Troubleshooting Licensing Issues; About Troubleshooting Licensing Issues; Guidelines And Limitations For Licensing - Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Troubleshooting Manual

Troubleshooting Licensing Issues

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About Troubleshooting Licensing Issues

Cisco NX-OS requires licenses for select features. The licenses enable those features on your system. You
must purchase a license for each system on which you want to enable the licensed features.
Chassis Serial Numbers
Licenses are created using the serial number of the chassis where the license file is to be installed. Once you
order a license based on a chassis serial number, you cannot use this license on any other system.
Swapping out a Chassis
If you swap out a chassis which included licenses, you must contact TAC to generate a new license. The old
license was based on the chassis serial number and will not work with the new chassis.

Guidelines and Limitations for Licensing

Follow these guidelines when dealing with licenses for Cisco NX-OS:
• Carefully determine the license(s) that you require based on the features that require a license.
• Order your license accurately, as follows:
About Troubleshooting Licensing Issues , page 33
Guidelines and Limitations for Licensing, page 33
Initial Troubleshooting Checklist for Licensing, page 34
Displaying License Information Using the CLI, page 34
Licensing Installation Issues, page 35
◦ Enter the Product Authorization Key that appears in the Proof of Purchase document that comes
with your system.
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