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Upgrading the Management application
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License Key — License keys consist of an asterisk (*) followed by unique string of
alphanumeric characters. License keys verify ownership of the Management application
software as well as determine the maximum port count allowed or any additional features
that you receive as part of the license.
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Serial # — The serial number of the server associated with the license key. This field is not
editable; it is populated after you set the license key on the server.
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Remaining Trial Period — The number of days remaining in the trial period.
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License Details — The managed and licensed count for products and ports. The items to
be counted:
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Managed Count — The number of managed ports, products, and fabrics.
NOTE
Virtual Fabrics are counted as Fabrics when calculating the managed count limits.
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SAN Enterprise edition supports a maximum of 9,000 ports and 36 fabrics.
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SAN Professional Plus edition supports a maximum of 2,560 ports and 36 fabrics.
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Only fabrics and devices discovered from the SAN tab are counted.
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Maximum Limit — The number of licensed ports or products allowed.
4. Click OK to set the new license on the server.
A message displays. Click OK to close the message and log off the client. To see the changes to
the client, open the Management application and log in.
NOTE
When you migrate to a license with new features, you must add the new features to the
appropriate user roles.
Upgrading the Management application
The quickest and simplest method of moving from one version to another is to enter the new
license information on the License dialog box. The following tables list the available upgrade paths.
TABLE 9
SAN upgrade paths
Current software release To software release
SAN Professional SAN Professional Plus Trial or Licensed version
SAN Enterprise Trial or Licensed version
SAN Professional Plus Trial SAN Enterprise Trial or Licensed version
SAN Professional Plus Licensed version SAN Enterprise Licensed version
SAN + IP Enterprise Licensed version
SAN Enterprise Trial SAN Enterprise Licensed version
SAN Enterprise SAN + IP Enterprise Licensed version