Brocade Communications Systems Brocade Backbone DCX 8510-4 - Manual (Page 52)

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Determining installed software licenses
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You can check the PID setting using the configshow command as in the following example. You can
use the | grep -i pid qualifier to pinpoint the PID information.
switch:admin> configshow | grep -i pid
fabric.ops.mode.pidFormat:1
fabric.wwnPidMode:1
The 1 indicates that the WWN Based persistent PID feature is enabled. The default value is 0 for
disabled.
Determining installed software licenses
Depending on the vendor agreement, certain licenses are factory installed on the Brocade DCX
8510-4. To determine which licenses are enabled, use the licenseShow command.
swDir:admin> licenseshow
AAbbccDDeeFFeeGG:
Web license
Zoning license
Extended Fabric license
Fabric Watch license
Performance Monitor license
Trunking license
Security license
In this example, the license key is AAbbccDDeeFFeeGG. Keep a copy of the license key for
reference.
The 64-bit chassis ID is required to obtain and activate licenses for the Brocade DCX 8510-4. The
chassis ID is available through the licenseIdShow command. The licenseShow and licenseIdShow
commands must be entered on the active CP blade. Refer to the Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide
for more information.
Installing transceivers and attaching cables
The following two sets of steps cover the installation of transceivers and cables for most SFPs and
for QSFPs.
Installing SFP+ and mSFP transceivers and cables
Complete the following steps to install SFP-type optical transceivers.
NOTE
mSFP transceivers are compatible only with the FC8-64 port blade. While they will fit in other
blades, this configuration is unsupported and will generate an error.