      10:00:d8:1f:cc:47:d3:e4
zoning:         OFF
switchBeacon:   OFF
FC Router:      OFF
HIF Mode:       OFF
Allow XISL Use: OFF
LS Attributes:  [FID: 128, Base Switch: No, Default Switch: Yes, Ficon Switch: No, Address Mode 0]
Index Port Address  Media Speed   State       Proto
==================================================
   0   0   010000   id    N32     No_Light    FC  Disabled
   1   1   010100   id    N32     No_Light    FC  Disabled
   2   2   010200   id    N32     No_Light    FC  Disabled
   3   3   010300   id    N32     No_Light    FC  Disabled
   4   4   010400   id    N32     No_Light    FC  Disabled
   5   5   010500   id    N32     No_Light    FC  Disabled
   6   6   010600   id    N32     No_Light    FC  Disabled
   7   7   010700   id    N32     No_Light    FC  Disabled
   8   8   010800   id    N32     No_Light    FC  Disabled
...
  63  63   013f00   --    N32     No_Module   FC  (No QFLEX Ports on Demand license) Disabled

To release ports use:

license --reserve -port 0-3