Brocade Network Advisor Software Licensing Guide (Supporting Network Advisor 12.3.0) - Manual (Page 33)

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License downgrade
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NOTE
You can upgrade the license from Professional edition.
The quickest and simplest method of moving from one package to another is to enter the new
license information in the License dialog box. Refer to the
“Upgrading the Management
application” on page 9 for the list of the available upgrade paths.
1. Select Help > License.
The License dialog box displays.
2. Browse to the license key file (.xml) to load the license from a file, or cut and paste the license
string into the License Key field.
The License Key field is not case-sensitive.
3. Click Update to extract the new license information.
4. Click OK on the Network Advisor License dialog box.
5. Click OK on the message.
The client closes after updating the license successfully. Restart the server, client, and Server
Management Console for the changes to take effect.
NOTE
When you migrate to a license with new features, you must add the new features to the
appropriate user roles.
6. Open the application (double-click the desktop icon or open from the Start menu).
The Log In dialog box displays.
7. Enter your user name and password.
The defaults are Administrator and password, respectively. If you migrated from a previous
release, your user name and password do not change.
NOTE
Do not enter Domain\User_Name in the User ID field for LDAP server authentication.
8. Select or clear the Save password check box to choose whether you want the application to
remember your password the next time you log in.
9. Click Login.
10. Click OK on the Network Advisor Login Banner.
License downgrade
You can downgrade from a higher configuration to a licensed version with a lower configuration.
You can perform the following types of downgrade:
• Edition
• Package
• MPLS
• IP Product Count