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Refer to the following sections for information about viewing the current licenses,
adding a license, or removing a license. For more information on the following
procedures, see the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide and the Fabric OS Command
Reference.
Viewing current license keys
To view the licenses that are currently enabled on the switch, complete the
following steps.
1. Log in as admin.
2. Enter the licenseShow command. A list of the enabled licenses and their
Adding a license key
Licenses for additional functionality may be purchased as feature codes through
IBM. Contact your IBM representative for more information. You will need to
supply IBM with the WWN to obtain a transaction key, which is sent in a
paperpack. To obtain the license key, follow the instructions included in the
paperpack. The transaction key and the switch WWN or product serial number are
required to obtain the license key.
To add a license to the switch, complete the following steps.
1. Log in as admin.
2. Enter the switchShow command to obtain the WWN of your switch. The
3. Enter the licenseAdd command, followed by the license key enclosed in
4. After entering the license key, use the licenseShow command to verify that it is
Removing a license key
To remove a license from the switch, complete the following steps.
1. Log in as admin.
2. Enter the licenseRemove command, followed by the license key enclosed in
3. Save the license key information in case you want to reinstall it in the future.
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features is displayed, as in the following example.
APswitch:admin> licenseshow
License Key: bQebzeRdScRfc0iK
Web license
License Key: SybbzQQ9edTzcd0X
Zoning license
APswitch:admin>
license key is a string of approximately 16 uppercase and lowercase letters and
digits. Case is significant. The key is an encrypted form of the system WWN
and the products licensed to run on this system.
quotation marks, as shown in the following example.
APswitch:admin> licenseadd "aBcDeFGh12345K"
License key aBcDeFGh12345 added
Enter the license key into the system exactly as issued. If you enter it
incorrectly, the license might be accepted, but it will not function.
valid. If a licensed product is not displayed, the license is invalid.
Note: After you enter a license, the licensed product is available immediately;
the system does not need to be rebooted.
quotation marks, as in the following example.
APswitch:admin> licenseremove "bQebzbRdScRfc0iK"
removing license key "bQebzbRdScRfc0iK"
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