Setup Guide

Fabric OS 8.0.1 Release Notes v1.0 Software License Support: Optionally Licensed Software
Page 22 of 107
Software License Support
Optionally Licensed Software
Fabric OS 8.0.1 includes all basic switch and fabric support software, as well as optionally-licensed
software enabled using license keys.
Optionally-licensed features include:
Brocade Ports on Demand — Allows customers to instantly scale the fabric by provisioning
additional SFP ports via license key upgrade. (Applies to select models of switches).
Brocade Q-Flex Ports on Demand — Allows customers to further scale the fabric and increase
flexibility by provisioning additional 4x32G QSFP ports via license key upgrade. Applies to Brocade
G620 only.
Brocade Extended Fabrics — Provides greater than 10km of switched fabric connectivity at full
bandwidth over long distances (depending on platform this can be up to 3000km).
Brocade ISL Trunking — Provides the ability to aggregate multiple physical links into one logical link
for enhanced network performance and fault tolerance. Also includes Access Gateway ISL Trunking
on those products that support Access Gateway deployment.
Brocade Fabric Vision — Enables support for MAPS (Monitoring and Alerting Policy Suite), Flow
Vision, and ClearLink (D_Port) when connecting to non-Brocade devices. MAPS enables rules-based
monitoring and alerting capabilities, provides comprehensive dashboards to quickly troubleshoot
problems in Brocade SAN environments. Flow Vision enables host to LUN flow monitoring,
application flow mirroring for non-disruptive capture and deeper analysis, and test traffic flow
generation function for SAN infrastructure validation. D_Port to non-Brocade devices support
allows extensive diagnostic testing of links to devices other than Brocade switches and adapters.
Note: On Brocade G620, Brocade X6-8, and Brocade X6-4 platforms, this license enables the use of
IO Insight capability. The license itself will be identified as “Fabric Vision and IO Insight” license on
these platforms.
FICON Management Server — Also known as “CUP” (Control Unit Port), this enables host control of
switches in mainframe environments.
Integrated Routing — This license allows any Fibre Channel port in a DCX 8510-8, DCX 8510-4,
Brocade 6510, Brocade 6520, Brocade 7840, or Brocade G620 to be configured as an EX_Port
supporting Fibre Channel Routing. This eliminates the need to add an FR4-18i blade or use a
Brocade 7500 for FCR purposes, and also provides either quadruple or octuple the bandwidth for
each FCR connection (when connected to another 16Gbs or 32Gbs-capable port).
Integrated Routing Ports on Demand — This license allows any Fibre Channel port in a Brocade X6-
8 or Brocade X6-4 to be configured as an EX_Port supporting Fibre Channel Routing. The maximum
number of EX_Ports supported per platform is provided in the license. This eliminates the need to
add an FR4-18i blade or use a Brocade 7500 for FCR purposes, and also provides octuple the
bandwidth for each FCR connection (when connected to another 32Gbs-capable port).