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# ICX6650 Licensing
**DISCLAIMER:** This is intended for educational use only, or for a homelab type environment.
Brocade licenses are keyed to a specific switch License ID, so they cannot be loaded on multiple switches. Thankfully these ID's are stored in a separate EEPROM and can be easily changed.
Brocade licenses are keyed to a specific switch License ID, so they cannot be loaded on multiple switches. Thankfully these IDs are stored in a separate EEPROM and can be easily changed.
To download and use the legitimate license files linked below on as many switches as you need, you simply need to change your switch license ID to match. Only the license system reads this EEPROM, so changing these values has no effect on the switch whatsoever.
To download and use the master license files in this guide on as many switches as you need, you simply need to change your license ID to match. Only the license code reads this value, so changing it has no negative effects.
**DISCLAIMER:** This is intended for educational use only, or in a homelab type environment.
**WARNING:** DO NOT SHARE THIS LINK, GUIDE, OR FILES WITH ANYONE! The licenses will be blacklisted and this process will be patched out in firmware - do not ruin it for everyone.
## Notes
Big thanks to `yukaia` for providing a fully licensed donor chassis to make this happen. This was by far the [most difficult](store/icx6650.jpg) model to create a guide for as all the normal methods were either removed or broken (on purpose?).
To begin, visit the [Brocade Overview](../brocade-overview/) page, and download the firmware ZIP - this also contains the license files.
## What Does This Do?
On the Brocade ICX6650, the two `POD` licenses in this guide plus the latest OS unlock the following:
On the Brocade ICX6650, the two `POD` licenses in this guide unlock the following:
- 10gbE functionality on the rest of the 10gbE SFP+ ports (all will be unlocked)
- 40gbE functionality on the rear 40gbE ports
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- IPv6-in-IPv4 tunnels - will terminate Hurricane Electric tunnels etc
## Update The Switch
To do this, you need the latest bootloader and OS. Follow this link to upgrade to the latest firmware image AND bootloader - [ICX6650 Update & Start Guide](http://fohdeesha.com/docs/icx6650/)
**Note:** If this is a new/unconfigured switch, or a used switch with an unknown config on it, follow that update guide all the way through to the `Saving & Conclusions` section! This will get the switch in a state that it can TFTP licenses in.
To do this, you need the latest firmware - this is not optional! Follow the update guide to upgrade to the latest firmware image if you haven't already - [ICX6650 Update & Start Guide](../icx6650/).
**Note:** If this is a new/unconfigured switch, or a switch with an unknown config on it, follow that update guide all the way through to the `Saving & Conclusions` section! This will get the switch in a state that it can TFTP licenses in.
When upgraded and configured, move on to the below.
## Optional: Delete Existing Licenses
If your switch came with partial licenses already (find out with `show license`), you can delete them if you'd like following the below:
```
enable
license delete unit 1 all
```
However if you would like to keep the old licenses (in case you want to resell the switch or similar), you do not have to follow the above. Just note that when you change your switch serial and load in the licenses from this guide, the old licenses will show as `invalid`, but they will not affect anything and will go back to `valid` if you ever revert the switch serial and delete my licenses.
Now you can move on to the below.
## Download Licenses
[```ICX6650 Official Licenses```](store/icx6650-lic.zip)
```ZIP Updated: 03-13-2019```
## Change The Serial
We need to change the serial and license ID to match the new licenses. From the normal switch OS:
```
enable
hw pid-prom serial CEK0303H01A
hw pid-prom serial 2ax5o2jk68e
hw pid-prom clear-sw-lid
reload
```
The switch will reboot, and when it comes back up it will have a new license ID and serial.
## Importing The Licenses
Once it's rebooted back into the OS, put the license files from the ZIP above on your TFTP server. If you need an easy and temporary TFTP server for windows, I recommend [Tftpd32 Portable Edition](http://www.tftpd64.com/tftpd32_download.html). Once the licenses are being hosted by TFTP, import them one at a time. Replace the IP's in the commands with the IP of your own TFTP server:
Once it's booted into the OS, ensure you are hosting the firmware ZIP contents via TFTP. If you need an easy and temporary TFTP server for windows, I recommend [Tftpd32 Portable Edition](http://www.tftpd64.com/tftpd32_download.html). Now we can import the licenses. Replace the IPs in the commands with the IP of your own TFTP server:
```
enable
copy tftp license 192.168.1.8 1-6650-10gb.xml unit 1
copy tftp license 192.168.1.8 2-6650-40gb.xml unit 1
copy tftp license 192.168.1.8 ICX6650/1-6650-10gb.xml unit 1
copy tftp license 192.168.1.8 ICX6650/2-6650-40gb.xml unit 1
```
**Note:** You may notice that unlike the other guides, we are not importing an advanced routing license. That is because in codetrain 8030, all advanced routing features are automatically unlocked with the base software, so a license is not needed.
Now make sure they imported properly:
```
show license
```
The ```Status``` column should show ```Active``` for all licenses. If it does, write memory and you're done:
The ```Status``` column should show ```Active``` for all the new licenses.
**Note:** If the switch had other licenses on it beforehand, they will now show as `invalid` - this is expected as the serial no longer matches. If you ever decide to revert the switch, the original licenses will become `active` again once the serial is reverted to stock.
If everything looks good, write mem and the licensing is finished:
```
write mem
```
## Turning on the rear 40gbE ports
## Turning On The Rear 40gbE Ports
When the licenses are imported, the remaining front 10gbE ports are automatically enabled. However the rear 40gbE ports need to be told to unlock:
```
conf t
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## Reverting
If you want to revert the switch to its original serial and license ID (for instance, if you sell it), that's quite easy. First, get the serial number from your switch. It should be on a sticker on the bottom of the unit. Then just use the commands we used earlier from the regular OS, but now using your actual serial. Make sure the capitalization matches what is on your switch!
If you want to revert the switch to its original serial and license ID (for instance, if you sell it), that's quite easy. First, get the serial number from your switch. It should be on a sticker on the bottom of the unit. Then just use the commands we used earlier, but now using your actual serial. Make sure the capitalization matches what is on your switch!
```
enable
hw pid-prom serial YourSNhere
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#now delete each of my licenses (they should be the ones showing invalid)
#replace X with the number of the license in the list you want to delete:
license delete unit 1 index X
#once a license is deleted, the index number of remaining lics changes
#run show license again before deleting more if you're deleting multiple
```
It now has the stock license ID and serial, and the licenses have been removed. The output of `show license` should be empty (unless you previously had licenses from before this guide, in which case they should now show valid).
## Does This Affect Stacking?
Q: Since all the switches in a stack would have the same license and serial after this procedure, would this cause issues?
A: No - stacking works perfectly. The License and Serial ID are only used for licensing. The switch and stack is totally unaware of them. Stacking uses each switch base MAC address to keep track of stack members, and the MAC is unmodified.
**Note:** The ICX6650 does not support stacking anyhow