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1 04 December 2015 Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide Supporting Network Advisor

2 2015, Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Brocade, the B-wing symbol, Brocade Assurance, ADX, AnyIO, DCX, Fabric OS, FastIron, HyperEdge, ICX, MLX, MyBrocade, NetIron, OpenScript, VCS, VDX, and Vyatta are registered trademarks, and The Effortless Network and the On-Demand Data Center are trademarks of Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., in the United States and in other countries. Other brands and product names mentioned may be trademarks of others. Notice: This document is for informational purposes only and does not set forth any warranty, expressed or implied, concerning any equipment, equipment feature, or service offered or to be offered by Brocade. Brocade reserves the right to make changes to this document at any time, without notice, and assumes no responsibility for its use. This informational document describes features that may not be currently available. Contact a Brocade sales office for information on feature and product availability. Export of technical data contained in this document may require an export license from the United States government. The authors and Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. assume no liability or responsibility to any person or entity with respect to the accuracy of this document or any loss, cost, liability, or damages arising from the information contained herein or the computer programs that accompany it. The product described by this document may contain open source software covered by the GNU General Public License or other open source license agreements. To find out which open source software is included in Brocade products, view the licensing terms applicable to the open source software, and obtain a copy of the programming source code, please visit Brocade Communications Systems, Incorporated Corporate and Latin American Headquarters Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. 130 Holger Way San Jose, CA Tel: Fax: [email protected] European Headquarters Brocade Communications Switzerland Sàrl Centre Swissair Tour B - 4ème étage 29, Route de l'aéroport Case Postale 105 CH-1215 Genève 15 Switzerland Tel: Fax: [email protected] Asia-Pacific Headquarters Brocade Communications Systems China HK, Ltd. No. 1 Guanghua Road Chao Yang District Units 2718 and 2818 Beijing , China Tel: Fax: [email protected] Asia-Pacific Headquarters Brocade Communications Systems Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen WFOE) Citic Plaza No. 233 Tian He Road North Unit th Floor Guangzhou, China Tel: Fax: [email protected] Document History Title Publication number Summary of changes Date Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide New document December 2013 Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide Updated the Network Advisor guide for v Updated the Network Advisor guide for v Updated the Network Advisor guide for v Updated the Network Advisor guide for v Updated the Network Advisor guide for v February 2014 July 2014 August 2014 April 2015 June 2015

3 Title Publication number Summary of changes Date Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide Updated the Network Advisor guide for v Updated the Network Advisor guide for v August 2015 December 2015 Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide iii

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5 Contents About This Document How this document is organized vii Supported hardware and software vii What s new in this document xvii Document conventions xvii Text formatting xvii Notes, cautions, and warnings xvii Key terms xviii Notice to the reader xviii Additional information xviii Brocade resources xix Other industry resources xix Getting technical help xix Document feedback xx Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Software Licensing Overview Licenses overview How software licensing works License types Software license terminology General notes about licensing Obtaining a license key Viewing software license information from the Brocade software portal Management Application Managed count Upgrading the Management application Software Licensing Tasks Viewing the license key Upgrading the license Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide v

6 License downgrade Downgrading the edition Downgrading the package Downgrading the MPLS product count IP product count downgrade Downgrading the edition Appendix A References Network Advisor packages Scalability limits Edition feature support vi Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide

7 About This Document In this chapter How this document is organized vii Supported hardware and software vii What s new in this document xvii Document conventions xvii Notice to the reader xviii Additional information xviii Getting technical help xix Document feedback xx How this document is organized This document is organized to help you find the information that you want as quickly and easily as possible. The document contains the following components: Chapter 1, Software Licensing Overview provides some basic concepts about software licenses. Chapter 2, Management Application provides information about the Management application. Chapter 3, Software Licensing Tasks provides information about upgrading the license and downgrading the license. Supported hardware and software In those instances in which procedures or parts of procedures documented here apply to some devices but not to others, this guide identifies exactly which devices are supported and which are not. Although many different software and hardware configurations are tested and supported by Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. for Network Advisor , documenting all possible configurations and scenarios is beyond the scope of this document. Fabric OS hardware and software support The following firmware platforms are supported by this release of Network Advisor : Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide vii

8 TABLE 1 Fabric OS 5.0 or later in a pure Fabric OS fabric Fabric OS 6.0 or later in a mixed fabric Fabric OS 7.0 or later Discovery of a Secure Fabric OS fabric in strict mode is not supported. The hardware platforms in Table 1 are supported by this release of Network Advisor Fabric OS-supported hardware Device name Terminology used in documentation Firmware level required Brocade 200E switch 16-port, 4 Gbps FC Switch Brocade 300 switch 24-port, 8 Gbps FC Switch Fabric OS v6.1.0 or later Brocade 4012 switch Brocade 4016 switch Brocade 4018 switch Brocade 4020 switch Embedded 12-port, 4 Gbps FC Switch Embedded 16-port, 4 Gbps FC Switch Embedded 18-port, 4 Gbps FC Switch Embedded 20-port, 4 Gbps FC Switch Brocade 4024 switch Embedded 24-port, 4 Gbps FC Switch Fabric OS v5.3.1 or later Brocade 4100 switch 32-port, 4 Gbps FC Switch Brocade 4900 switch 64-port, 4 Gbps FC Switch Fabric OS v5.2.0 or later Brocade 5000 switch 32-port, 4 Gbps FC Interop Switch Fabric OS v5.2.1 or later Brocade 5100 switch 40-port, 8 Gbps FC Switch Fabric OS v6.1.0 or later Brocade 5300 switch 80-port, 8 Gbps FC Switch Fabric OS v6.1.0 or later Brocade 5410 embedded switch Embedded 12-port, 8 Gbps Switch Fabric OS v6.1.0 or later Brocade 5424 embedded switch Embedded 24-port, 8 Gbps Switch Fabric OS v6.1.0 or later Brocade 5431 embedded switch Embedded 16-port, 8 Gbps Stackable Switch Fabric OS v7.2.0 or later Brocade 5450 embedded switch Embedded 16-port, 8 Gbps Switch Fabric OS v6.2.0 or later Brocade 5460 embedded switch Embedded 24-port, 8 Gbps Switch Fabric OS v6.1.0_emb or later Brocade 5470 embedded switch Embedded 24-port, 8 Gbps Switch Fabric OS v6.1.0 or later Brocade 5480 embedded switch Embedded 24-port, 8 Gbps Switch Fabric OS v6.1.0 or later Brocade 6505 switch 24-port, 16 Gbps Edge switch Fabric OS v7.0.1 or later Brocade M6505 embedded switch 24-port, 16 Gbps embedded switch Fabric OS v7.2.0 or later Brocade 6510 switch 48-port, 16 Gbps switch Fabric OS v7.0.0 or later Brocade 6520 switch 96-port, 16 Gbps switch Fabric OS v7.1.0 or later Brocade 6547 embedded switch 48-port, 16 Gbps embedded switch Fabric OS v7.2.0 or later Brocade 7500 Extension switch 4 Gbps Router, Extension Switch Fabric OS v5.1.0 or later Brocade 7500E Extension switch 4 Gbps Extension Switch Fabric OS v5.1.0 or later Brocade AP7600 switch 4 Gbps 32-port Switch Fabric OS v6.1.0 or later Brocade 7800 switch 8 Gbps Extension Switch Fabric OS v6.3.0 or later Brocade 7840 switch 16 Gbps 24-FC port, 18 GbE port Switch Fabric OS v7.3.0 or later viii Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide

