For all platforms that support DPOD, ports are associated with the Port Upgrade license in the order in which they come online and automatically receive a license assignment from the pool of unassigned ports in the POD set. The first ports that receive a POD assignment are associated with the base port set. When all ports in the base port set are assigned, the next ports that come online receive assignments from the Port Upgrade license port set.
The association of a specific port to a POD set matters only when you want to remove a Port Upgrade license from the system. Sufficient assigned ports must be released from the DPOD Port Upgrade or COD reservations before the license can be removed. Refer to Releasing a port from a POD set for more information.