Upgrade Considerations for Ports on Demand Licenses

In FastIron 08.0.70 and earlier releases, Ports on Demand (PoD) licenses on the ICX 7250 were implemented as XML licenses. Beginning with FastIron 08.0.80, all PoD licenses are Self-Authenticated Upgrade (SAU) licenses.

Upgrading an ICX 7250 Without an XML PoD License

Without a PoD license, all the licensed ports on an ICX 7250 have 1-Gbps speed. After an upgrade to FastIron 08.0.80 or later releases, these ports will continue to have 1-Gbps speed. If a 10-Gbps port is needed after the upgrade, you can enable the PoD SAU license for the 2x10G or 8x10G option.

When upgrading from FastIron 08.0.90 to a release later than FastIron 08.0.95x, a working 10-Gbps optic on an ICX 7250 without a PoD license no longer works because the configuration default is 1-Gbps.

Upgrading an ICX 7250 With an Existing XML PoD License

When an ICX 7250 with an existing PoD XML license is upgraded to FastIron 08.0.80 or later releases, the system automatically converts the PoD XML license to the corresponding PoD SAU license.

An upgrade to 08.0.80 has no impact on a stacking system.

When a user sets the PoD SAU license, the system looks at the existing XML license. If the option selected is of an equal or lower capacity to thePoD XML license, the SAU license is enabled. If an option with a higher capacity that the PoD XML license is selected, the SAU license is not enabled and the system displays a message instructing you to delete the PoD XML license before enabling the SAU license.

All XML license files will be preserved in case the device is downgraded to FastIron 08.0.70 or earlier release.

Parent topic: Upgrading from FastIron 08.0.70 or Earlier to 09.0.10a or Later