9 TABLE 1 Brocade 8000 switch 8 Gbps 8-FC port, 10 GbE 24-DCB port Switch Fabric OS v6.1.2_cee Brocade 8470 FCoE embedded switch FCoE Embedded Switch Fabric OS v6.3.1_cee Brocade VA-40FC switch 8 Gbps 40-port Switch Brocade Encryption Switch 8 Gbps Encryption Switch Fabric OS v6.1.1_enc or later Brocade director Fabric OS-supported hardware (Continued) Device name Terminology used in documentation Firmware level required Brocade director with FC4-16, FC4-32, and FC4-48 Blades Brocade director with FR4-18i Blades Director Chassis Director Chassis with 4 Gbps 16-FC port, 4 Gbps 32-FC port, and 4 Gbps 48-FC port Director Chassis with 4 Gbps router, extension blades Fabric OS v5.2.0 or later (FC4-48) Fabric OS v5.1.0 or later (FR4-18i) Brocade director with FC4-16IP Blades Director Chassis with 4 Gbps 8-FC port and 8 GbE iscsi blades Fabric OS v5.2.0 or later (FC4-16IP) Brocade director with FC10-6 Blades Director Chassis with 10 Gbps 6-port ISL blades Fabric OS v5.3.0 or later (FC10-6) Brocade DCX 1, 2 8-slot Backbone Chassis Fabric OS v6.0.0 or later Brocade DCX 1, 2 with FC8-16, FC8-32, and FC8-48 Blades Brocade DCX 1, 2 with FC8-64 Blades Brocade DCX 1, 2 with FR4-18i Blades 8-slot Backbone Chassis with 8 Gbps 16-FC port, 8 Gbps 32-FC port, and 8 Gbps 48-FC port blades 8-slot Backbone Chassis with 8 Gbps 64-FC port blades 8-slot Backbone Chassis with 4 Gbps Router, Extension blade Fabric OS v6.0.0 or later Fabric OS v6.4.0 or later Fabric OS v6.0.0 or later Brocade DCX 1, 2 with FC10-6 Blades 8-slot Backbone Chassis with FC 10-6 ISL Blade Fabric OS v6.2.0 or later Brocade DCX 1, 2 with FS8-18 Blades 8-slot Backbone Chassis with Encryption Blade Fabric OS v6.1.1_enc or later Brocade DCX 1, 2 with FX8-24 Blades Brocade DCX 1, 2 with FCoE10-24 Blades 8-slot Backbone Chassis with 8 Gbps 12-FC port, 10 GbE ports, 2-10 GbE ports blade 8-slot Backbone Chassis with 10 Gbps 24-port FCoE blade Fabric OS v6.3.1_cee Fabric OS v6.3.1_cee Brocade DCX-4S 4-slot Backbone Chassis Fabric OS v6.0.0 or later Brocade DCX-4S with FC8-16, FC8-32, and FC8-48 Blades Brocade DCX-4S with FC8-64 Blades Brocade DCX-4S with FR4-18i Blades 4-slot Backbone Chassis with 8 Gbps 16-FC port, 8 Gbps 32-FC port, and 8 Gbps 48-FC port blades 4-slot Backbone Chassis with 8 Gbps 64-FC port blades 4-slot Backbone Chassis with 4 Gbps Router, Extension blade Fabric OS v6.2.0 or later Fabric OS v6.4.0 or later Fabric OS v6.2.0 or later Brocade DCX-4S with FC10-6 Blades 4-slot Backbone Chassis with FC 10-6 ISL Blade Fabric OS v6.2.0 or later Brocade DCX-4S with FS8-18 Blades 4-slot Backbone Chassis with Encryption Blade Fabric OS v6.1.1_enc or later Brocade DCX-4S with FX8-24 1, 2 Blades Brocade DCX-4S with FCoE10-24 Blades 4-slot Backbone Chassis with 8 Gbps 12-FC port, 10 GbE ports, 2-10 GbE ports blade 4-slot Backbone Chassis with 10 Gbps 24-port FCoE blade Fabric OS v6.3.1_cee Fabric OS v6.3.0 or later Brocade DCX Gbps 4-slot Backbone Chassis Fabric OS v7.0.0 or later Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide ix

10 TABLE 1 Brocade DCX with FS8-18 Encryption Blades Brocade DCX with FC8-64 and FX8-24 1, 2 Blades Brocade DCX with FC16-32 and FC16-48 Blades Brocade DCX with FC8-32E and FC8-48E Blades Brocade DCX with FC16-64 Blades 16 Gbps 4-slot Backbone Chassis with Encryption blades 16 Gbps 4-slot Backbone Chassis with 8 Gbps 64-port and 8 Gbps Router Extension blades 16 Gbps 4-slot Backbone Chassis with 16 Gbps 32-port and 16 Gbps 48-port blades 16 Gbps 4-slot Backbone Chassis with 8 Gbps 32-port and 8 Gbps 48-port blades 16 Gbps 4-slot Backbone Chassis with 16 Gbps 64-port blades Fabric OS v6.1.1_enc or later Fabric OS v7.0.0 or later Fabric OS v7.0.0 or later Fabric OS v7.0.1 or later Fabric OS v7.3.0 or later Brocade DCX , 2 16 Gbps 8-slot Backbone Chassis Fabric OS v7.0.0 or later Brocade DCX , 2 with FS8-18 Encryption Blades Brocade DCX , 2 with FC8-64 and FX8-24 Blades Brocade DCX , 2 with FC16-32 and FC16-48 Blades Brocade DCX , 2 with FCoE10-24 Blades Brocade DCX ,2 Fabric OS-supported hardware (Continued) Device name Terminology used in documentation Firmware level required FA4-18 Application Platform Blade 16 Gbps 8-slot Backbone Chassis with Encryption blades 16 Gbps 8-slot Backbone Chassis with 8 Gbps 64-port and 8 Gbps Router Extension blades 16 Gbps 8-slot Backbone Chassis with 16 Gbps 32-port and 16 Gbps 48-port blades 16 Gbps 8-slot Backbone Chassis with 10 Gbps 24-port FCoE blade 16 Gbps 8-slot Backbone Chassis with 16 Gbps 64-port blades Application Platform blade Fabric OS v6.1.1_enc or later Fabric OS v6.4.0 or later Fabric OS v7.0.0 or later Fabric OS v7.0.0 or later Fabric OS v7.3.0 or later FC8-16 Blade FC 8 GB 16-port blade Fabric OS v6.2.0 or later FC8-32 Blade FC 8 GB 32-port blade Fabric OS v6.2.0 or later FC8-32E Blade 3 FC 8 GB 32-port blade Fabric OS v7.0.1 or later FC8-48 Blade 3 FC 8 GB 48-port blade Fabric OS v6.2.0 or later FC8-48E Blade FC 8 GB 48-port blade Fabric OS v7.0.1 or later FC8-64 Blade FC 8 GB 64-port blade Fabric OS v6.4.0 or later FC10-6 Blade FC 10-6 ISL blade Fabric OS v6.2.0 or later FC16-32 Blade 16 Gbps 32-port blade Fabric OS v7.0.0 or later FC16-48 Blade 16 Gbps 48-port blade Fabric OS v7.0.0 or later FC16-64 Blade 16 Gbps 64-port blade Fabric OS v7.3.0 or later FCoE10-24 Blade 4 10 Gbps FCoE Port Router Blade Fabric OS v6.3.0 or later FR4-18i Blade 4 Gbps Router Extension blade Fabric OS v5.1.0 or later FS8-18 Encryption Blade Encryption Blade Fabric OS v6.1.1_enc or later FX8-24 Blade 1, 2 8 Gbps Router Extension Blade Fabric OS v6.4.0 or later 1. Professional can discover, but not manage, this device. Use the device s Element Manager, which can be launched from the Connectivity Map, to manage the device. This device cannot be used as a Seed switch. 2. Professional Plus Licensed version can discover, but not manage, this device. Use the device s Element Manager, which can be launched from the Connectivity Map, to manage the device. This device cannot be used as a Seed switch. 3. Only supported on the DCX and DCX chassis. x Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide

11 4. Only supported on the DCX, DCX-4S, and DCX chassis. IronWare hardware and software support The following firmware platforms are supported by this release of Network Advisor : BigIron e (sustaining mode) or later FastIron or later NetIron or later ServerIron (JetCore) 11.0 (sustaining mode) or later ServerIron ADX or later TurboIron (sustaining mode) or later For platform-specific firmware requirements, refer to Table 2. Table 2 lists the hardware platforms supported by this release of Network Advisor , the terminology used in the documentation, as well as any specific firmware requirements. TABLE 2 IronWare-supported hardware Device name Terminology used in documentation Firmware level required BigIron family Ethernet Chassis BigIron e or b BigIron RX-4 (BI-RX-4-AC) Ethernet Chassis, 4 interface slots BigIron e or b BigIron RX-8 (BI-RX-8-AC) Ethernet Chassis, 8 interface slots BigIron e or b BigIron RX-16 (BI-RX-16-AC-A) Ethernet Chassis, 16 interface slots BigIron e or b Brocade 6910 Ethernet Access Switch Ethernet Access Switch release , loader version FastIron family Ethernet switch See individual device. FastIron CX 624S (FCX624S) FastIron CX 648S (FCX648S) FastIron CX 624S-HPOE (FCX624S-HPOE) FastIron CX 648S-HPOE (FCX648S-HPOE) Ethernet L2/L3 Edge switch, 24 1GbE RJ45 ports Ethernet L2/L3 Edge switch, 48 1GbE RJ45 ports Ethernet L2/L3 Edge switch, 24 1GbE RJ45 ports, 24 POE+ ports Ethernet L2/L3 Edge switch, 48 1GbE RJ45 ports, 48 POE+ ports FastIron and later FastIron and later FastIron and later FastIron and later FastIron CX 624S-F (FCX624S-F) Ethernet L2/L3 Edge switch, 20 SFP ports FastIron and later FastIron CX 624-E (FCX624-E) FastIron CX 624-I (FCX624-I) FastIron CX 648-E (FCX648-E) FastIron CX 648-I (FCX648-I) Ethernet L2/L3 Edge switch, 24 1GbE RJ45 ports Ethernet L2/L3 Edge switch, 24 1GbE RJ45 ports Ethernet L2/L3 Edge switch, 48 1GbE RJ45 ports Ethernet L2/L3 Edge switch, 48 1GbE RJ45 ports FastIron and later FastIron and later FastIron and later FastIron and later ICX 6610 Stackable switch family Campus LAN Edge stackable switch FastIron and later Hyper Edge stacking requires FastIron 8.0 or later Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide xi

