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Chapter X. FCoE PDU Offload Target
i. Preparing License information file
A license information file is required for each license. Run the following command to obtain the
license information file:
[root@host]# chinfotool
The chinfotool scans and lists all the NICs in the system, and prompts the user to select one
NIC, to which the keyfile will be tied. At the end, it prints out a summary of the license
information file.
Only one NIC per system needs to be selected. As long as the selected NIC is in
Note
the system, the target will work on any of the NICs in the system.
For the selected NIC, the following information is gathered:
PCI vendor ID
MAC address
Link speed
Privacy notice: The above information is used by Chelsio Communications strictly for license
management. Chelsio Communications, Inc. does not share, sell, rent, or lease the information
to any third party.
[root@host]# chinfotool
Scanning System for network devices....
License key will be tied to any of the following interfaces.
Please select the interface
1. Interface eth1 with INTEL Adapter
Linkspeed is 1000 Mbps/s MAC is: 00:30:48:00:00:10.
2. Interface eth2 with CHELSIO Adapter
Linkspeed is 10000 Mbps/s MAC is: 00:07:43:00:00:10.
ENTER NUMBER:2
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SUMMARY:
Interface with MAC Address 00:07:43:00:00:10 (10000 Mbps) is selected
Please send info file "/etc/xyz_chelsio_infofile" to Chelsio Communications
at support@chelsio.com
Chelsio Support will send back the keyfile.
The keyfile unlocks the software as long as the above interface is present
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