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Licensing the Qlogic 5602 Fibre Channel Switch for Avid

Unity MediaNet v5 Dual Switch Configurations

Dated: Aug 1

2007

Document Version: 1

Introduction: It may be necessary to obtain and install a new license for a Qlogic

5602 Fibre Channel switch after a faulty switch unit is replaced by Avid or if an

additional switch is purchased for a single switch Unity MediaNet V5 system. This

document aims to instruct users on how to obtain a license transfer and apply a

license to the newly received switch.

Contents:

• Background

• To Transfer a Port Activation License From a Replaced Qlogic 5602 Switch

• Using the QLogic Support Web Site to Confirm How Many Ports a FC Switch

Should be Licensed to Have Enabled

• To activate a switch license using SANsurfer Switch Manager

• Appendix A: Acquiring the Serial Number of your QLogic 5602 fibre channel

switch

• Appendix B: Qlogic Licensing Presentation on QLogic Support Website

• Appendix C: Command line Licensing instructions

Background:

The QLogic 5602 Fibre Channel (FC) switch can be shipped from the manufacturer

with a number of activated port combinations. A licensing mechanism is used to

control the number of actual FC ports enabled. The 5602 FC switch shipped by Avid

for use with Avid Unity MediaNet v3.6, v4.x and v5.0 has all 16 4Gbit capable SFP

ports (ports 0 to 15) activated. With Avid Unity MediaNet v3.6 and V4.x systems 32

port FC switching systems are realised by dual connecting each storage chassis and

each File Manager to the two FC switches in a uniform manner.

For Avid Unity MediaNet v5.0 systems Avid makes use of the ability to use the

QLogic 10Gbit XPAK ports on the 5602 FC switch to chain one switch from another to

increase the 4 Gbit capable SFP type port count in a Unity Environment. This

increases the number of available 4Gbit capable SFP ports from 16 in a single switch

Unity environment, to 32 in a dual switch environment. This technique is known as

“Stacking” and requires a QLogic 20 port license to be installed on each switch to

enable the use of these stacking ports. A QLogic 5602 FC Switch that has had the

stacking ports enabled will be found to have 20 ports enabled in total, 16 SFP type

ports and 4 XPAK ports (ports 0 to 19).

If an existing 16 SFP port (single switch) Avid MediaNet v5.x system needs updating

with further switch ports, a Fibre Channel Switch Expansion Kit is available from Avid

that contains a second 5602 FC switch, the necessary XPAK connectors and the

required License for each FC switch. The additional switch shipping from Avid in the

above kit will have the 20 port license pre-installed from the factory; However the

existing system FC switch will most likely need to have its 20 port license installed in

the field.

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Summary of Contents

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Licensing the Qlogic 5602 Fibre Channel Switch for Avid Unity MediaNet v5 Dual Switch Configurations Dated: Aug 1st 2007 Document Version: 1 Introd

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Should an existing Avid MediaNet v5.0 dual switch system have a FC switch failure, requiring that the switch be replaced by Avid, it may be necessary

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2. On arriving at the QLogic Product Activation Center click the “License Key Activation Center” item which will open a window offering several Produ

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Using the QLogic Support Web Site to confirm how many ports a FC switch should be licensed to have enabled Selecting “View Port Count” in Step 3 of th

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The Topology window opens, showing you the selected switch in your Fabric. 9. Click the icon in the left pane of the window. This displays the switch

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13. In the Add License Key dialog, enter the license key from the License Email in the Key field. The Email text will look similar to the following

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Command Line Lookup To find out what the SN of a switch is from the command line: Telnet or SSH into the switch. The serial number should appear a

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Physical Lookup For SANbox 5000 series switches, the serial number can be found on the back (opposite of the port side) of the switch. Appendi

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