12 TABLE 2 IronWare-supported hardware (Continued) Device name Terminology used in documentation Firmware level required ICX Stackable switch ICX Stackable switch ICX F Stackable switch ICX P Stackable switch ICX P Stackable switch 24 RJ-45 ports Campus LAN Edge stackable switch 48 RJ-45 ports Campus LAN Edge stackable switch 24 SFP ports Campus LAN Edge stackable switch 24 PoE ports Campus LAN Edge stackable switch 48 PoE ports Campus LAN Edge stackable switch FastIron and later Hyper Edge stacking requires FastIron 8.0 or later FastIron and later Hyper Edge stacking requires FastIron 8.0 or later FastIron and later Hyper Edge stacking requires FastIron 8.0 or later FastIron and later Hyper Edge stacking requires FastIron 8.0 or later FastIron and later Hyper Edge stacking requires FastIron 8.0 or later ICX switch 24-port Campus LAN switch FastIron and later ICX HPOE switch 24-port Campus LAN HPOE switch FastIron and later ICX switch 48-port Campus LAN switch FastIron and later ICX HPOE switch 48-port Campus LAN HPOE switch FastIron and later ICX 6450 stacking switch Campus LAN stacking switch FastIron 8.0 or later ICX switch 24-port Campus LAN switch FastIron and later ICX Base L3 router 24-port Campus LAN Base L3 router FastIron and later ICX Base router 24-port Campus LAN Base router FastIron and later ICX Premium router 24-port Campus LAN Premium router FastIron and later ICX HPOE switch 24-port Campus LAN HPOE switch FastIron and later ICX HPOE Base L3 router 24-port Campus LAN HPOE Base L3 router FastIron and later ICX HPOE Base router 24-port Campus LAN HPOE Base router FastIron and later ICX HPOE Premium router 24-port Campus LAN HPOE Premium router FastIron and later ICX switch 48-port Campus LAN switch FastIron and later ICX Base L3 router 48-port Campus LAN Base L3 router FastIron and later ICX Base router 48-port Campus LAN Base router FastIron and later ICX Premium router 48-port Campus LAN Premium router FastIron and later ICX HPOE switch 48-port Campus LAN HPOE switch FastIron and later ICX HPOE Base L3 router 48-port Campus LAN HPOE Base L3 router FastIron and later ICX HPOE Base router 48-port Campus LAN HPOE Base router FastIron and later ICX HPOE Premium router 48-port Campus LAN HPOE Premium router FastIron and later ICX 6430 IronStack switch 24-port Campus LAN stackable switch FastIron and later ICX 6430 IronStack Base L3 router Campus LAN Base L3 stackable router FastIron and later xii Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide

13 TABLE 2 IronWare-supported hardware (Continued) Device name Terminology used in documentation Firmware level required ICX 6430 IronStack Base router Campus LAN Base stackable router FastIron and later ICX 6430 IronStack Premium router Campus LAN Premium stackable router FastIron and later ICX 6450 IronStack switch 48-port Campus LAN stackable switch FastIron and later Hyper Edge stacking requires FastIron 8.0 or later ICX switch 24-port Campus LAN switch FastIron and later ICX Base L3 router 24-port Campus LAN Base L3 router FastIron and later ICX router 24-port Campus LAN router FastIron and later ICX HPOE switch 24-port Campus LAN HPOE switch FastIron and later ICX HPOE Base L3 router 24-port Campus LAN HPOE Base L3 router FastIron and later ICX HPOE Base router 24-port Campus LAN HPOE Base router FastIron and later ICX switch 48-port Campus LAN switch FastIron and later ICX Base L3 router 48-port Campus LAN Base L3 router FastIron and later ICX router 48-port Campus LAN router FastIron and later ICX HPOE switch 48-port Campus LAN HPOE switch FastIron and later ICX HPOE Base L3 router 48-port Campus LAN HPOE Base L3 router FastIron and later ICX HPOE Base router 48-port Campus LAN HPOE Base router FastIron and later ICX G switch 24-port 1G Campus LAN switch FastIron and later ICX G Base L3 router 24-port 1G Campus LAN Base L3 router FastIron and later ICX G router 24-port 1G Campus LAN router FastIron and later ICX switch 24-port Campus LAN switch FastIron and later ICX Base L3 router 24-port Campus LAN Base L3 router FastIron and later ICX router 24-port Campus LAN router FastIron and later ICX HPOE switch 24-port Campus LAN HPOE switch FastIron and later ICX HPOE Base L3 router 24-port Campus LAN HPOE Base L3 router FastIron and later ICX HPOE Base router 24-port Campus LAN HPOE Base router FastIron and later ICX switch 48-port Campus LAN switch FastIron and later ICX Base L3 router 48-port Campus LAN Base L3 router FastIron and later ICX router 48-port Campus LAN router FastIron and later ICX HPOE switch 48-port Campus LAN HPOE switch FastIron and later ICX HPOE Base L3 router 48-port Campus LAN HPOE Base L3 router FastIron and later ICX HPOE Base router 48-port Campus LAN HPOE Base router FastIron and later ICX F switch 48 SFP ports Campus LAN switch FastIron and later ICX F Base L3 router 48 SFP ports Campus LAN Base L3 router FastIron and later ICX F router 48 SFP ports Campus LAN router FastIron and later ICX Q switch 26 10/40 GbE QSFP+ ports FastIron and later Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide xiii

14 TABLE 2 IronWare-supported hardware (Continued) Device name Terminology used in documentation Firmware level required ICX F switch 48 1/10 GbE SFP+ ports and six 10/40 GbE QSFP+ ports ICX C switch 48 1/10 GbE RJ-45 ports and six 10/40 GbE QSFP+ ports FastIron and later FastIron and later FastIron GS FastIron GS-STK FastIron LS FastIron LS-STK Ethernet L2/L3 Access switch Ethernet L2/L3 Access switch, stackable Enterprise LAN switch Enterprise LAN switch, stackable FastIron SuperX/SX Enterprise LAN chassis FSX and later FastIron SX 800 and FastIron SX 1600 Enterprise LAN chassis FSX and later FastIron 8-port 10 GbE SFP Blade FastIron 24-port Fiber SFP GbE Blade FastIron 24-port GbE Cu Blade FastIron 2-port 10GbE SFP+ Blade FastIron Edge Switch X-Series 8-port 10 GbE SFP Blade 24-port Fiber SFP GbE Blade 24-port GbE Cu Blade 2-port 10GbE SFP+ Blade Enterprise LAN Edge switch FastIron Edge X 424 Enterprise LAN Edge switch, 24 10/100/1000 Mbps ports FastIron Edge X 624 Enterprise LAN Edge switch, 24 10/100/1000 Mbps ports FastIron Edge X 448 Enterprise LAN Edge switch, 48 10/100/1000 Mbps ports FastIron Edge X 648 Enterprise LAN Edge switch, 48 10/100/1000 Mbps ports FastIron Edge X 424HF Enterprise LAN Edge switch, /1000 Mbps SFP ports FastIron Edge X 624HF Enterprise LAN Edge switch, /1000 Mbps SFP ports FastIron WS devices Enterprise Campus switch Motorola Controllers RFS4000 series Wireless controller Mobility 5.1 Motorola Controllers RFS6000 series Wireless controller Mobility 5.1 Motorola Controllers RFS7000 series Wireless controller Mobility 5.1 Motorola Access Point 7131 Wireless access point Mobility (standalone mode) Mobility (adaptive mode) Motorola Access Point 7131N Wireless access point Mobility (standalone mode) Mobility (adaptive mode) Motorola Access Point 5181 Wireless access point Mobility 2.5.X (standalone mode) Mobility (adaptive mode) Motorola Access Point 6511 Wireless access point Mobility (adaptive mode) NetIron family Ethernet routers NetIron or xiv Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide

