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4 – Managing Switches
Upgrading a Switch with a License Key
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Upgrading a Switch with a License Key
A license key is a password that you can purchase from your switch distributor or
authorized reseller to upgrade your switch. You can apply all license keys with
QuickTools, but the Fault Tolerance license key is the only license key that you
can use with QuickTools. Examples of feature license keys are:
The SANdoctor license key provides for testing and tracing FC connections
to time and track frames from specified targets and destinations.
The Fault Tolerance license key enables the capability of switching control
from one CPU to another, either manually or automatically. Refer to ”Using
Fault Tolerance” on page 4-35 for more information.
The HyperStack license key enables you to connect two switches by their
Inter-Chassis Connections (ICC) ports on the backplate and manage them
as a single entity. However, both QuickTools switches must have two CPU
blades.
To upgrade the switch, do the following:
1. Add a fabric with the IP address of the switch you want to upgrade.
2. Open the faceplate display for the switch you want to upgrade.
3. Open the Switch Menu and select Features to open the Feature Licenses
dialog shown in Figure 4-14.
Figure 4-14. Feature License Key Dialog
4. Click the Add button to open the Add License Key dialog shown in
Figure 4-15.