Brocade Fiber Channel switch port showing Ports on Demand Status
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
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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