15 TABLE 2 IronWare-supported hardware (Continued) Device name Terminology used in documentation Firmware level required NetIron MLX (Supported regardless of license configuration) NetIron MLXe (Supported regardless of license configuration) NetIron XMR (Supported regardless of license configuration) NetIron CES 2048CX (NI-CES-2048CX-AC) (Supported regardless of license configuration) NetIron CER (Supported regardless of license configuration) Ethernet router NetIron or Ethernet Core router NetIron or Ethernet Backbone router NetIron or Ethernet Carrier router NetIron or Ethernet Edge router NetIron or NetIron XMR/MLX 2-Port 100GbE Module 2-Port 100GbE Module NetIron NetIron XMR/MLX 20-port 10GbE Module 20-port 10GbE Module NetIron NetIron MLX 4-Port 10GbE Module 4-port 10GbE Module NetIron NetIron MLX MR2 Module Management Module NetIron NetIron MLX 4-port 10 GbE IPSEC-M 4-port 10 GbE IPSEC-M Blade NetIron NetIron MLX 2-Port 100-GbE (X2) CFP2 2-port 100 GbE (X2) CFP2 Blade NetIron NetIron MLX 20-Port 10-GbE/1GBE (X2) 20-port 10 GbE (X2) Blade NetIron ServerIron family Application product ServerIron ADX 1000 Application switch ServerIron ADX 1000F Application Fiber switch ADX or later ServerIron ADX U Application Delivery chassis ADX or later ServerIron ADX U Application Delivery chassis ADX or later TurboIron Family Data Center switch d or or later TurboIron 24X (T1-24X-AC) Data Center switch d or or later Brocade 6650 Switch Data Center switch FastIron 7.5 and later Brocade 6650 Base L3 Router Data Center base L3 router FastIron 7.5 and later Brocade 6650 Router Data Center router FastIron 7.5 and later 1 The Management application cannot discover or manage wireless access points running Mobility 5.1. Network OS hardware and software support Network Advisor supports the Network OS firmware platform. For platform-specific firmware requirements, if any, refer to Table 3. Table 3 lists the hardware platforms supported by this release of Network Advisor , the terminology used in the documentation, as well as any specific firmware requirements. Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide xv

16 TABLE 3 Network OS-supported hardware Device name Terminology used in documentation Firmware level required Brocade VDX Gbps connection blade VDX Gbps connection blade 2.1.1_fuj Brocade VDX 2740 switch VDX 2740 switch 4.0.0_bbd Brocade VDX 2746 switch VDX 2746 switch 6.0 or later Brocade VDX 6710 switch VDX 6710 switch 2.1 or later Brocade VDX switch VDX switch 2.1 or later Brocade VDX switch VDX switch 2.1 or later Brocade VDX switch VDX switch 2.1 or later Brocade VDX switch VDX switch 2.1 or later Brocade VDX 6740 switch VDX 6740 switch 4.0 or later Brocade VDX 6740T switch VDX 6740T switch 4.0 or later Brocade VDX 6740T-1G switch VDX 6740T-1G switch 4.1 or later Brocade VDX Q switch VDX switch 6.0 or later Brocade VDX switch VDX switch 3.0 or later Brocade VDX switch VDX switch 3.0 or later Brocade VDX 8770 with 40G/10G Base-T/100G by line card VDX 8770 switch with 40G/10G Base-T/100G by line card 4.1 or later TABLE 4 HBA hardware and software support The following firmware platforms are supported by this release of Network Advisor : Adapter Software or later The hardware platforms in Table 4 are supported by this release of Network Advisor HBA-supported hardware Device name Terminology used in documentation Firmware level required Brocade 415 Host Bus Adapter Brocade 425 Host Bus Adapter Brocade 815 Host Bus Adapter Brocade 825 Host Bus Adapter Brocade 1860 Fabric Adapter 4 Gbps 1-port HBA 4 Gbps 2-port HBA 8 Gbps 1-port HBA 8 Gbps 2-port HBA 16 Gbps FC HBA mode 10 Gbps CNA mode 10 Gbps NIC mode Adapter Software or later Brocade 1867 HBA 16 Gbps Mezzanine HBA Adapter Software or later Emulex LPe12002-M8 Emulex LPe16002B QLogic QLE2562-CK QLogic QLE2672-CK 8 Gbps 2-port HBA 16 Gbps 2-port HBA 8 Gbps 2-port FC HBA x4 PCIe PCI Express 3.0 x4 / PCI Express 2.0 x8 low profile 16 Gbps Fibre Channel x 2 xvi Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide

17 What s new in this document The following changes have been made since this document was last released: Information that was added: - None Information that was changed: - Changed version whereever applicable Information that was deleted: - None Document conventions This section describes text formatting conventions and important notice formats used in this document. Text formatting The narrative-text formatting conventions that are used are as follows: bold text Identifies command names Identifies the names of user-manipulated GUI elements Identifies keywords and operands Identifies text to enter at the GUI or CLI italic text Provides emphasis Identifies variables Identifies paths and Internet addresses Identifies document titles code text Identifies CLI output Identifies command syntax examples For readability, command names in the narrative portions of this guide are presented in mixed lettercase: for example, switchshow. In actual examples, command lettercase is all lowercase. Notes, cautions, and warnings The following notices and statements are used in this manual. They are listed below in order of increasing severity of potential hazards. A note provides a tip, guidance, or advice, emphasizes important information, or provides a reference to related information. ATTENTION An Attention statement indicates potential damage to hardware or data. Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide xvii

18 CAUTION A Caution statement alerts you to situations that can be potentially hazardous to you or cause damage to hardware, firmware, software, or data. DANGER A Danger statement indicates conditions or situations that can be potentially lethal or extremely hazardous to you. Safety labels are also attached directly to products to warn of these conditions or situations. Key terms For definitions specific to Brocade and Fibre Channel, see the technical glossaries on MyBrocade. See Brocade resources on page xix for instructions on accessing MyBrocade. For definitions of SAN-specific terms, visit the Storage Networking Industry Association online dictionary at: Notice to the reader This document may contain references to the trademarks of the following corporations. These trademarks are the properties of their respective companies and corporations. These references are made for informational purposes only. Corporation Linus Torvalds Microsoft Corporation Netscape Communications Corporation Red Hat, Inc. The Open Group VMware, Inc. Referenced trademarks and products Linux Windows, Windows NT, Internet Explorer Netscape Red Hat, Red Hat Network, Maximum RPM, Linux Undercover UNIX VMware Additional information This section lists additional Brocade and industry-specific documentation that you might find helpful. xviii Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide

19 Brocade resources To get up-to-the-minute information, go to to register at no cost for a user ID and password. White papers, online demonstrations, and data sheets are available through the Brocade website at: For additional Brocade documentation, visit the Brocade website: Release notes are available on the MyBrocade website. Other industry resources For additional resource information, visit the Technical Committee T11 website. This website provides interface standards for high-performance and mass storage applications for Fibre Channel, storage management, and other applications: For information about the Fibre Channel industry, visit the Fibre Channel Industry Association website: Getting technical help Contact your switch support supplier for hardware, firmware, and software support, including product repairs and part ordering. To expedite your call, have the following information available: 1. Management Application Serial Number To obtain the Management application serial number, select Help > License. The License dialog box displays. 2. General Information Network Advisor version (Help > About) Network Advisor server OS type and version Network Advisor client OS type and version Error messages received Steps that led up to the problem Detailed description of the problem, including the application or fabric behavior immediately following the problem, and specific questions Network Advisor supportsave output Description of any troubleshooting steps already performed and the results 3. World Wide Name (WWN) Use the licenseidshow command to display the WWN of the chassis. Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide xix

20 If you cannot use the licenseidshow command because the switch is inoperable, you can get the WWN from the same place as the serial number, except for the Brocade DCX. For the Brocade DCX, access the numbers on the WWN cards by removing the Brocade logo plate at the top of the nonport side of the chassis. Document feedback Quality is our first concern at Brocade and we have made every effort to ensure the accuracy and completeness of this document. However, if you find an error or an omission, or you think that a topic needs further development, we want to hear from you. Forward your feedback to: [email protected] Provide the title and version number of the document and as much detail as possible about your comment, including the topic heading and page number and your suggestions for improvement. xx Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide

21 Software Licensing Overview Chapter 1 In this chapter Licenses overview How software licensing works License types Software license terminology General notes about licensing Obtaining a license key Viewing software license information from the Brocade software portal... 5 Licenses overview License keys are encoded form of supported configuration or features. License keys verify ownership of the Management application software as well as determine the maximum port count allowed or any additional features that you receive as part of the license. How software licensing works When a license is ordered, an entitlement certificate or message, along with a transaction key, are issued to the customer by Brocadeas proof of purchase. The transaction key and license ID (LID) of the Brocade device are used to generate a license key from the Brocade software portal. The license key is contained within a license file, which is downloaded to your PC and is installed on BrocadeNetwork Advisor. When a trial license expires, the new clients can no longer log in. License types The following license types are supported by the Management application: Trial extension license - Enables 45 days of extension after the evaluation of 120 days free Enterprise Trial edition. Permanent license - Enables a license-controlled feature to run on the Network Advisor indefinitely. Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide

