Brocade Communications Systems DCX 8510-4 Manual De Usuario

Determining installed software licenses

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You can check the PID setting using the configshow command as in the following example. You can 
use the | grep -i pid qualifier to pinpoint the PID information. 

switch:admin> configshow | grep -i pid

fabric.ops.mode.pidFormat:1

fabric.wwnPidMode:1

The 1 indicates that the WWN Based persistent PID feature is enabled. The default value is 0 for 
disabled.

Determining installed software licenses

Depending on the vendor agreement, certain licenses are factory installed on the Brocade DCX 
8510-4. To determine which licenses are enabled, use the licenseShow command.

swDir:admin> licenseshow

AAbbccDDeeFFeeGG:

    Web license

    Zoning license

    Extended Fabric license

    Fabric Watch license

    Performance Monitor license

    Trunking license

    Security license

In this example, the license key is AAbbccDDeeFFeeGG. Keep a copy of the license key for 
reference.

The 64-bit chassis ID is required to obtain and activate licenses for the Brocade DCX 8510-4. The 
chassis ID is available through the licenseIdShow command. The licenseShow and licenseIdShow 
commands must be entered on the active CP blade. Refer to the Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide 
for more information.

Installing transceivers and attaching cables

The following two sets of steps cover the installation of transceivers and cables for most SFPs and 
for QSFPs.

Installing SFP+ and mSFP transceivers and cables

Complete the following steps to install SFP-type optical transceivers.

NOTE

mSFP transceivers are compatible only with the FC8-64 port blade. While they will fit in other 
blades, this configuration is unsupported and will generate an error.