- Port Licenses
- Obtaining the Host ID for a Fabric Interconnect
- Obtaining a Port License
- Installing a Port License on a Fabric Interconnect
- Viewing the Port Licenses Installed on a Fabric Interconnect
- Viewing Port License Usage for a Fabric Interconnect
- Uninstalling a Port License from a Fabric Interconnect
Managing Port Licenses
This chapter includes the following sections:
- Port Licenses
- Obtaining the Host ID for a Fabric Interconnect
- Obtaining a Port License
- Installing a Port License on a Fabric Interconnect
- Viewing the Port Licenses Installed on a Fabric Interconnect
- Viewing Port License Usage for a Fabric Interconnect
- Uninstalling a Port License from a Fabric Interconnect
Port Licenses
Port licenses for each Cisco UCS fabric interconnect are factory installed and shipped with the hardware. At a minimum, each fabric interconnect ships with the following licenses pre-installed:
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Cisco UCS 6120XP fabric interconnect—pre-installed licenses for the first eight Ethernet ports and any Fibre Channel ports on expansion modules
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Cisco UCS 6140XP fabric interconnect—pre-installed licenses for the first sixteen Ethernet ports and any Fibre Channel ports on expansion modules
If you want to use additional fixed ports, you must purchase and install licenses for those ports.
At this time, you can only install port licenses through Cisco UCS Manager CLI.
Obtaining the Host ID for a Fabric Interconnect
The host ID is also known as the serial number. You can also view the serial number in the Cisco UCS Manager GUI on the General tab for the fabric interconnect.
Command or Action | Purpose | |||
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Step 1 | UCS-A# connect local-mgmt | Enters local management mode. |
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Step 2 | UCS-A(local-mgmt)# show license host-id | Obtains the host ID or serial number for the fabric interconnect.
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The following example obtains the host ID for a fabric interconnect:
UCS-A# connect local-mgmt UCS-A(local-mgmt)# show license host-id License hostid: VDH=FLC12121212
Obtain the port license from Cisco.
Obtaining a Port License
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This process may change after the release of this document. If one or more of these steps no longer applies, contact your Cisco representative for information on how to obtain a license file. |
Obtain the following:
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Host ID or serial number for the fabric interconnect
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Claim certificate or other proof of purchase document for the fabric interconnect or expansion module
What to Do Next
Install the port license on the fabric interconnect.
Installing a Port License on a Fabric Interconnect
You must use Cisco UCS Manager CLI to install a port license.
Obtain the port license from Cisco.
The following example uses FTP to copy a port license to the workspace and then installs that port license:
UCS-A # connect local-mgmt Cisco UCS 6100 Series Fabric Interconnect TAC support: http://www.cisco.com/tac Copyright (c) 2009, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. The copyrights to certain works contained herein are owned by other third parties and are used and distributed under license. Some parts of this software may be covered under the GNU Public License or the GNU Lesser General Public License. A copy of each such license is available at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html and http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html UCS-A(local-mgmt)# copy ftp://192.168.10.10/license/port9.lic workspace:/port9.lic UCS-A(local-mgmt)# install-license workspace:port9.lic
Viewing the Port Licenses Installed on a Fabric Interconnect
Command or Action | Purpose | |
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Step 1 | UCS-A# connect local-mgmt | Enters local management mode. |
Step 2 | UCS-A(local-mgmt)# show license [brief | file [license_filename]] | Displays the port licenses installed on the fabric interconnect with the level of detail specified in the command. |
The following example displays full details of the port licenses installed on a fabric interconnect:
UCS-A# connect local-mgmt UCS-A(local-mgmt)# show license file enter.lic: SERVER this_host ANY VENDOR cisco INCREMENT ENTERPRISE_PKG cisco 1.0 permanent uncounted \ VENDOR_STRING=<LIC_SOURCE>UCS_SWIFT</LIC_SOURCE><SKU>ENTERPRISE_PKG=</SKU> \ HOSTID=VDH=FLC12360025 \ NOTICE="<LicFileID>20090519230254773</LicFileID><LicLineID>1</LicLineID> \ <PAK></PAK>" SIGN=134D2848E9B0 port1.lic: SERVER this_host ANY VENDOR cisco INCREMENT ETH_PORT_ACTIVATION_PKG cisco 1.0 permanent 1 \ VENDOR_STRING=<LIC_SOURCE>UCS_SWIFT</LIC_SOURCE><SKU>N10-L001=</SKU> \ HOSTID=VDH=FLC12360025 \ NOTICE="<LicFileID>20090519200954833</LicFileID><LicLineID>1</LicLineID> \ <PAK></PAK>" SIGN=C01FAE4E87FA port2.lic: SERVER this_host ANY VENDOR cisco INCREMENT ETH_PORT_ACTIVATION_PKG cisco 1.0 permanent 8 \ VENDOR_STRING=<LIC_SOURCE>UCS_SWIFT</LIC_SOURCE><SKU>ETH_PORT_ACTIVATION_PKG=</SKU> \ HOSTID=VDH=FLC12360025 \ NOTICE="<LicFileID>20090519231228131</LicFileID><LicLineID>1</LicLineID> \ <PAK></PAK>" SIGN=DF6A586C43C6 UCS-A(local-mgmt)#
Viewing Port License Usage for a Fabric Interconnect
Command or Action | Purpose | |
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Step 1 | UCS-A# connect local-mgmt | Enters local management mode. |
Step 2 | UCS-A(local-mgmt)# show license usage | Displays the license usage table for all license files installed on the fabric interconnect. |
The following example displays full details of the licenses installed on a fabric interconnect:
UCS-A# connect local-mgmt UCS-A(local-mgmt)# show license usage Feature Ins Lic Status Expiry Date Comments Count -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FM_SERVER_PKG No - Unused - ENTERPRISE_PKG No - Unused - FC_FEATURES_PKG No - Unused Grace expired ETH_PORT_ACTIVATION_PKG No 8 Unused Never - ETH_MODULE_ACTIVATION_PKG No 0 Unused - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UCS-A(local-mgmt)#
Uninstalling a Port License from a Fabric Interconnect
You can only uninstall a permanent license that is not in use. If you try to delete a permanent license that is being used, Cisco UCS Manager rejects the request with an error message.
If you attempt to use a port that does not have an installed license, Cisco UCS initiates a grace period. The grace period is measured from the first use of the feature without a license and is reset when a valid license file is installed. After the grace period expires, the ports are not functional. Contact your Cisco representative for information about the length of the grace period for your fabric interconnect.
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Permanent licenses cannot be uninstalled if they are in use. |
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Back up the Cisco UCS Manager configuration
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Disable the port associated with the port license you want to uninstall
Command or Action | Purpose | |
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Step 1 | UCS-A# connect local-mgmt | Enters local management mode. |
Step 2 | UCS-A(local-mgmt)# clear license license_filename | Uninstalls the port license that you specify by name. |
The following example shows the uninstallation of port9.lic:
UCS-A # connect local-mgmt Cisco UCS 6100 Series Fabric Interconnect TAC support: http://www.cisco.com/tac Copyright (c) 2009, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. The copyrights to certain works contained herein are owned by other third parties and are used and distributed under license. Some parts of this software may be covered under the GNU Public License or the GNU Lesser General Public License. A copy of each such license is available at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html and http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html UCS-A(local-mgmt)# clear license port9.lic Clearing license port9.lic: SERVER this_host ANY VENDOR cisco INCREMENT ETH_PORT_ACTIVATION_PKG cisco 1.0 permanent 1 \ VENDOR_STRING=<LIC_SOURCE>UCS_SWIFT</LIC_SOURCE><SKU>N10-L001=</SKU> \ HOSTID=VDH=FLC12360025 \ NOTICE="<LicFileID>20090519200954833</LicFileID><LicLineID>1</LicLineID> \ <PAK></PAK>" SIGN=C01FAE4E87FA Clearing license ........done UCS-A(local-mgmt)#
For a cluster configuration, uninstall the port license for the same port on the other fabric interconnect.