HP Cisco Nexus 5000 Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch CLI Software Configuration - Page 94

Backing Up License Files Chapter 4 Managing Licenses Send feedback to [email protected] Backing Up License Files All installed license files can be backed up as a .tar file in the user specified location. Use the copy licenses command in EXEC mode to save your license file to one of two locations; bootflash: or volatile:. The following example saves all licenses to a file named Enterprise.tar: switch# copy licenses bootflash:/Enterprise.tar Backing up license done Tip We recommend backing up your license files immediately after installing them and just before running a write erase command. Caution If you erase any existing licenses, you can only install them using the install license command. Identifying License Features in Use When a Cisco NX-OS software feature is enabled, it can activate a license grace period. To identify the features active for a specific license, use the show license usage license-name command. switch# show license usage FC_FEATURES_PKG Application ----------PFM ----------- Use the show license usage command to identify all of the active features on your switch. switch# show license usage Feature Ins Lic Status Expiry Date Comments Count FM_SERVER_PKG No - Unused - ENTERPRISE_PKG No - In use Grace 119D 23H FC_FEATURES_PKG Yes - In use never - 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 with an error message. Uninstalling an unused license initiates the grace period. The grace period is measured 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. Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch CLI Software Configuration Guide 4-6 OL-16597-01