Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch CLI Software Configuration Guide, NX-OS 4.0(1a)N1 (OL-16597-01, January 2009)

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Chapter 4 Managing Licenses
License Transfers Between Switches
The grace period stops if you disable a feature you are evaluating, but if you enable that feature again
without a valid license, the grace period countdown continues from when it had stopped.
The grace period operates across all features in a license package. License packages can contain several
features. If you disable a feature during the grace period and there are other features in that license
package that are still enabled, the countdown does not stop for that license package. To suspend the grace
period countdown for a license package, you must disable every feature in that license package. Use the
show license usage license-name command to determine which applications to disable.
switch# show license usage FC_FEATURES_PKG
Application
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PFM
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The Cisco NX-OS license counter keeps track of all licenses on a switch. If you are evaluating a feature
and the grace period has started, you will receive console messages, SNMP traps, system messages, and
Call Home messages on a daily basis.
The frequency of these messages become hourly during the last seven days of the grace period.
Note You cannot modify the frequency of the grace period messages.
Caution After the final seven days of the grace period, the feature is turned off and your network traffic may be
disrupted. Any future upgrade will enforce license requirements and the 120-day grace period.
Use the show license usage command to display grace period information for a switch.
switch# show license usage
Feature Installed License Status ExpiryDate Comments
Count
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FM_SERVER_PKG Yes - Unused never license missing
MAINFRAME_PKG No - Unused never Grace Period 57days15hrs
ENTERPRISE_PKG Yes - InUse never -
SAN_EXTN_OVER_IP No 0 Unused never -
SAN_EXTN_OVER_IP_IPS4 No 0 Unused never -
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License Transfers Between Switches
A license is specific to the switch for which it is issued and is not valid on any other switch. If you need
to transfer a license from one switch to another, contact your customer service representative.
Note If you purchased Cisco support through a Cisco reseller, contact the reseller directly. If you purchased
support directly from Cisco Systems, contact Cisco Technical Support at this URL:
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/687/Directory/DirTAC.shtml