Expired Fabric Interconnect Port License

[dadowistef]

What happens if I reboot a Fabric Interconnect with expired licenses for ports in use?

[balaji.bandi]

i do not see any effect for sure.

[Steven Tardy · Accepted solution]

Nothing will happen. Any configured UCS FI ports will still operate regardless of license status.

UCS FI port licensing is more of an honor system then a strict port usage system.

See: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/servers-unified-computing/ucs-infrastructure-ucs-manager-software/200638-Understanding-and-Troubleshooting-UCS-Li.html#anc4

Note: Forwarding of data traffic will not be impacted when the grace period expires

Granted to comply with the Licensing Agreement that you signed all ports should be properly licensed.