Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide (Supporting Network Advisor 12.3.0) - Manual (Page 32)

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Upgrading the license
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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.
NOTE
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 36 fabrics.
- Only fabrics and devices discovered from the SAN tab are counted.
- IP Enterprise Licensed version supports a maximum of 5,050 IP products and 100
MPLS products with the appropriate number of device licenses installed.
- IP Enterprise Trial version supports a maximum of 150 IP products and 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
NOTE
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.
NOTE
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.