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Obtaining and Installing Licenses
Licenses are available in all switches in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family. Licensing allows you to access
specified premium features on the switch after you install the appropriate license for that feature.
This chapter contains information related to licensing types, options, procedures, installation, and
management for the Cisco MDS SAN-OS software.
This chapter includes the following sections:
Licensing Terminology, page 3-2
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Licensing Model, page 3-3
Licensing High Availability, page 3-5
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Options to Install a License, page 3-6
Obtaining a Factory-Installed License, page 3-6
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Performing a Manual Installation, page 3-6
Obtaining the License Key File, page 3-7
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Installing the License Key File, page 3-8
Backing Up License Files, page 3-9
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Identifying License Features in Use, page 3-9
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Uninstalling Licenses, page 3-9
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Updating Licenses, page 3-10
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Grace Period Alerts, page 3-11
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License Transfers Between Switches, page 3-12
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Displaying License Information, page 3-12
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