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Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide
OL-16184-01, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x
Chapter 4 On-Demand Port Activation Licensing
Configuring Port Activation Licenses
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Moving Licenses Among Ports, page 4-12
Making a Port Eligible for a License
By default, all ports are eligible to receive a license. However, if a port has already been made ineligible
and you prefer to activate it, then you must make that port eligible by using the
port-license
command.
To make a port eligible to acquire a license, follow these steps:
Acquiring a License for a Port
If you do not prefer to accept the default on-demand port license assignments, you will need to first
acquire licenses for ports to which you want to move the license.
To acquire a license for a port, follow these steps:
Command
Purpose
Step 1
switch#
config t
switch(config)#
Enters configuration mode.
Step 2
switch(config)#
interface fc1/1
switch(config-if)#
Specifies the port interface that you want to make
eligible for a license.
Note
The name of the port depends on the switch
you are using. See
“Port-Naming
Conventions” section on page 4-2
for
information on port names.
Step 3
switch(config-if)#
port-license
Makes the port eligible to acquire a license.
switch(config-if)#
no
port-license
Removes a license from a port if it already has been
assigned, and also makes the port ineligible to
acquire a license.
Note
You can remove licenses only from ports
that are not in an administrative shutdown
state.
Command
Purpose
Step 1
switch#
config t
switch(config)#
Enters configuration mode.
Step 2
switch(config)#
interface fc1/1
switch(config-if)#
Specifies the port interface for which you want to
acquire a license.
Note
The name of the port depends on the switch
you are using. See
“Port-Naming
Conventions” section on page 4-2
for
information on port names.
Step 3
switch(config-if)#
port-license acquire
Grants a license to a port or range of ports.
switch(config-if)#
no port-license
Removes a license from a port or range of ports.
