Uninstalling Licenses - HP Cisco MDS 9020 - Fabric Switch Configuration Manual

Chapter 3 Obtaining and Installing Licenses
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Use the show license usage command to identify all of the active features on your switch.
switch# show license usage
Feature
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FM_SERVER_PKG
MAINFRAME_PKG
ENTERPRISE_PKG
DMM_FOR_SSM_PKG
SAN_EXTN_OVER_IP
PORT_ACTIVATION_PKG
SME_FOR_IPS_184_PKG
SAN_EXTN_OVER_IP_18_4
SAN_EXTN_OVER_IP_IPS2
SAN_EXTN_OVER_IP_IPS4
10G_PORT_ACTIVATION_PKG
SAN_EXTN_OVER_IP_18_4
STORAGE_SERVICES_ENABLER_PKG
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Uninstalling Licenses

You can only uninstall a permanent license that is not in use. If you try to delete a permanent license that
is currently being used, the software rejects the request and issues an error message. Uninstalling an
unused license causes the grace period to come into effect. The grace period is counted from the first use
of the feature without a license and is reset when a valid license file is installed.
Permanent licenses cannot be uninstalled if they are currently being used. Features turned on by
Note
permanent licenses must first be disabled, before that license is uninstalled.
If you are using an evaluation license and would like to install a new permanent license, you can do so
Tip
without service disruption and before the evaluation license expires. Removing an evaluation license
immediately triggers a grace period without service disruption.
Disable related features before uninstalling a license. The delete procedure fails if the license is in use.
Caution
To uninstall a license, follow these steps:
Step 1 Save your running configuration to a remote server using the copy command (see the
Configuration" section on page
Step 2 Issue the show license brief command in EXEC mode to view a list of all installed license key files and
identify the file to be uninstalled. In this example, the file to be uninstalled is the Ficon.lic file.
switch# show license brief
OL-16184-01, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x
Ins Lic Status Expiry Date Comments
Count
No - Unused
No - Unused
Yes - Unused never
No 0 Unused
Yes 16 Unused never
No 0 Unused
No 0 Unused
No 0 Unused
Yes 1 Unused never
No 0 Unused
No 0 Unused
No 0 Unused
Yes 1 Unused never
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Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide
Uninstalling Licenses
Grace 79D 16H
Grace expired
license missing
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Grace 86D 5H
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1 license(s) missing
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1 license(s) missing
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