22 1 Software license terminology Software license terminology The following terms are used in this document.: Entitlement certificate - The proof-of-purchase certificate (paperpack) issued by Brocadewhen a license is purchased. The certificate contains a unique transaction key that is used in conjunction with the license ID (LID) of the Brocade device to generate and download a software license from the Brocadesoftware portal. License file - The file produced by the Brocadesoftware portal when the license is generated. The file is installed in Network Advisor and controls access to a licensed feature or feature set. License ID (LID) - The identification 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. Transaction key - A unique key, along with the LID, used to generate a software license from the Brocadesoftware portal. The transaction key is issued by Brocadewhen a license is purchased. The transaction key is delivered according to the method specified when the order is placed: - Paperpack - The transaction key is recorded on an entitlement certificate, which is mailed to the customer. - Electronic - The transaction key is contained in an message, which is sent instantly to the customer after the order is placed. The customer receives the message within a few minutes after the order is placed, though the timing will vary depending on the network, Internet connection, and so on. If a delivery method is not specified at the time of the order, the key will be delivered by the way of paperpack. General notes about licensing This section lists the software licensing rules related to the Management application: Only one permanent or trial license at a time can be installed in Network Advisor. A trial license cannot replace or supersede a normal license. Obtaining a license key Use the following procedure to generate and obtain a software license. 1. Order a Network Advisor license. If a new feature is added, a new license will be issued. Two trial licenses of 45 days each are available after the default trial period (120 days) expires. 2 Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide

23 Obtaining a license key 1 You will receive the license transaction key in the form of a paperback or electronic transaction key. Do not discard the entitlement certificate or with the electronic key. Keep it in a safe place in case it is needed for technical support or product replacement. 2. Log in to the Brocadesoftware portal at and complete the software license request. If you do not have a login ID and password, request access by following the instructions on the screen. Figure 1 shows the Brocade Software Portal Login window. FIGURE 1 Brocade Software Portal Login window 3. From the License Management menu, select Brocade Network Advisor > License Generation With Transaction Key. The Brocade Network License Generation window displays as shown in Figure 2. Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide 3

24 1 Obtaining a license key FIGURE 2 Brocade Network Advisor License Generation window 4. Enter the requested information in the required fields. An asterisk (*) next to a field indicates that the information is required. You can generate more than one license at a time. For each license request, enter the Unit's Unique ID and Transaction Key, and click Add. The validity of the 45-day extension file starts from the day you receive the license key. 5. When you have finished entering the required information, read the BrocadeEnd User License Agreement, and select the I have read and accept check box. 6. Click the Generate button to generate the license. The results window displays an order summary and the results of the license request. If the license request is successful, the Status field shows "Success" and the License File field contains a hyperlink to the generated license file. The license file is automatically sent by to the specified customer address. If the license request fails, the Status field indicates the reason it failed and the action to be taken. 7. Download the license file to your PC by either clicking the hyperlink in the License File field or saving the license file from the attachment. 4 Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide

25 Viewing software license information from the Brocade software portal 1 Viewing software license information from the Brocade software portal This section describes other software licensing tasks supported from the Brocadesoftware portal. You can use the Unit License Query option to view software license information for Network Advisor. You can export the report to Excel for sharing or archiving purposes. Depending on the status of the license (for example, whether or not the license was generated), the report will include the following Information: Software part number, serial number, and description Date the license was installed Transaction key LID Product line To view license information, complete the following steps. 1. From the License Management menu, select Brocade Network Advisor > Unit License Query. The Network Advisor Unit License Query window displays, as shown in Figure 3. FIGURE 3 License Query Window 2. Enter the unique serial number in the Serial Number field. 3. Enter the unique number in the Transaction Key field. The license details will be displayed only after the transaction key is activated. 4. Click Search. The License Query Results window displays, as shown in Figure 4. Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide 5

26 1 Viewing software license information from the Brocade software portal FIGURE 4 License Query Results window Table 5 describes the fields displayed in the License Query Results window. TABLE 5 Description of License Query Results fields Field or Component Description Customer Serial # Transaction Key Sales Order Purchase Order Description License Key Activation Date Size of SAN at the time of installation Software Version Number M&S Expiration Date IP Switch Count IP Switch Port Count MPLS Count The unique serial number given to the customer The unique key number along with the License ID The order number of the sale The order number of the purchase The license type ordered The type of license The date the license key is activated Used for SAN devices The software version The expiration date of M&S The switch count of IP The switch port count of IP The MPLS count 6 Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide

27 Management Application Chapter 2 In this chapter Managed count Upgrading the Management application Managed count The Management application audits and verifies the managed count against the maximum limit for your license under the following conditions: Every three hours from server start time. Note that you may be able to manage more products or ports than the maximum licensed limit briefly (maximum of three hours) between these periodic checks. When a new client logs in to the server. When you access the License dialog box (Help > License). SAN Professional Plus Licensed versions can manage up to 2,560 ports. SAN Enterprise Trial and Licensed versions can manage up to 15,000 ports and 100 fabrics. SAN +IP Enterprise Trial and Licensed versions can only manage up to 20 IP devices when managing 15,000 SAN ports. Virtual Fabrics are counted as fabrics when calculating the managed count limits. IP Enterprise Licensed version can manage up to 5,050 IP products and 100 MPLS products with the appropriate number of device licenses installed. IP Enterprise 120 days Trial version can manage up to 150 IP products and 10 MPLS products with the appropriate number of device licenses installed. Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide 7

28 2 Upgrading the Management application Upgrading the Management application The quickest and simplest method of moving from lower configuration to higher configuration is to enter the new license information on the License dialog box. The following tables list the available upgrade paths. TABLE 6 SAN upgrade paths Current software release To software release SAN Professional SAN Professional Plus Licensed SAN Enterprise Trial SAN Enterprise Licensed TABLE 7 IP upgrade paths Current software release IP Professional IP Base Trial IP Base Licensed (lower count) TABLE 8 SAN + IP upgrade paths Current software release SAN Professional Plus Licensed SAN Enterprise Trial or Licensed SAN Professional Plus + IP Enterprise Licensed SAN + IP Enterprise Licensed SAN Enterprise Licensed SAN Professional Plus + IP Enterprise Licensed SAN + IP Enterprise Licensed SAN Enterprise Licensed SAN + IP Enterprise Licensed SAN + IP Enterprise Trial SAN + IP Enterprise Licensed To software release IP Base Trial or Licensed SAN Professional Plus + IP Enterprise Licensed SAN + IP Enterprise Trial or Licensed IP Base Licensed SAN + IP Enterprise Licensed SAN Professional Plus + IP Enterprise Licensed IP Base Licensed (higher count) SAN + IP Enterprise Licensed To software release SAN + IP Professional SAN Professional Plus + IP Base Licensed SAN + IP Enterprise Trial SAN Professional Plus + IP Base Licensed SAN + IP Enterprise Trial or Licensed version SAN + IP Enterprise Licensed version SAN + IP Enterprise Licensed version 1. Select Help > License. The License dialog box displays. 2. Browse to the license key file (.xml) or cut and paste the license string in the License Key field and click Update. 8 Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide

29 Upgrading the Management application 2 3. Click OK on the message. The client closes after updating the license successfully. Restart the server through the Server Management Console for the changes to take effect. 4. Open the Management application (double-click the desktop icon or open from the Start menu). The Log In dialog box displays. 5. Choose one of the following options: If you configured authentication to CAC, enter your PIN in the CAC PIN field. If you configured authentication to the local database, an external server (RADIUS, LDAP, or TACACS+), or a switch, complete the following steps. a. Enter your user name and password. The defaults are Administrator and password, respectively. Do not enter Domain\User_Name in the User ID field for LDAP server authentication. b. Select or clear the Save password check box to choose whether you want the application to remember your password the next time you log in. 6. Click Login. 7. Click OK on the Login Banner. When you launch the Management application or navigate to a new view, the SAN tab displays with a gray screen over the Product List and Topology Map while data is loading. Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide 9

30 2 Upgrading the Management application 10 Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide

31 Software Licensing Tasks Chapter 3 In this chapter Viewing the license key Upgrading the license License downgrade Viewing the license key A license key is required to run the Management application. The license key specifies the expiration date of a trial license, as well as the number of ports allowed. If you are installing the Management application for the first time or you are migrating to a new version, refer to the Brocade Network Advisor Installation and Migration Guide. If your installation does not require a license key, the License dialog box does not display. To view the license key, complete the following steps. 1. Select Help > License. The License dialog box displays. FIGURE 5 License dialog box Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide 11

