Managing Licenses; Licensing Terminology - Cisco AP775A - Nexus Converged Network Switch 5010 Configuration Manual

Managing Licenses

This chapter describes how to manage licenses on Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switches. It contains the following
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Licensing Terminology

Licensing allows you to access specified premium features on the switch after you install the appropriate
license for that feature. This information describes licensing types, options, procedures, installation, and
management for a Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch.
The following terms are used:
• Licensed feature-Permission to use a particular feature through a license file, a hardware object, or a
• Licensed application-A software feature that requires a license to be used.
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Licensing Terminology, page 53
Licensing Model, page 54
Licence Installation, page 55
Obtaining the License Key File , page 56
Installing the License Key File, page 56
Backing Up License Files, page 57
Identifying License Features in Use, page 58
Uninstalling Licenses, page 58
Updating Licenses, page 59
Grace Period Alerts, page 60
License Transfers Between Switches, page 61
Verifying the License Configuration, page 61
legal contract. This permission is limited to the number of users, number of instances, time span, and
the implemented switch.
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