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Cisco Virtual Switch Update Manager is the graphical user interface (GUI) that you can use to install and upload a license on the Virtual Supervisor Module (VSM) to mark the VSM as licensed. The Cisco Virtual Switch Update Manager GUI is an integral part of the VMware vSphere Web Client and it can only be accessed by logging into VMware vSphere Web Client.
The license file is shared by both Virtual Supervisor Modules (VSMs) in an HA pair. A license file contains the number of licenses ordered for your VSM. One license is required for each CPU socket on each VEM, but you do not need a license for the VSM itself. A VSM can have more than one license file depending on the number of CPU sockets on each VEM.
If the license checkout fails, the module is marked as unlicensed and the virtual Ethernet (vEth) interfaces that are attached to that module are not allowed to come up. For software upgrades, if the switch is still in the default licensing period, it is extended for another 60 days from the software upgrade date.
See the Cisco Nexus 1000V Platform Multi-Hypervisor Licensing Guide for more information about the Cisco Nexus 1000V licensing model.
You can install and upload Cisco Nexus 1000V licenses using Cisco Virtual Switch Update Manager.
| Step 1 | Log in to VMware vSphere Web Client. | ||
| Step 2 | Choose . | ||
| Step 3 | Choose the data center and the switch that is associated in the data center and click Manage. | ||
| Step 4 | In the switch
pane, click
. The Cisco Nexus 1000V
License pane appears.
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| Step 5 | (Optional)You can also access the Cisco Nexus 1000V License by choosing . | ||
| Step 6 | (Optional) In the switch pane, click | ||
| Step 7 | Click Copy to copy the VSM license host ID . | ||
| Step 8 | Browse to the desired location to install the license file. | ||
| Step 9 | Click Install the License to upload the license to the VSM. After the license is installed, you can verify the count and expiry date of the license using the Monitor functionality of the Cisco Virtual Switch Update Manager . See Monitoring the Cisco Nexus 1000V Using Cisco Virtual Switch Update Manager |
This table includes only the updates for those releases that have resulted in additions or changes to the feature.
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Feature Name |
Releases |
Feature Information |
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Installing a license using the Cisco Virtual Switch Update Manager |
Release 1.0 |
This feature was introduced. |
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