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Ports on Demand license not assigned or reserved yet when license is available

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Applies to

  • Brocade FC switch
  • Fabric OS (FOS) v8.2.x
  • Ports on Demand (POD) license

Issue

  • Ports are not assigned to a license:

> switchshow

Index Port Address  Media Speed   State       Proto
==================================================
  18  18   011200   --    N32     No_Module   FC  (Ports on Demand license not assigned or reserved yet) 

 

  • POD license is installed:

> licenseshow
Ports on Demand license
Capacity 24

  • Ports are still available to be assigned:

> licenseport --show
Ports on Demand license is installed
Dynamic POD method is in use
48 SFP-based port assignments are provisioned for use in this switch:
    24 SFP-based port assignments are provisioned by the base switch allowance
    24 SFP-based port assignments are provisioned by the Ports on Demand license
12 SFP-based ports are assigned to the base switch allowance or installed licenses:
    12 ports are assigned to the Ports on Demand base switch allowance
     0 SFP-based ports are assigned to the Ports on Demand license
36 license reservations are still available for use by unassigned ports

 

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