License Transfers Between Switches - Cisco nexus 5000 series Cli Configuration Manual

Chapter 1 Managing Licenses
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The grace period stops if you disable a feature you are evaluating, but if you enable that feature again
without a valid license, the grace period countdown continues from when it had stopped.
The grace period operates across all features in a license package. License packages can contain several
features. If you disable a feature during the grace period and there are other features in that license
package that are still enabled, the countdown does not stop for that license package. To suspend the grace
period countdown for a license package, you must disable every feature in that license package. Use the
show license usage license-name command to determine which applications to disable.
switch# show license usage FC_FEATURES_PKG
Application
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PFM
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The Cisco NX-OS license counter keeps track of all licenses on a switch. If you are evaluating a feature
and the grace period has started, you will receive console messages, SNMP traps, system messages, and
Call Home messages on a daily basis.
The frequency of these messages become hourly during the last seven days of the grace period.
You cannot modify the frequency of the grace period messages.
Note
Caution After the final seven days of the grace period, the feature is turned off and your network traffic may be
disrupted. Any future upgrade will enforce license requirements and the 120-day grace period.
Use the show license usage command to display grace period information for a switch.
switch# show license usage
Feature
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FM_SERVER_PKG
MAINFRAME_PKG
ENTERPRISE_PKG
SAN_EXTN_OVER_IP
SAN_EXTN_OVER_IP_IPS4
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License Transfers Between Switches

A license is specific to the switch for which it is issued and is not valid on any other switch. If you need
to transfer a license from one switch to another, contact your customer service representative.
Note If you purchased Cisco support through a Cisco reseller, contact the reseller directly. If you purchased
support directly from Cisco Systems, contact Cisco Technical Support at this URL:
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/687/Directory/DirTAC.shtml
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Installed License Status
Count
Yes - Unused
No - Unused
Yes - InUse
No 0 Unused
No 0 Unused
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch CLI Software Configuration Guide
License Transfers Between Switches
ExpiryDate Comments
never license missing
never Grace Period 57days15hrs
never -
never -
never -
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