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Chapter 3 Obtaining and Installing Licenses
Licensing Model
The licensing model defined for the Cisco MDS product line has two options:
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Feature-based licenses allow features that are applicable to the entire switch. The cost varies based
on a per-switch usage.
Table 3-1
lists the feature-based license packages.
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Module-based licenses allow features that require additional hardware modules. The cost varies
based on a per-module usage. An example is the IPS-8 or IPS-4 module using the FCIP feature.
Note
Each module requires its own separate license. If you replace a module that requires a
license with a module of the same type (such as replacing a Storage Services Module (SSM)
with another SSM), the existing license will support the new module.
