53-1003375-0118 Aug 2014®Brocade Network AdvisorSoftware Licensing GuideSupporting Network Advisor 12.3.1

x Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide53-1003375-01Table 2 lists the hardware platforms supported by this release of Network Advisor 12.3.

Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide xi53-1003375-01ICX 645048 switch 48-port Campus LAN switch FastIron 07.4.00 and laterICX 645048 Base

xii Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide53-1003375-01FastIron Edge X 424HF Enterprise LAN Edge switch, 20 100/1000 Mbps SFP portsFastIron

Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide xiii53-1003375-011. The Management application cannot discover or manage wireless access points runni

xiv Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide53-1003375-01What’s new in this documentThe following changes have been made since this document w

Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide xv53-1003375-01Notes, cautions, and warningsThe following notices and statements are used in this man

xvi Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide53-1003375-01Notice to the readerThis document may contain references to the trademarks of the fol

Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide xvii53-1003375-01Getting technical helpContact your switch support supplier for hardware, firmware, a

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Chapter1Software Licensing OverviewIn this chapter•Licenses overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

© 2014, Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.Brocade, the B-wing symbol, Brocade Assurance, ADX, AnyIO, DCX, Fabric OS, FastIron,

2 Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide53-1003375-01Software license terminology1Software license terminologyThe following terms are used i

Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide 353-1003375-01General notes about licensing1

4 Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide53-1003375-01Obtaining a license key1Obtaining a license keyUse the following procedure to generate

Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide 553-1003375-01Obtaining a license key1FIGURE 2 Brocade Network Advisor License Generation window4. En

6 Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide53-1003375-01Viewing software license information from the Brocade software portal1Viewing software

Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide 753-1003375-01Viewing software license information from the Brocade software portal1FIGURE 4 License

8 Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide53-1003375-01Viewing software license information from the Brocade software portal1

Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide 953-1003375-01Chapter2Management ApplicationIn this chapter•Managed count . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10 Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide53-1003375-01Managed count2Managed SAN port count calculationNOTEIf you exceed the maximum port cou

Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide 1153-1003375-01Managed count2Managed IP product count calculationNOTEIf you exceed the maximum produc

Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide iii53-1003375-01ContentsAbout This DocumentHow this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12 Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide53-1003375-01Upgrading the Management application2Upgrading the Management applicationThe quickest

Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide 1353-1003375-01Upgrading the Management application2The client closes after updating the license succ

14 Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide53-1003375-01Upgrading the Management application2

Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide 1553-1003375-01Chapter3Software Licensing TasksIn this chapter•Viewing the license key . . . . . . .

16 Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide53-1003375-01Viewing the license key32. Review the new information in the License dialog box fields

Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide 1753-1003375-01Viewing the license key3

18 Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide53-1003375-01Upgrading the license3Upgrading the license NOTEYou are not required to enter a licens

Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide 1953-1003375-01License downgrade39. Click Login. 10. Click OK on the Network Advisor Login Banner.Lic

20 Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide53-1003375-01License downgrade31. Select Help > License.The License dialog box displays.2. Brows

Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide 2153-1003375-01License downgrade3A message displays that details the support that will no longer be a

iv Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide53-1003375-01Chapter 3 Software Licensing TasksViewing the license key . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

22 Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide53-1003375-01License downgrade3NOTEIf you combine more than one downgrade option, you must meet the

Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide 2353-1003375-01License downgrade32. Browse to the license key file (.xml) in the License Key field an

24 Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide53-1003375-01License downgrade3

Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide 2553-1003375-01AppendixAReferencesIn this appendix•Network Advisor packages . . . . . . . . . . . . .

26 Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide53-1003375-01Scalability limitsAScalability limitsTable 13 summarizes the scalability limits suppor

Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide 2753-1003375-01Edition feature supportAEdition feature supportTable 14 details whether the features a

28 Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide53-1003375-01Edition feature supportAEncryptionLayer 2 FC support Yes Yes YesEncryption configurat

Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide 2953-1003375-01Edition feature supportACascaded FICON configuration wizard No No YesCascaded FICON Fa

30 Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide53-1003375-01Edition feature supportAPerformance management - SNMP monitoringReal Time Performance

Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide 3153-1003375-01Edition feature supportASMI AgentServer ProfileFabric ProfileIndication Sub ProfileZon

Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide v53-1003375-01About This DocumentIn this chapter•How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . .

32 Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide53-1003375-01Edition feature supportATable 15 details whether the IP features are fully or partiall

Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide 3353-1003375-01Edition feature supportAChange management Partial support Yes Yes YesCLI configuration

34 Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide53-1003375-01Edition feature supportAAdmin Element ManagerElement ManagerElement ManagerElement Man

Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide 3553-1003375-01Edition feature supportAVLL monitor No Yes Yes YesVPLS manager No Yes Yes YesVPLS moni

36 Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide53-1003375-01Edition feature supportAVIP Server management No Yes Yes YesVLAN management Yes Yes Ye

vi Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide53-1003375-01Supported hardware and softwareIn those instances in which procedures or parts of proc

Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide vii53-1003375-01Brocade M6505 embedded switch 24-port, 16 Gbps embedded switch Fabric OS v7.2.0 or la

viii Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide53-1003375-01Brocade DCX 1, 2 with FR4-18i Blades 8-slot Backbone Chassis with 4 Gbps Router, Ext

Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide ix53-1003375-01IronWare OS hardware and software supportThe following firmware platforms are supporte