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Viewing License Information in Fabric Manager
Installing Licenses Using Device Manager
To install a license on your switch using Device Manager, follow these steps:
Step 1
Choose Admin > License Manager.
You see the License Manager dialog.
Click the Install tab to display the Install fields.
Step 2
The HostId shows the "VDH=" portion of the serial number. The rest of the number is filled in when
you complete Steps 3 through 5.
Enter the URI from which the license file will be picked for installation.
Step 3
You should already have copied the license file provided by CISCO-CCO by some other means (for
example, through the CLI) to this location.
Enter the Target Filename with which the license file will be installed.
Step 4
Click Install.
Step 5
The status of the installation is displayed at the bottom of the dialog box, as follows:
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Step 6
Repeat Steps 3 through 5 to install another license, or click Close to close the License Manager dialog.
Viewing License Information in Fabric Manager
To view license information in Fabric Manager, perform these steps:
Choose Switches > License Manager from the Physical pane. The license information is listed in the
Step 1
Information pane, one line per feature.
Step 2
Click the Feature Usage tab to see the Switch, name of the feature package, the type of license installed,
the number of licenses used (Usage Count), the expiration date, the grace period (if you do not have a
license for a particular feature), and any errors (for example, if you have a missing license).
Click the File tab to display the information about each of the License Key Files installed on your switch.
Step 3
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success—Install/uninstall operation completed successfully
inProgress—License install/uninstall operation is in progress
corruptedLicenseFile—License file content is Invalid/Corrupted
targetLicenseFileAlreadyExist—Target license file name already exists
invalidLicenseFileName—License file does not exist
duplicateLicense—License file is already installed
generalLicensingFailure—General error from license Manager
none—No install operation is performed
licenseExpiryConflict—License exist with a different expiration date for the feature
invalidLicenseCount—License count is invalid for the feature
Chapter 5
Obtaining and Installing Licenses
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