Downgrading to a license without ethernet fabrics – Brocade Network Advisor SAN + IP User Manual v12.1.0 User Manual

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License downgrade

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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 configurations
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 the maximum number 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.

Downgrading to a license without Ethernet fabrics

The following table list the available downgrade paths.

Before you downgrade to a license with fewer or no Ethernet Fabrics, make sure your application
meets the following requirements:

Delete all discovered VCS Clusters with more than two nodes.

If you are downgrading to the IP only license, delete all SAN fabrics (both monitored and
unmonitored).

NOTE

If you combine more than one downgrade option, you must meet the requirements for all
downgrade options.

TABLE 17

Ethernet Fabrics downgrade paths

Current software release

To software release

Enterprise SAN + IP with Ethernet Fabrics

Enterprise SAN + IP with fewer Ethernet Fabrics
Enterprise SAN + IP without Ethernet Fabrics
Professional Plus SAN + IP with fewer Ethernet Fabrics
Professional Plus SAN + IP without Ethernet Fabrics
Enterprise IP with fewer Ethernet Fabrics
Enterprise IP without Ethernet Fabrics

Enterprise IP with Ethernet Fabrics

Enterprise IP with fewer Ethernet Fabrics
Enterprise IP without Ethernet Fabrics

Professional Plus SAN + IP with Ethernet Fabrics

Professional Plus SAN + IP with fewer Ethernet Fabrics
Professional Plus SAN + IP without Ethernet Fabrics
Enterprise IP with fewer Ethernet Fabrics
Enterprise IP without Ethernet Fabrics

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