Contents

Managing licenses· 1

License types· 1

Restrictions and guidelines· 1

Registering and activating a license· 2

Transferring a license· 2

Compressing the license storage· 3

Recovering licenses after replacement of both MPUs on the device· 4

Displaying and maintaining licenses· 4

Managing licenses

License-based features, such as EVI, MDC, SPBM, TRILL, and FCoE, require a license to run on your device. To use a license-based feature, you must purchase a license or obtain a free trial license.

This chapter describes how to license a feature, transfer a license between devices, remove a license, and manage the license storage space.

License types

The following types of licenses are available depending on validity period:

·          Permanent—A permanent license is always valid and never expires.

·          Days restricted—A license valid for a limited period in days, for example, 30 days. Trial licenses are typically days restricted.

The following types of licenses are available depending on locking method:

·          Device locked—A license can be installed only on the DID-specific device. The license takes effect on any MPU in the device even after an MPU replacement. The device supports this locking method.

·          MPU locked—A license can be installed only on the DID-specific MPU. The license takes effect on the MPU even after the MPU is moved to a different device.

Restrictions and guidelines

When you manage licenses, follow these restrictions and guidelines:

·          Use the display license feature command to identify license-based features and their licensing information.

·          License registration requires a license key, hardware SN, and DID. This information is device specific. If the registration is successful, the licensing system returns an activation file. This activation file is locked to the device with the specific DID, and it cannot be used on any other devices.

·          You can manage licenses on the default MDC, and the licensed features will be licensed to the non-default MDCs automatically. Non-default MDCs do not support the license management. For information about MDCs, see Virtual Technologies Configuration Guide.

·          For the license management feature to operate correctly, do not create any files named license in the flash:/ directory or modify the attributes of the license file folder in this directory.

·          Do not delete or move files in the flash:/license directory on an MPU. The license management feature uses this directory for license management. An incorrect file operation can cause problems. For example, if you delete an activation file that is usable or in use, the related feature will not function correctly. If a file is missing or corrupted, copy the activation file to the directory to recover the license. To verify the license state, use the display license command.

·          A registered license takes effect on the entire device in standalone mode. The device will copy the activation file to other MPUs on the device during installation.

·          For a license-based feature to run correctly in an IRF fabric:

¡  Install one license for the feature on each member in the fabric.

¡  Make sure the licenses installed on the members are the same.

Registering and activating a license

You can install a maximum of five activation files on each device.

Do not open or edit the activation file, for the operation might corrupt the file. Use the Binary mode to transfer the activation file to the device from the PC.

For a successful license activation file installation, verify that the following requirements are met:

·          The SN and DID used for registration match the current SN and DID of the specified device.

·          No one else is installing an activation file on the device you are working with.

·          Use the display power command to verify that the power monitor module and the power supplies are operating correctly.

To register and activate a license:

Transferring a license

You can transfer a formal license from one device to another if its activation file has not expired. If the activation file has expired, the license is not transferrable. Trial licenses are not transferrable.

Transferring a license typically includes the following tasks:

1.        Uninstall its activation file on the source device.

2.        Register the license with H3C for the target device.

3.        Activate the license on the target device.

When an activation file is uninstalled, the system creates an Uninstall file. You must provide this file when you register the license for the target device.

For a successful uninstallation, make sure no one else is uninstalling an activation file on the device you are working with.

To transfer a license:

Compressing the license storage

If the license storage area is not sufficient for installing new licenses, compress the license storage. This action deletes expired licenses, uninstalled licenses, and Uninstall files. Back up the Uninstall files before you compress the license storage.

For a successful compression, make sure no one else is compressing the license storage on the device you are working with.

To compress the license storage:

Recovering licenses after replacement of both MPUs on the device

If you replace both MPUs on the device because they have failed at the same time, you must recover the activation files to the new MPU's flash:/license directory.

To recover an activation file:

1.        Use the SN of the device to download the activation file from the H3C license center at http://www.h3c.com.hk/Technical_Support___Documents/Product_Licensing/.

2.        Use the display license command to verify that the downloaded file has the same name as the original activation file name on the device.

3.        If the file names are different, change the name of the downloaded file to be the same as the original activation file name on the device. If the file names are the same, skip this step.

4.        Copy the downloaded activation file to the flash:/license directory on each new MPU.

5.        Restart the device.

Displaying and maintaining licenses

Execute display commands in any view.