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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 counted licenses pre-installed:
Port licenses are not bound to physical ports. When you disable a licensed port, that license is then retained for use with the next enabled port.
If you want to use additional fixed ports, you must purchase and install licenses for those ports.
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Each physical port has its own grace period. Initiating the grace period on a single port does not initiate the grace period for all ports. |
If a licensed port is unconfigured, that license is transferred to a port functioning within a grace period. If multiple ports are acting within grace periods, the license is moved to the port whose grace period is closest to expiring.
To avoid inconsistencies during failover, we recommend that both fabric interconnects in the cluster have the same number of ports licensed. If symmetry is not maintained and failover occurs, Cisco UCS enables the missing licenses and initiates the grace period for each port being used on the failover node.
The host ID is also known as the serial number.
Obtain the required licenses from Cisco.
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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:
Step 1 | Obtain the product authorization key (PAK) from the claim certificate or other proof of purchase document. |
Step 2 | Locate the website URL in the claim certificate or proof of purchase document. |
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Access the website URL for the fabric interconnect and enter the serial number and the PAK. Cisco sends you the license file by email. The license file is digitally signed to authorize use on only the requested fabric interconnect. The requested features are also enabled once Cisco UCS Manager accesses the license file. |
Install the license on the fabric interconnect.
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In a cluster setup, we recommend that you download and install licenses to both fabric interconnects in matching pairs. An individual license is only downloaded to the fabric interconnect that is used to initiate the download. |
Obtain the required licenses from Cisco.
Step 1 | In the Navigation pane, click the Admin tab. | ||
Step 2 | On the Admin tab, expand . | ||
Step 3 | Click the node for the fabric interconnect to which you want to download the license. | ||
Step 4 | In the Work pane, click the Download Tasks tab. | ||
Step 5 | Click Download License. | ||
Step 6 | In the Download License dialog box, click the Local File System radio button in the Location of the Image File field. | ||
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In the Filename field, type the full path and and name of the license file. If you do not know the exact path to the folder where the license file is located, click Browse and navigate to the file. |
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Click OK. Cisco UCS Manager GUI begins downloading the license to the fabric interconnect. |
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(Optional)Monitor the status of the download on the Download Tasks tab.
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Step 10 | Repeat this task until all the required licenses have been downloaded to the fabric interconnect. |
After all of the download tasks have completed, install the licenses.
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In a cluster setup, we recommend that you download and install licenses to both fabric interconnects in matching pairs. An individual license is only downloaded to the fabric interconnect that is used to initiate the download. |
Obtain the required licenses from Cisco.
Step 1 | In the Navigation pane, click the Admin tab. | ||||||||||||||||
Step 2 | On the Admin tab, expand . | ||||||||||||||||
Step 3 | Click the node for the fabric interconnect to which you want to download the license. | ||||||||||||||||
Step 4 | In the Work pane, click the Download Tasks tab. | ||||||||||||||||
Step 5 | Click Download License. | ||||||||||||||||
Step 6 | In the Download License dialog box, click the Remote File System radio button in the Location of the Image File field. | ||||||||||||||||
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Complete the following fields:
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Click OK. Cisco UCS Manager GUI begins downloading the license to the fabric interconnect. |
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(Optional)Monitor the status of the download on the Download Tasks tab.
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Step 10 | Repeat this task until all the required licenses have been downloaded to the fabric interconnect. |
After all of the download tasks have completed, install the licenses.
Obtain the required licenses from Cisco.
Step 1 | In the Navigation pane, click the Admin tab. |
Step 2 | On the Admin tab, expand . |
Step 3 | In the Work pane, click the Downloaded License Files tab. |
Step 4 | Choose the license you want to install from the table. |
Step 5 | Click the Install License button. |
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In the Install License dialog box, click Yes. Cisco UCS Manager GUI installs the license and activates the unlicensed port or feature. |
Step 1 | In the Navigation pane, click the Admin tab. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Step 2 | On the Admin tab, expand . | ||||||||||||||||||||
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In the Work pane, click the Installed Licenses tab to view the following details of all licenses installed on the fabric interconnect:
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Click a license in the table to view the following details of that license in the Contents tab below: You may need to expand the license file to view the details of individual licenses in the file.
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Step 1 | In the Navigation pane, click the Admin tab. |
Step 2 | On the Admin tab, expand . |
Step 3 | In the Work pane, click the Installed Licenses tab. |
Step 4 | Click a license in the table to view the details of that license in the Contents tab below. |
Step 5 | In the Contents tab, expand the license file to view all licenses in the file. |
Step 6 | In the Expiry column, view the expiry date of the license. |
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Permanent licenses cannot be uninstalled if they are in use. 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. |
Step 1 | In the Navigation pane, click the Admin tab. |
Step 2 | On the Admin tab, expand . |
Step 3 | In the Work pane, click the Installed Licenses tab. |
Step 4 | Choose the license you want to uninstall from the table. |
Step 5 | Click the Clear License button. |
Step 6 | If Cisco UCS Manager GUI displays a confirmation dialog box, click Yes. |
Cisco UCS Manager deactivates the license, removes the license from the list of licenses, and deletes the license from the fabric interconnect. In a cluster setup, you must uninstall the license from the other fabric interconnect.