Brocade Fabric OS Software Licensing Guide (Supporting Fabric OS v7.3.0) - Manual (Page 23)

ICL ports on core blades of a DCX can be used only with an ICL 16-link or ICL 8-link license. ICL ports
on core blades of a DCX-4S can be used only with an ICL 8-link license.
After the addition or removal of a license, the license enforcement is performed on the ICL ports only
when the portDisable and portEnable commands are issued on the ports. An ICL license must be
installed on the enterprise platforms at both ends of the ICL connection.
ICL 1st POD license
The ICL 1st POD license activates half of the ICL bandwidth on the Brocade DCX 8510-8 platform or all
of the ICL bandwidth on the Brocade DCX 8510-4.
On the Brocade DCX 8510-8, this license enables QSFP ports 0-7; QSFP ports 8-15 are disabled.
(QSFP ports 0-7 correspond to core blade port numbers 0-31, and QSFP ports 8-15 correspond to core
blade port numbers 32-63, as observed in switchShow output.)
This license allows you to purchase half the bandwidth of the Brocade DCX 8510-8 ICL ports initially
and upgrade with an additional ICL license to use the full ICL bandwidth later. This license is also useful
for environments with ICL connections between a Brocade DCX 8510-8 and a DCX 8510-4, as the latter
supports half the bandwidth of the DCX 8510-8 on each ICL port.
This license is available on the Brocade DCX 8510-8 and DCX 8510-4 platforms only.
ICL 2nd POD license
The ICL 2nd POD license provides dedicated high-bandwidth links between two Brocade DCX 8510-8
platforms without consuming valuable front-end ports. Each Brocade DCX 8510-8 platform must have
the ICL 2nd POD license installed to enable the full number of ICL connections possible.
This license is available for the Brocade DCX 8510-8 only.
ICL 8-link license
The ICL 8-link license activates half of the ICL bandwidth for each ICL port on the Brocade DCX
platform by enabling only half of the ICL links available. This allows you to purchase half the bandwidth
of the Brocade DCX ICL ports initially and upgrade with an additional ICL license to use the full ICL
bandwidth later. This license is also useful for environments with ICL connections between a Brocade
DCX and a DCX-4S, as the latter cannot support more than eight links on an ICL port.
This license is available on the Brocade DCX-4S and DCX platforms only.
ICL 16-link license
The ICL 16-link license provides dedicated high-bandwidth links between two Brocade DCX chassis,
without consuming valuable front-end ports. Each Brocade DCX chassis must have the ICL 16-link
license installed in order to enable the full number of ICL connections possible (16 links in the case of a
DCX chassis).
This license is available for the Brocade DCX only.
Enterprise ICL license
The Enterprise ICL (EICL) license allows you to connect four or more Brocade DCX 8510 Backbones
through ICLs. This license is available on the Brocade DCX 8510-8 and DCX 8510-4 platforms only.
ICL 1st POD license
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