The following table lists the license requirements by platform, and the number of ports available through licensing.
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Platform/LC |
100 GbE/40 GbE ports | 100 GbE ports | 10 GbE/1 GbE ports | 10 GbE/100 GbE ports |
License type |
POD sets and sizes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLX 9640-24S
and SLX 9640-24S-AC-F
|
N/A | 12 100G ports | N/A |
24 10G ports |
100 GbE Port Upgrade |
By default, the first 4 100 GbE ports are base ports that are enabled by the OS. There is no pre-installation required for the base ports. The 100 GbE Port Upgrade license enables additional ports in increments of 4 ports. |
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Two 100 GbE Port Upgrade licenses (4 ports each) add 8 ports to the SLX 9640-24S and SLX 9640-24S-AC-F switches to bring the total number of 100 GbE ports to 12. |
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| SLX 9640-24S-12C
|
N/A | 12 100G ports | N/A | 24 10G ports | 100 GbE Port Upgrade |
By default, the first 4 100 GbE ports are base ports that are enabled by the OS. One 100 GbE Port Upgrade pre-installed license adds 8 100 GbE ports to the SLX 9640-24-12C and SLX 9640-24S-AC-F switches to bring the total number of 100 GbE ports to 12. |
| SLX 9640-24S and SLX 9640-24S-12C | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Advanced Feature SAU License | Advanced features license can be added to the SLX 9640 switches. |
| SLX 9150-48Y (fiber) | N/A | 8 100G ports | N/A | 48 10G ports | Advanced Feature SAU License | Advanced features license can be added to the SLX 9150-48Y switches. By default, the base features and port bandwidth are available on this platform. |
| SLX 9150-48XT 10BASE-T (copper) | N/A | 6 100G ports | 48 10G ports | N/A | Advanced Feature SAU License | Advanced Feature SAU License can be added to the SLX 9150-48XT 10BASE-T switches. By default, the base features and port bandwidth are available on this platform. |
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SLX 9540 |
N/A | 6 | 24 | 100 GbE Port Upgrade | Three 100 GbE POD licenses (2 ports each) add 6 ports to the SLX-9540-24S switches to bring the total number of ports to 6. | |
| 100 GbE POD licenses (6 ports) are already pre-installed in the SLX-9540-48S switches. | ||||||
| Capacity on Demand (COD) for 10GbE ports | One COD license (24 ports) brings 24 1GbE ports to 10GbE on the SLX-9540-24S switches, to bring the total number of 10GbE ports to 48. | |||||
| COD license (24 ports) is already pre-installed in the SLX-9540-48S switches. | ||||||
| Advanced feature SAU License | Advanced features license can be added to the SLX-9540-24S and SLX-9540-48S switches. |
The following table provides descriptive details for the license type.
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License |
Description |
Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 100 GbE Port Upgrade ( SLX 9640- 24S and SLX 9640 - 24S-AC-F ) |
For the SLX 9640, this license adds 4 100 GbE ports when additional licenses are purchased in increments of 4 ports each. The base port size is 4 100 GbE ports. You can purchase up to 2 licenses (4 ports each) for a total 12 100 GbE licensed ports. The first license enables ports 29 - 32. The second license enables ports 33 - 36. All 24 10 GbE are base ports. You do not need a license to enable the 10 GbE ports. |
When the 100 GbE Port Upgrade license is added, ports that are
disabled or shutdown can be re-enabled using the no shutdown
command. Ports must be set to the shutdown state using the shutdown command prior to removing a license(s). A trial license is not supported. Dynamic Ports on Demand (DPOD) licensing and the Capacity on Demand (COD) license are not supported on the SLX 9640 platform. The SKU is EN-SLX-9640-4C-POD-P (Feature 100G Port Upgrade). |
| Pre-installed 100 GbE Port Upgrade ( SLX 9640 -24S-12C | For the SLX 9640, the
license is pre-installed and enables 8 100 ports. The pre-installed
license enables ports 29 - 36. The base port size is 4 100 GbE ports. By
default, ports 1 -28 are enabled by the OS. The total number of 100 GbE
ports is 12.
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A trial license is not supported. Dynamic Ports on Demand (DPOD) licensing and the Capacity on Demand (COD) license are not supported on the SLX 9640 platform. |
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Advanced License ( SLX 9640) |
The Advanced feature SAU license enables the advanced licensed features prior to purchasing a license. On the SLX 9640 platform, the Advanced Feature license set includes the following features: BGP EPVN, 3rd Party VM, MPLS. | The SKU is: EN-SLX-9640-ADV-LIC-P (Features: Advanced Features). |
| 100 GbE Port Upgrade ( SLX 9540) | For the SLX 9540, this license adds 6 GbE ports for a total of 6 100 GbE licensed ports. The base port size is 0 ports. | |
| Capacity on Demand (COD) ( SLX 9540) | The COD license adds 24 10 GbE ports for a total of 48 10 GbE licensed ports. The base port capacity includes 24 10 GbE ports without an additional license. All of the 48 1 GbE/10 GbE ports can be used at 1 GbE speed without a license. | |
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Advanced License ( SLX 9540) |
The Advanced Feature SAU license enables the advanced licensed features prior to purchasing a license. On the SLX 9540 platform, the Advanced Feature license set includes BGP EPVN, 3rd Party VM, MPLS, and OptiScale for Internet Routing. The Base Features set includes L2 Protocols including L2 MCT, L3 Protocols (Static + Dynamic), Standard interfaces SNMP, Netconf, REST, and Python scripting.
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To enable MPLS features on the SLX 9540 the Advanced feature SAU license is required. |
| Advanced License ( SLX 9150) | The Advanced Feature SAU license enables the advanced licensed features prior to purchasing a license. On the SLX 9150 platform, the Advanced Feature license set supports functionality for BGP EVPN and TPVM (3rd Party VM). | |
| Advanced License ( SLX 9250) | The Advanced Feature SAU license enables the advanced licensed features prior to purchasing a license. On the SLX 9250 platform, the Advanced Feature license set supports functionality for BGP EVPN and TPVM (3rd Party VM). |