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Chapter 10 Obtaining and Installing Licenses
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
See Chapter 11, "On-Demand Port Activation Licensing"
activation licensing.
The licensing model defined for the Cisco MDS product line has two options:
Feature-based licenses allow features that are applicable to the entire switch. The cost varies based
•
on a per-switch usage.
• Module-based licenses allow features that require additional hardware modules. The cost varies
based on a per-module usage. An example is the IPS-8 or IPS-4 module using the FCIP feature.
Note
OL-16184-01, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x
Table 10-1
Each module requires its own separate license. If you replace a module that requires a
license with a module of the same type (such as replacing a Storage Services Module (SSM)
with another SSM), the existing license will support the new module.
for information about on-demand port
lists the feature-based license packages.
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide
Licensing Model
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