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Installing the License Key File

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 .
Caution
A license is either permanent or it expires on a fixed date. If you do not have a license, the grace period
for using that feature starts from the first time you start using a feature offered by that license (see the
"Grace Period Alerts" section on page
Step 6 Use the copy licenses command in EXEC mode to save your license file to one of two
locations—bootflash: or slot0: (see the
Installing the License Key File
If you need to install multiple licenses in any switch in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family, be sure to provide
Tip
unique file names for each license key file.
To install a license key file in any switch, follow these steps:
Log into the switch through the console port of the active supervisor.
Step 1
Perform the installation by issuing the install license command on the active supervisor module from
Step 2
the switch console.
switch# install license bootflash:license_file.lic
Installing license ..done
Note
Step 3 Exit the switch console and open a new terminal session to view all license files installed on the switch
using the show license command.
switch# show license
Permanent.lic:
SERVER this_host ANY
VENDOR cisco
INCREMENT MAINFRAME_PKG cisco 1.0 permanent uncounted \
Note
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Configuration Guide
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Install the license key file in the specified MDS switch without making any modifications.
If you provide a target name for the license key file, the file is installed with the specified name.
Otherwise, the file name specified in the license key file is used to install the license.
HOSTID=VDH=FOX0646S017 \
NOTICE="<LicFileID></LicFileID><LicLineID>0</LicLineID> \
<PAK>dummyPak</PAK>" SIGN=EE9F91EA4B64
If the license meets all guidelines when the install license command is issued, all features and
modules continue functioning as configured. This is true for any switch in the Cisco MDS 9000
Family.
3-11).
"Backing Up License Files" section on page
Chapter 3 Obtaining and Installing Licenses
3-9).
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