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6248 FI Licensing

Terry MacDougal
Level 1
Level 1

Does anyone know if I am gived a 120 day grace if I temporarily use more than 12 ports on a FI?

Thanks

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Keny Perez
Level 8
Level 8

Terry,

Yes you are.

See this other thread :

https://supportforums.cisco.com/message/3981294#3981294

&

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/unified_computing/ucs/sw/cli/config/guide/2.0/b_UCSM_CLI_Configuration_Guide_2_0_chapter_01101.html

Licenses

Each Cisco UCS fabric interconnect comes with  several port licenses that are factory installed and shipped with the  hardware. Fabric interconnects can be purchased fully licensed or  partially licensed. Additional licenses can also be purchased after  delivery.

At a minimum, each fabric interconnect ships with the following counted licenses pre-installed:

  • Cisco UCS 6120XP fabric interconnect—pre-installed licenses for the first eight Ethernet ports enabled in Cisco UCS Manager and any Fibre Channel ports on expansion modules
  • Cisco UCS 6140XP fabric interconnect—pre-installed licenses for the first sixteen Ethernet ports enabled in Cisco UCS Manager and any Fibre Channel ports on expansion modules
  • Cisco UCS 6248 fabric interconnect—pre-installed licenses for the first twelve unified ports enabled in Cisco UCS Manager. Expansion modules come with eight licenses that can be used on the expansion module or the base module.
  • Cisco UCS 6296 fabric interconnect—pre-installed licenses for the first eighteen unified ports enabled in Cisco UCS Manager. Expansion modules come with eight licenses that can be used on the expansion module or the base module.

Note


The  eight default licenses that come with a 6200 series  fabric  interconnect expansion module can be used to enable ports on the base  module, but will travel with the expansion module if it is removed. Upon  removal of an expansion module, any default expansion module licenses  being used by the base module are removed from the ports on the base  module, resulting in unlicensed ports.


Port licenses are not bound to physical ports. When you disable a  licensed port, that license is then retained for use with the next  enabled port. If you want to use additional fixed ports, you must  purchase and install licenses for those ports.

Important:

Licenses are not portable across product generations. Licenses  purchased for  6100 series fabric interconnects cannot be used to enable  ports on 6200 series fabric interconnects or vice-versa.

Grace Period

If you attempt to use a port that does not have an installed license, Cisco UCS  initiates a 120 day grace period. The grace period is measured from the  first use of the port without a license and is paused when a valid  license file is installed. The amount of time used in the grace period  is retained by the system. 

Note


Each physical port has its own grace period. Initiating the grace  period on a single port does not initiate the grace period for all  ports.


If a licensed port is unconfigured, that license is transferred to a  port functioning within a grace period. If multiple ports are acting  within grace periods, the license is moved to the port whose grace  period is closest to expiring.

I hope that answers your question, if not, please let me know.

If the answer was helpful, please rate it.

-Kenny

Tausif Gaddi
Level 1
Level 1

If you attempt to use a port that does not have an installed license, Cisco UCS initiates a 120 day grace period. The grace period is measured from the first use of the port without a license and is paused when a valid license file is installed. The amount of time used in the grace period is retained by the system.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/unified_computing/ucs/sw/cli/config/guide/2.1/b_UCSM_CLI_Configuration_Guide_2_1_chapter_01101.pdf

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