Managing Port Licenses

This chapter includes the following sections:

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:


  • Cisco UCS 6120XP fabric interconnect—pre-installed licenses for the first eight Ethernet ports and any Fibre Channel ports on expansion modules

  • 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.

Procedure
  Command or Action Purpose
Step 1 UCS-A# connect local-mgmt  

Enters local management mode.

 
Step 2 UCS-A(local-mgmt)# show license host-id 

Obtains the host ID or serial number for the fabric interconnect.

Tip   

Use the entire host ID that displays after the equal (=) sign.
 

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
What to Do Next

Obtain the port license from Cisco.

Obtaining a Port License


Note

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.
Before You Begin

Obtain the following:


  • Host ID or serial number for the fabric interconnect

  • Claim certificate or other proof of purchase document for the fabric interconnect or expansion module


Procedure
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.
Step 3   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.
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.

Before You Begin

Obtain the port license from Cisco.


Procedure
  Command or Action Purpose
Step 1 UCS-A# connect local-mgmt  

Enters local management mode.

 
Step 2 UCS-A(local-mgmt)# copy from-filesystem:from-path/license_filename Workspace:license_filename  

Copies the port license from its source location to its destination location. For the from-filesystem: argument, use one of the following syntax:


  • ftp://server-ip-addr

  • scp://username@server-ip-addr

  • sftp://username@server-ip-addr

  • tftp://server-ip-addr :port-num

 
Step 3 UCS-A(local-mgmt)# install-license workspace:license_filename 

Installs the port license.

 

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

Procedure
  Command or Action Purpose
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

Procedure
  Command or Action Purpose
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.


Note

Permanent licenses cannot be uninstalled if they are in use.
Before You Begin

  • Back up the Cisco UCS Manager configuration

  • Disable the port associated with the port license you want to uninstall


Procedure
  Command or Action Purpose
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)#
What to Do Next

For a cluster configuration, uninstall the port license for the same port on the other fabric interconnect.