Brocade Network Advisor SAN User Manual v12.1.0 User Manual
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Entering the license key
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2. Browse to the license file.
The License Key field is not case-sensitive.
3. Click Update to extract the new license information.
Review the new information in the License dialog box fields.
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License Key — License keys consist of an asterisk (*) followed by 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.
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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.
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Remaining Trial Period — The number of days remaining in the trial period.
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License Details — The managed and licensed count for products and ports. The items to
be counted:
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Managed Count — The number of managed ports, products, and fabrics.
NOTE
Virtual Fabrics are counted as Fabrics when calculating the managed count limits.
SAN Enterprise edition supports a maximum of 9,000 ports and 36 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.
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Maximum Limit — The number of licensed ports or products allowed.
4. Click OK to set the new license on the server.
A message displays. Click OK to close the message and log off the client. To see the changes to
the client, open the Management application and log in.
NOTE
When you migrate to a license with new features, you must add the new features to the
appropriate user roles.