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Brocade Fiber Channel  switch port showing Ports on Demand Status

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Applies to

Brocade

Issue

  • The port status of the switch shows Ports on Demand License not assigned or reserved yet

Example:
switchshow:
Index Port Address  Media Speed   State       Proto
==================================================
  10  10   010a00   --    N32     No_Module   FC  (Ports on Demand license not assigned or reserved yet)
  11  11   010b00   --    N32     No_Module   FC  (Ports on Demand license not assigned or reserved yet)

  • None of the ports are assigned with base switch licenses.

Example:

s1:FI: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

 

 

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