Port-License - Cisco MDS 9000 series Command Reference Manual

Chapter 18 P Commands
S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m

port-license

To make a port eligible or ineligible to acquire a port activation license on a Cisco MDS 9124 switch,
use the port-license command.
Syntax Description
acquire
Defaults None.
Command Modes Interface configuration submode.
Command History Release
3.1(1)
Usage Guidelines If a port already has a license, then no action is taken and the port-license command returns successfully.
If a license is unavailable, then the port will remain unlicensed.
This command is supported on the Cisco MDS 9124 switch only.
Note
Examples The following example shows how to make a port eligible to acquire a license.
switch# config t
switch (config)# interface fc1/1
switch (config-if)# port-license
The following example shows how to acquire a license for a port, and then copies the configuration to
the startup configuration so that the new licensing configuration is maintained.
switch# config t
switch(config)# interface fc1/1
switch(config-if)#
switch(config-if)# port-license acquire
switch(config-if)# end
switch# copy running-config startup-config
Related Commands
Command
show port-licenses
OL-8413-07, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x
port-license acquire
no port-license acquire
Grants a license to a port.
Modification
This command was introduced.
Description
Displays port licensing information for a Cisco MDS 9124 switch.
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Reference
port-license
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