32 3 Upgrading the license 2. Review the new information in the License dialog box fields: License Key License keys consist of an asterisk (*) followed by a unique string of alphanumeric characters. License keys verify ownership of the Management application software as well as determine the maximum port count allowed or any additional features that you receive as part of the license. Serial # The serial number of the server associated with the license key. This field is not editable; it is populated after you set the license key on the server. Remaining Trial Period The number of days remaining in the trial period. License Details The managed and licensed count for products and ports. The items to be counted: - Fabrics (SAN) - Ports (SAN) - Products (IP) - MPLS Products (IP) Package Whether the count is part of the SAN or IP package. Managed Count The number of managed ports, or products, and fabrics. Virtual Fabrics are counted as fabrics when calculating the managed count limits. Maximum Limit The number of licensed ports or products allowed. - SAN Enterprise edition supports a maximum of 15,000 ports and 100 fabrics. - SAN Professional Plus edition supports a maximum of 2,560 ports and 100 fabrics. - Only fabrics and devices discovered from the SAN tab are counted. - IP Enterprise Licensed version supports a maximum of 5,050 IP products including 100 MPLS products with the appropriate number of device licenses installed. - IP Enterprise Trial version supports a maximum of 150 IP products including 10 MPLS products with the appropriate number of device licenses installed. - Only products and ports discovered from the IP tab are counted. 3. Click OK to close the License dialog box. Upgrading the license You are not required to enter a license key for a trial license. If you selected 120 Days Trial during installation, you can use the Management application, including all of its features, for a trial period of 120 days. At the termination of the trial period, a license expired confirmation message displays. You must enter a license key to continue using the Management application. You are not required to enter a license key for SMI Agent only installation. If you choose the SMI Agent only option, when you open the Management application client, a License dialog box displays, where you must enter a license key. 12 Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide

33 License downgrade 3 You can upgrade the license from Professional edition. The quickest and simplest method of moving from one package to another is to enter the new license information in the License dialog box. Refer to the Upgrading the Management application on page 8 for the list of the available upgrade paths. 1. Select Help > License. The License dialog box displays. 2. Browse to the license key file (.xml) to load the license from a file, or cut and paste the license string into the License Key field. The License Key field is not case-sensitive. 3. Click Update to extract the new license information. 4. Click OK on the Network Advisor License dialog box. 5. Click OK on the message. The client closes after updating the license successfully. Restart the server, client, and Server Management Console for the changes to take effect. When you migrate to a license with new features, you must add the new features to the appropriate user roles. 6. Open the application (double-click the desktop icon or open from the Start menu). The Log In dialog box displays. 7. Enter your user name and password. The defaults are Administrator and password, respectively. If you migrated from a previous release, your user name and password do not change. Do not enter Domain\User_Name in the User ID field for LDAP server authentication. 8. Select or clear the Save password check box to choose whether you want the application to remember your password the next time you log in. 9. Click Login. 10. Click OK on the Network Advisor Login Banner. License downgrade You can downgrade from a higher configuration to a licensed version with a lower configuration. You can perform the following types of downgrade: Edition Package MPLS IP Product Count Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide 13

34 3 License downgrade You cannot downgrade to Professional edition. Downgrading to a Trial version is not supported. You cannot downgrade during migration (Configuration Wizard). You cannot downgrade if the IP discovery profile is running and server backup is in process. Downgrading the edition Table 9 lists the available downgrade paths. TABLE 9 Edition downgrade paths Current software release To software release SAN + IP Enterprise Licensed or Trial SAN Enterprise Licensed or Trial SAN + IP Professional Plus Licensed SAN Professional Plus Licensed SAN + IP Professional Plus Licensed Before you downgrade the edition, make sure your application meets the following requirements: Your application configuration is within the limit of the licensed version. The application is not using a DCX device as a seed switch. If you combine more than one downgrade option, you must meet the requirements for all downgrade options. To downgrade the edition, complete the following steps. 1. Select Help > License. The License dialog box displays. 2. Browse to the license key file (.xml) in the License Key field and click Update. A message displays that details the support that will no longer be available after the license update. 3. Click Yes on the message to continue. The client closes after updating the license successfully. Restart the server through the Server Management Console for the changes to take effect, then log back into the application. After you downgrade from Enterprise to Professional Plus, the network size changes to small and all network size-related parameters (such as asset collection thread pool size and client and server heap size) are updated. 14 Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide

35 License downgrade 3 Downgrading the package You cannot downgrade if the IP discovery profile is running and server backup is in process. Table 10 lists the available downgrade paths. TABLE 10 Package downgrade paths Current software release To software release SAN + IP Enterprise SAN + IP Professional Plus SAN + IP Professional SAN Enterprise IP Base SAN Professional Plus SAN Enterprise IP Base SAN Professional Plus SAN Enterprise IP Base SAN Professional Plus Before you downgrade the package, make sure your application meets the following requirements: If you are downgrading to the SAN-only license, delete all IP products and DCB devices discovered from the IP tab. If you are downgrading to the IP-only license, delete all SAN fabrics (both monitored and unmonitored). If you combine more than one downgrade option, you must meet the requirements for all downgrade options. To downgrade the edition, complete the following steps. 1. Select Help > License. The License dialog box displays. 2. Browse to the license key file (.xml) in the License Key field and click Update. A message displays that details the support that will no longer be available after the license update. 3. Click Yes on the message to continue. The client closes after updating the license successfully. Restart the server through the Server Management Console for the changes to take effect, then log back into the application. After you downgrade, the following application changes occur: When you downgrade from SAN + IP to SAN only, the IP network size changes to none, and all network size-related parameters (such as asset collection thread pool size and client and server heap size) are updated. When you downgrade from SAN + IP to SAN only, the SAN network size changes to none, and all network size-related parameters (such as asset collection thread pool size and client and server heap size) are updated. Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide 15

36 3 License downgrade When you downgrade from SAN + IP to IP only, the IP discovery profile, if scheduled, is disabled during the downgrade. Downgrading the MPLS product count You can downgrade from a license with MPLS to a license without MPLS. You can also downgrade from a license that allows more MPLS devices to a license that allows fewer MPLS devices. Table 11 lists the available downgrade paths. TABLE 11 MPLS downgrade paths Current software release SAN + IP Enterprise with MPLS IP Enterprise with MPLS SAN + IP Professional Plus with MPLS To software release SAN + IP Enterprise with fewer MPLS SAN + IP Enterprise without MPLS IP Base with MPLS IP Base without MPLS SAN + IP Professional Plus without MPLS SAN + IP Professional Plus with fewer MPLS SAN + IP Enterprise with fewer MPLS SAN + IP Enterprise without MPLS IP Base with MPLS IP Base without MPLS SAN + IP Professional Plus without MPLS SAN + IP Professional Plus with fewer MPLS SAN + IP Enterprise with fewer MPLS SAN + IP Enterprise without MPLS IP Base with MPLS IP Base without MPLS SAN + IP Professional Plus without MPLS SAN + IP Professional Plus with fewer MPLS Before you downgrade, if you are downgrading to the IP-only license, delete all SAN fabrics (both monitored and unmonitored). If you combine more than one downgrade option, you must meet the requirements for all downgrade options. To downgrade the MPLS product count, complete the following steps. 1. Select Help > License. The License dialog box displays. 2. Browse to the license key file (.xml) in the License Key field and click Update. Depending on your downgrade, one of the following occurs: A message displays that MPLS products cannot be managed and all MPLS configuration will be deleted to proceed. Click Yes to delete the MPLS configurations automatically. Click No to delete the MPLS configurations yourself. After you manually delete the MPLS configurations, you must rediscover the IP products. 16 Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide

37 License downgrade 3 A message displays that the maximum number of MPLS products that can be managed and that the last MPLS configurations discovered will be deleted to proceed. Click Yes to delete the MPLS configurations automatically. Click No to delete the MPLS configurations yourself. After you manually delete the MPLS configurations, you must rediscover the IP products. A message displays that details the support that will no longer be available after the license update. 3. Click Yes on the message to continue. The client closes after updating the license successfully. Restart the server through the Server Management Console for the changes to take effect, then log back into the application. IP product count downgrade You can downgrade from a license with a higher product count to a license with a lower product count. Table 12 lists the available downgrade paths. TABLE 12 Current software release IP downgrade paths To software release Enterprise SAN with SMI Agent + IP Enterprise IP Professional Plus SAN with SMI Agent + IP Enterprise SAN + IP with fewer products Professional Plus SAN + IP with fewer products Enterprise IP with fewer products Enterprise IP with fewer products Professional Plus SAN + IP with fewer products Enterprise IP with fewer products Before you downgrade to a license with a lower product count, make sure that your application configuration is within the limit of the licensed version. To downgrade to a license with a lower product count, complete the following steps. 1. Select Help > License. The License dialog box displays. 2. Browse to the license key file (.xml) in the License Key field and click Update. A message displays that details the support that will no longer be available after the license update. 3. Click Yes on the message to continue. The client closes after updating the license successfully. Restart the client for the changes to take effect. However, if you combine this downgrade with any other downgrade, you must restart the server through the Server Management Console for the changes to take effect, then log back into the application. You can downgrade from a higher configuration to a licensed version with a lower configuration. Downgrading to a Trial version is not supported. Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide 17

