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Verifying or Activating Secure Fabric OS and Advanced Zoning Licenses

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2 To identify the current version of Fabric OS: 1. Open a serial or telnet connection to each of the switches in the fabric and log in as admin. 2. Type the version command. For example, entering the version command on a SilkWorm 3900: switch3900:admin> version Kernel: 2.4.19 Fabric OS: v5.1.0 Made on: Fri Nov 11 11:12:36 2005 Flash: Tue Dec 6 18:03:35 2005 BootProm: 4.5.3 To upgrade the Fabric OS: The firmware upgrade process depends on the type of switch and management interface. See the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide for download instructions specific to the type of switch and management interface. Switches that already have a Secure Fabric OS license (such as a switch running Fabric OS v5.0.1) with secure mode enabled can remain in secure mode during the firmware upgrade. If you upgrade from Fabric OS v4.4.x or earlier, you may also need to create, install, and distribute the a digital certificate. Verifying or Activating Secure Fabric OS and Advanced Zoning Licenses The Secure Fabric OS and Advanced Zoning features are part of the Fabric OS and can be activated by entering a corresponding license key, available from the switch supplier. A license must be activated on each switch that will be implementing Secure Fabric OS. Licenses can be activated through the CLI or through Web Tools. This section provides CLI instructions only. For instructions on activating a license through Web Tools, see the Web Tools Administrator's Guide. To verify or activate a software license through the CLI 1. Open a serial or telnet connection log in to the switch as admin. Use your recorded password. 2. Enter the licenseShow command to determine whether the license is already activated. A list of all the activated licenses displays. The Secure Fabric OS license displays as "Security license" and the Advanced Zoning license displays as "Zoning license." switch:admin> licenseshow 1A1AaAaaaAAAA1a: Web license Zoning license SES license Trunking license Security license Secure Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 2-3 Publication Number: 53-1000244-01

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Secure Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide
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Publication Number: 53-1000244-01
2
To identify the current version of Fabric OS:
1.
Open a serial or telnet connection to each of the switches in the fabric and log in as admin.
2.
Type the
version
command.
For example, entering the
version
command on a SilkWorm 3900:
To upgrade the Fabric OS:
The firmware upgrade process depends on the
type of switch
and
management interface
. See the
Fabric
OS Administrator’s Guide
for download instructions specific to the type of switch and management
interface. Switches that already have a Secure Fabric OS license (such as a switch running Fabric OS
v5.0.1) with secure mode enabled can remain in secure mode during the firmware upgrade.
If you upgrade from Fabric OS v4.4.x or earlier, you may also need to create, install, and distribute the a
digital certificate.
Verifying or Activating Secure Fabric OS and
Advanced Zoning Licenses
The Secure Fabric OS and Advanced Zoning features are part of the Fabric OS and can be activated by
entering a corresponding license key, available from the switch supplier. A license must be activated on
each switch that will be implementing Secure Fabric OS.
Licenses can be activated through the CLI or through Web Tools. This section provides CLI instructions
only. For instructions on activating a license through Web Tools, see the
Web Tools Administrator’s
Guide
.
To verify or activate a software license through the CLI
1.
Open a serial or telnet connection log in to the switch as admin.
Use your recorded password.
2.
Enter the
licenseShow
command to determine whether the license is already activated.
A list of all the activated licenses displays. The Secure Fabric OS license displays as “Security
license” and the Advanced Zoning license displays as “Zoning license.”
switch3900:admin>
version
Kernel: 2.4.19
Fabric OS: v5.1.0
Made on: Fri Nov 11 11:12:36 2005
Flash: Tue Dec 6 18:03:35 2005
BootProm: 4.5.3
switch:admin>
licenseshow
1A1AaAaaaAAAA1a:
Web license
Zoning license
SES license
Trunking license
Security license