Brocade Mobility RFS Controller System Reference Guide (Supporting software release 5.5.0.0 and later) - Manual (Page 62)

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5. Review the AP Licenses table to assess the specific number of adoptions permitted, as
dictated by the terms of the current license.
NOTE
The following is a licensing example: Assume there's two site controllers (S1 and S2) adopted to a
NOC controller (N1). S1 has 3 installed AP licenses, and S2 has 4 installed AP licenses. Eight APs
seek to adopt on S1, and ten APs seek to adopt on S2. N1 has 1024 installed licenses. N1 lends 5
(8-3) AP licenses to S1, and 6 (10-4) AP licenses to S2.
N1 displays the following in the Device column: AP Adoptions: 2 (site controllers S1 and S2) AP
Licenses: 1024 AP Lent Licenses: 11 (5 to S1 + 6 to S2) AP Borrowed Licenses: 0 AP Total Licenses:
1013 (1024 – 11 lent) S1 displays the following in the Device column: AP Adoptions: 8 AP Licenses:
3 AP Lent Licenses: 0 AP Borrowed Licenses: 5 AP Total Licenses: 8 (3 + 5 borrowed). S2 displays
the following in the Device column: AP Adoptions: 10 AP Licenses: 4 AP Lent Licenses: 0 AP
Borrowed Licenses: 6 AP Total Licenses: 10 (4 + 6 borrowed).
N1 displays the following in the Device column: AP Adoptions: 2 (site controllers S1 and S2) AP
Licenses: 1024 AP Lent Licenses: 11 (5 to S1 + 6 to S2) AP Borrowed Licenses: 0 AP Total Licenses:
1013 (1024 – 11 lent) S1 displays the following in the Device column: AP Adoptions: 8 AP Licenses:
3 AP Lent Licenses: 0 AP Borrowed Licenses: 5 AP Total Licenses: 8 (3 + 5 borrowed). S2 displays
the following in the Device column: AP Adoptions: 10 AP Licenses: 4 AP Lent Licenses: 0 AP
Borrowed Licenses: 6 AP Total Licenses: 10 (4 + 6 borrowed).
AP Adoptions The Device column Lists the total number of AP adoptions made by the controller or service platform. If
the installed license count is 10 APs and the number of AP adoptions is 5, 5 additional APs can still be
adopted under the terms of the license. The total number of APs adoptions varies by platform, as well
as the terms of the license. The Cluster column lists the total number of AP adoptions made by the
cluster membership (all members). If the installed license count is 100 APs and the number of AP
adoptions is 50, 50 additional APs can still be adopted under the terms of the AP licenses, pooled by
the cluster members.
AP Licenses The Device column lists the number of APs available for adoption under the restrictions of the license.
This number applies to dependent mode adaptive APs only, and not independent mode APs. The
Cluster column lists the number of APs available for adoption by cluster members under the restrictions
of the licenses, as pooled amongst the cluster members.
AP Lent Licenses Lent licenses are the total number of AP licenses the NOC controller lends (if needed) to its site
controllers so site controllers can adopt APs in excess of its own installed AP license count. AP lent
licenses can be non-zero only in controllers currently configured as the NOC (NOC controller). Lent
Licenses is always zero in controllers configured as the site (site controller).
AP Borrowed Licenses Borrowed licenses are the total number of AP licenses borrowed by the site controller from the NOC
controller (NOC controllers if a NOC controller is in a cluster). AP borrowed licenses are always zero in
the NOC controller. AAP borrowed licenses can be non-zero only on site controllers.
AP Total Licenses Lists the cumulative number of both Device and Cluster AP licenses supported by the listed controller or
service platform.