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Uninstalling Licenses Chapter 10 Obtaining and Installing Licenses Send documentation comments to [email protected] Uninstalling Licenses You can only uninstall a permanent license that is not in use. If you try to delete a permanent license that is currently being used, the software rejects the request and issues an error message. Uninstalling an unused license causes the grace period to come into effect. The grace period is counted from the first use of the feature without a license and is reset when a valid license file is installed. Note Permanent licenses cannot be uninstalled if they are currently being used. Features turned on by permanent licenses must first be disabled, before that license is uninstalled. Tip If you are using an evaluation license and would like to install a new permanent license, you can do so without service disruption and before the evaluation license expires. Removing a permanent license immediately triggers a grace period without service disruption. Caution Disable related features before uninstalling a license. The delete procedure fails if the license is in use. To uninstall a license, follow these steps: Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Log into the switch. If you are using Fabric Manager to remove licenses from multiple switches, you do not need to log in to each switch; however, the switches must be in the fabric you are viewing. From the Fabric Manager Physical Attributes pane, select Licenses under Switches. You see the license information in the Information pane, one line per feature. From Device Manager, click Admin > Licenses from the menu. You see the Licenses dialog box. In Fabric Manager, click the Keys tab. You see the list of License Key files. Click the name of the license you want to remove, and press the Delete keyboard key or click the Delete Row icon in the toolbar. In Device Manager, click Uninstall, and enter the name of the License Key file you want to remove. Click Apply to remove the License Key file, and click Close to close the dialog box. Note To delete a license, you must disable the features enabled by that license. The delete procedure fails if the license is in use, and an error message is displayed. Updating Licenses If your license is time bound, you must obtain and install an updated license. Contact technical support to request an updated license. Note If you purchased Cisco support through a Cisco reseller, contact the reseller directly. If you purchased support directly from Cisco Systems, contact Cisco Technical Support at this URL: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/support/tsd_cisco_worldwide_contacts.html 10-14 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide OL-17256-03, Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.x