38 3 License downgrade You cannot downgrade during migration (Configuration Wizard). Downgrading the edition Before you downgrade the edition, make sure your application meets the following requirements: Your application configuration is within the limit of the downgrade licensed version. The application is not using a Backbone chassis as a seed switch. To downgrade the edition, complete the following steps. 1. Select Help > License. The License dialog box displays. 2. Browse to the license key file (.xml) in the License Key field and click Update. A message displays that details the support that will no longer be available after the license update. 3. Click Yes on the message to continue. The client closes after updating the license successfully. Restart the server through the Server Management Console for the changes to take effect, then log back into the application. After you downgrade from Enterprise to Professional Plus, the network size changes to small and all network size-related parameters (such as asset collection thread pool size and client and server heap size) are updated. 18 Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide

39 References Appendix A In this appendix Network Advisor packages Edition feature support Network Advisor packages Table 13 summarizes the packages and available editions for each package. TABLE 13 Package Packages and versions Editions SAN with SMI Agent +IP Enterprise (trial and licensed) SAN Professional Plus (licensed) + IP Enterprise (trial and licensed) Professional SAN with SMI Agent Enterprise (trial and licensed) Professional Plus (licensed) Professional IP Enterprise (trial and licensed) Professional SMI Agent : Network Advisor clients are not available in the SMI Agent only package. Clients are not required when other management tools are used the SMI Agent. Scalability limits For a list of the supported scalablility limits for Network Advisor by edition, refer to Scalability limits on page 19. Table 14 summarizes the scalability limits supported for Network Advisor by edition. TABLE 14 Supported scalability limits by Network Advisor edition Enterprise edition Small Medium Large SAN Professional Plus + IP Base edition Professional edition SAN Switch Ports SAN Switches and Access Gateways SAN Devices SAN Fabrics Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide 19

40 A Scalability limits IP Switches (supported) 1200 (recommended) (with performance monitoring on up to ports) MPLS Switches Not supported. VDX Switches Managed Hosts vcenters VMs (inlcudes powered down VMs) ESX Hosts The IP switch count includes MPLS and VDX switches. Virtual Fabrics are counted as fabrics when calculating the managed count limits. SMI Agent is not supported on Professional edition. Professional Plus is not supported for the IP only package. Supported network latency between Network Advisor server and client or server and devices is 100ms. 20 Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide

41 Edition feature support A Edition feature support TABLE 15 SAN Features Table 15 details whether the SAN features are supported in the Professional, Professional Plus, or Enterprise versions, or only through the Element Manager of the device. FEATURE SUB FEATURE SAN Profession al Professional Plus Enterprise Switch Configuration Management Basic configurations through EM Yes Yes Yes Name Server Collection, Views Yes Yes Yes Performance Management - SNMP Monitoring Real-time Graphs Yes Yes Yes Historical Collection/Display/ Reporting No Yes Yes Thresholds No Yes Yes Top talkers No Yes Yes (Supported in SAN Switches and AG) No Yes Yes Marching Ants No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Data Aging No Yes Yes E-E monitors No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Performance Management - Traffic Analysis (sflow) sflow configuration payload in configuration wizard NA NA NA Monitoring report dialogs NA NA NA Accounting report dialogs NA NA NA Custom reports NA NA NA Zoning Member selection Yes Yes Yes Zone editing Yes Yes Yes Live Fabric Library Scope Yes Yes Yes QoS Support Yes Yes Yes Zone Alias support Yes Yes Yes Ability to delete Zone database No Yes Yes Impact Analysis Yes Yes Yes Remove offline devices utility No Yes Yes TI Zoning Yes Yes Yes Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide 21

42 A Edition feature support TABLE 15 SAN Features FEATURE SUB FEATURE SAN Device to Zone, zone set participation analysis Yes Yes Yes LSAN Zoning No Yes Yes Rolling back an already activated zone DB No Yes Yes Importing/Exporting of a zone DB to/from file system in XML format (Stretch Goal) No Yes Yes Meta-SAN Routing Configuration No Yes Yes Domain ID Configuration No Yes Yes Fault Management Show switch events Yes Yes Yes Show Fabric events Yes Yes Yes Add Syslog support and continue SNMP trap support Yes Yes Yes Trap Configuration, Credential, Customization Yes Yes Yes Event Forwarding No Yes Yes Event Custom Report No Yes Yes Event Processing (Event Policies and Pseudo Events) No Yes Yes Common SNMP/Trap Registration Yes Yes Yes AAA Authentication And Authorization Configuration No Yes Yes Security Management Replicate Switch Policy Configuration No Yes Yes Security Mgmt - SNMP configuration Yes Yes Yes MAC Filter NA NA NA Layer 2 ACL Yes Yes Yes (For SAN tab it is supported only for DCB switches) Yes Yes Yes Layer 3 ACL NA NA NA Services NA NA NA Networks NA NA NA Firmware Management and support save Firmware download Yes Yes Yes Capture Supportsave Yes Yes Yes FICON CUP PDCM Matrix No No Yes Cascaded FICON config Wizard No No Yes 22 Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide

43 Edition feature support A TABLE 15 SAN Features FEATURE SUB FEATURE SAN Cascaded FICON Fabric merge wizard No No Yes Config Mgmt Periodic configuration backup and persistence No Yes Yes Manual backup or Save Configuration (for Professional one switch at a time) SAN Configuration repository management (for Professional one switch at a time) Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Replicate Switch Configuration No Yes Yes Product Configuration - Setting baselines, Search NA NA NA Change Tracking NA NA NA Configuration snapshot NA NA NA Save Configuration for VCS enabled switches NA NA NA IP Configuration repository management (for Professional one switch at a time) NA NA NA FCIP Mgmt FCIP Configuration wizard Yes Yes Yes Iperf & IP Trace Route Yes Yes Yes AG Mgmt AG Display changes Yes Yes Yes Support firmware download, Supportsave, Perf stats, Config file mgt. Yes Yes Yes Raw IPv6 Server - Switch support(for IP devices only if device supports IPV6) Yes Yes Yes Reports Generate Reports Yes Yes Yes View Reports Yes Yes Yes Performance data report No Yes Yes FCR Reports No Yes Yes SYR Reports*(Applicable only for EMC OEM) Yes Yes Yes Brocade IP products - Inventory report NA NA NA Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide 23

44 A Edition feature support TABLE 15 SAN Features FEATURE SUB FEATURE SAN Open Trunking Support Display trunks on the topology Yes Yes Yes Properties dialog changes Yes Yes Yes Display marching ants Yes Yes Yes Connections dialog changes Yes Yes Yes Troubleshooting and Diags Device Connectivity Troubleshooting wizard Yes Yes Yes Trace Route / Ping Yes Yes Yes Fabric Device Sharing No Yes Yes Call Home Support all Call center's No Yes Yes Support save for Brocade switches No Yes Yes Support for appending last 30 events in Call home event for based Call centers No Yes Yes License Changes New License Key No Yes Yes Port Administration All Port Admin features Yes Yes Yes Mace Layer 2 FC support Yes Yes Yes Encryption Configuration and Monitoring Yes Yes Yes AG Cisco interop support Yes Yes Yes Device decommissioning Yes Yes Yes RBAC User Management No Yes Yes DCB configuration Management FCoE configuration Management DCB configuration Management Yes Yes Yes FCoE configuration Management Yes Yes Yes 24 Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide

45 Edition feature support A TABLE 15 SAN Features FEATURE SUB FEATURE SAN Migration from DCFM Yes Yes Yes Features that support M-Model switches / Mixed fabrics No Yes Yes Switch port enable/disable Switch port enable/disable through right click menu Yes Yes Yes Tool launcher Tool launcher (Setup tools) No Yes Yes HBA Server/Storage port mapping HBA Server/Storage port mapping No Yes Yes Telnet Telnet Yes Yes Yes Fabric Binding Fabric Binding No Yes Yes HIF Highly Integrated fabric No Yes Yes View Management View Management No Yes Yes SAN Port Group Port Group Configuration No No Yes Port Fencing Allows configuring PF policy configurations. No Yes Yes HBA Management HBA Management Yes Yes Yes VM Management Yes Yes Yes Driver/BIOS Management No Yes Yes Fabric Assigned WWN No Yes Yes VF support VF support Discovery Yes Yes Yes VF support - Configuration No Yes Yes VM Plug-in Support Support for VM plug-in No Yes Yes Configuration Wizard IP products configuration create/edit and deploy. Following payloads are not supported in Professional. 1. Product Payloads N.A N.A N.A Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide 25

