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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
Moving Licenses Among Ports
Note
On the Cisco Fabric Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem and the Cisco Fabric Switch for IBM
BladeCenter, you can only move the license for internal ports among internal ports. Licenses from an
internal port cannot be moved to an external port and vice versa. Licenses for external ports can only be
moved among external ports.
You can move a license from a port (or range of ports) at any time. If you attempt to move a license to a
port and no license is available, then the switch returns the message “port activation license not
available.”
Note
Once internal ports are licensed on the Cisco Fabric Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem or the Cisco
Fabric Switch for IBM BladeCenter, if the user enters the
copy running-config startup-config
command, then on the next reload, these ports will retain the licenses.
To move a license from one port to another (in this example, from fc1/1 to fc1/24), 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 from which you want
to move a license.
Note
The name of the port depends on the
switch you are using. See the
“Port-Naming Conventions” section on
page 4-2
for information on port names.
Step 3
switch(config-if)#
no
port-license
Removes the license from port fc1/1 and makes
the port ineligible to acquire a license.
Note
The port needs to be shut down for this
command to take effect.
Step 4
switch(config-if)#
exit
switch(config)#
Exits interface mode for fc1/1.
Step 5
switch(config)#
interface fc1/24
switch(config-if)#
Specifies the port interface to which you want to
move the 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 6
switch(config-if)#
port-license acquire
Grants a license to port fc1/24.
Note
The port needs to be shut down for this
command to take effect.
Step 7
switch(config-if)#
end
Returns to EXEC mode.