Cisco MDS 9000 Series Command Reference

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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Reference
OL-8413-07, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x
Chapter 18 P Commands
port-license
port-license
To make a port eligible or ineligible to acquire a port activation license on a Cisco MDS 9124 switch,
use the port-license command.
port-license acquire
no port-license acquire
Syntax Description
Defaults None.
Command Modes Interface configuration submode.
Command History
Usage Guidelines If a port already has a license, then no action is taken and the port-license command returns successfully.
If a license is unavailable, then the port will remain unlicensed.
Note This command is supported on the Cisco MDS 9124 switch only.
Examples The following example shows how to make a port eligible to acquire a license.
switch# config t
switch (config)# interface fc1/1
switch (config-if)# port-license
The following example shows how to acquire a license for a port, and then copies the configuration to
the startup configuration so that the new licensing configuration is maintained.
switch# config t
switch(config)# interface fc1/1
switch(config-if)#
switch(config-if)# port-license acquire
switch(config-if)# end
switch# copy running-config startup-config
Related Commands
acquire Grants a license to a port.
Release Modification
3.1(1) This command was introduced.
Command Description
show port-licenses Displays port licensing information for a Cisco MDS 9124 switch.

Cisco MDS 9000 Series Specifications

General

Category	Switch
Operating System	Cisco NX-OS
Ports	Varies by model
Protocols	Fibre Channel (FC), Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP), iSCSI
Redundancy	Redundant supervisors, power supplies, and fans
Management	Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM), CLI, SNMP
Virtualization Support	VSANs (Virtual SANs)
Security Features	Fibre Channel Security Protocol (FC-SP)
Hot Swappable Components	power supplies, fans
Power Supply Options	AC and DC options available