46 A Edition feature support TABLE 15 SAN Features FEATURE SUB FEATURE SAN a. CLI Configuration b. CLI Product Monitoring 2. Interface Payloads a. sflow Configuration (for Professional one switch at a time) CLI Configuration Manager CLI Configuration Manager N.A N.A N.A Web Element Manager Web Element Manager Yes Yes Yes Fabric Watch(Web Tools) Hardware, Ports, Admin, Router Admin and Name Server (For IP side it is supported only for DCB switches) Yes Yes Yes CLI Element Manager CLI Element Manager N.A N.A N.A MPLS Manager VLL Manager N.A N.A N.A VLL Monitor VPLS Manager VPLS Monitor VCID Pool LSP 802.1ag Support In MPLS and VLAN Manager N.A N.A N.A Address finder Address finder N.A N.A N.A VLAN Management VLAN Management Yes Yes Yes SCOM Plug-in Support Support for SCOM plug-in No Yes Yes Bottleneck Detection Configuration No Yes Yes Bottleneck Statistics No Yes Yes Badging on topology/device tree Yes Yes Yes Show Affected hosts No Yes Yes Frame Monitor Frame Monitor No Yes Yes Diagnostic port Test Diagnostic port Test No Yes Yes Policy Monitor Policy Monitor No Yes Yes Power Center Power Center N.A N.A Digital Diagnostic Digital Diagnostic Yes Yes Yes N.A DCX Backbone discovery/management DCX backbone as seed switch and configuration to DCX backbone No No Yes XMR/MLX Management XMR/ MLX Management N.A N.A N.A SSL Certificate Manager SSL Certificate Manager N.A N.A N.A 26 Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide

47 Edition feature support A TABLE 15 SAN Features FEATURE SUB FEATURE SAN GSLB Manager GSLB Manager N.A N.A N.A VIP Server Manager VIP Server Manager N.A N.A N.A AMPP (Port Profile) AMPP N.A N.A N.A VCS Discovery VCS(ü For Professional one cluster member is allowed) Dashboard Dashboard Yes Yes Yes MAPS MAPS Management Yes Yes Yes Flow Monitoring Flow Monitoring No Yes Yes VCS Trace route Trace route N.A N.A N.A Historical Graph/Tables N.A N.A N.A REST API No Yes Yes N.A N.A N.A Table 16 details whether the IP features are fully or partially supported in the Professional or Licensed versions. TABLE 16 IP features supported Feature Professional Base Licensed version Base with Licensed Ethernet Fabrics Base with Unlicensed Ethernet Fabrics 802.1ag support (MPLS and VLAN management) No Yes Yes Yes AAA (Authentication, Authorization, and Auditing) Authentication and authorization configuration No Yes Yes Yes Address Finder No Yes Yes Yes ADP management No Yes Yes Yes AMPP (port profile) No Yes Yes No Call Home support Support for all call home centers No Yes Yes Yes Support for appending the last 30 events in a call home event for -based call home centers No Yes Yes Yes Change management Partial support Yes Yes Yes CLI configuration management No Yes Yes Yes CLI Element Manager Yes Yes Yes Yes Configuration management Configuration snapshot No Yes Yes Yes Configuration repository management Yes Yes Yes Yes Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide 27

48 A Edition feature support TABLE 16 IP features supported (Continued) Feature Professional Base Licensed version Base with Licensed Ethernet Fabrics Base with Unlicensed Ethernet Fabrics Manual backup : Professional only supports one product at a time. Save configuration : Professional only supports one switch at a time. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Save configuration for VCS-enabled switches No Yes Yes Yes Periodic configuration backup and persistence No Yes Yes Yes Replicate switch configuration No Yes Yes Yes Product configuration - Setting baselines - Search No Yes Yes Yes Change tracking No Yes Yes Yes Configuration wizard Product configuration - create, edit, and deploy. Yes Yes Yes Yes Interface payload sflow configuration : Professional only supports one product at a time. Product Payloads: - CLI configuration - CLI product monitoring Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Dashboard Yes Yes Yes Yes DCB configuration management Yes Yes Yes Yes Deployment management Yes Yes Yes Yes Discovery IP disovery Yes Yes Yes Yes VCS disovery : Professional supports one cluster member. Fabric Watch : Only supported on DCB switches. Hardware Ports Admin Router Admin Name Server Fault Management Yes Yes Yes Yes Element Manager Element Manager Element Manager Element Manager Element Manager Element Manager Element Manager Element Manager Element Manager Element Manager Element Manager Element Manager Element Manager Element Manager Element Manager Element Manager Element Manager Element Manager Element Manager Element Manager 28 Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide

49 Edition feature support A TABLE 16 IP features supported (Continued) Feature Professional Base Licensed version Base with Licensed Ethernet Fabrics Base with Unlicensed Ethernet Fabrics Show switch events Yes Yes Yes Yes Syslog registration and forwarding Yes Yes Yes Yes SNMP trap registration and forwarding Yes Yes Yes Yes Trap configuration, credentials, and customization Yes Yes Yes Yes Event forwarding No Yes Yes Yes Event custom report No Yes Yes Yes Event processing (event policies and pseudo events) No Yes Yes Yes Common SNMP/Trap registration Yes Yes Yes Yes FCoE configuration management Yes Yes Yes Yes Firmware Management and SupportSave Firmware download Yes Yes Yes Yes Capture SupportSave Yes Yes Yes Yes GSLB management No Yes Yes Yes HBA management HBA management Yes Yes Yes Yes VM management No Yes Yes Yes Driver/DIOS management No No No No Fabric assigned WWN No No No No IPv6 Server - Product support : Only supported in the application when IPv6 is supported on the product. Yes Yes Yes Yes Layer 2 trace route No Yes Yes No License No Yes Yes Yes MLX/XMR management No Yes Yes Yes MPLS management No Yes Yes Yes LSP No Yes Yes Yes VCID pool No Yes Yes Yes VLL manager No Yes Yes Yes VLL monitor No Yes Yes Yes VPLS manager No Yes Yes Yes VPLS monitor No Yes Yes Yes Performance management - SNMP monitoring Real Time Performance collection, display, and reports Yes Yes Yes Yes Historical Performance collection, display, and reports No Yes Yes Yes Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide 29

50 A Edition feature support TABLE 16 IP features supported (Continued) Feature Professional Base Licensed version Base with Licensed Ethernet Fabrics Base with Unlicensed Ethernet Fabrics Thresholds No Yes Yes Yes Data aging No Yes Yes Yes Performance management - Traffic Analysis (sflow) sflow configuration payload (Configuration Wizard) No Yes Yes Yes Monitoring reports No Yes Yes No Accounting reports No Yes Yes Yes Custom reports No Yes Yes Yes Policy Monitor Yes Yes Yes Yes Power Center Yes Yes Yes Yes Reports IP product inventory report Yes Yes Yes Yes SSL Certificate management No Yes Yes Yes Third Party Device support No Yes Yes Yes Security management MAC filter configuration Yes Yes Yes Yes L2 ACL configuration Yes Yes Yes Yes L3 ACL configuration Yes Yes Yes Yes Services Yes Yes Yes Yes Networks Yes Yes Yes Yes Switch configuration management Basic configurations through the Element Manager Yes Yes Yes Yes Telnet Yes Yes Yes Yes Tools launcher (Setup Tools) No Yes Yes Yes Topology management Yes Yes Yes Yes User Management No Yes Yes Yes VIP Server management No Yes Yes Yes VLAN management Yes Yes Yes Yes VM Plugin Support No Yes Yes Yes Web Element Manager Yes Yes Yes Yes Web Tools/Fabric Watch Yes Yes Yes Yes Zoning Member selection Yes Yes Yes Yes Zone editing Yes Yes Yes Yes Live fabric library scope Yes Yes Yes Yes 30 Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide

51 Edition feature support A TABLE 16 IP features supported (Continued) Feature Professional Base Licensed version Base with Licensed Ethernet Fabrics Base with Unlicensed Ethernet Fabrics Zone alias support Yes Yes Yes Yes Delete Zone database No Yes Yes Yes Impact analysis Yes Yes Yes Yes Remove offline devices No Yes Yes Yes Device to Zone / zoneset participation analysis Yes Yes Yes Yes LSAN Zones No Yes Yes Yes Rolling back to an activated zone database No Yes Yes Yes Import or export a zone database No Yes Yes Yes Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide 31