UCS Licensing graceperiod for ETH_PORT_ACTIVATION_PKG

[craig.petty]

I have sufficient licenses installed, but nevertheless, one port is in the grace period.  I'm using 44 ports.  I have 44 licenses installed.  Why is the grace period active?

UCS Version 2.2(3b)

UCSCLUS /license # sh usage ETH_PORT_ACTIVATION_PKG det
License instance: ETH_PORT_ACTIVATION_PKG
    Scope: A
    Default: 20
    Total Quant: 44
    Used Quant: 44
    Subordinate Quant: 0
    State: License Graceperiod
    Peer Count Comparison: Matching
    Grace Used: 6645600

License instance: ETH_PORT_ACTIVATION_PKG
    Scope: B
    Default: 20
    Total Quant: 44
    Used Quant: 44
    Subordinate Quant: 0
    State: License Graceperiod
    Peer Count Comparison: Matching
    Grace Used: 6645600

UCSCLUS /eth-server # sh int | egrep "Fabric|---|Grace"
Fabric     Port-channel Slot  Port  Oper State    State Reason                        Chassis  Lic State            Grace Prd
---------- ------------ ----- ----- ------------- ----------------------------------- -------- -------------------- ---------
A                  1031     2    16 Up                                                7        License Graceperiod          6645600
B                  1159     2    16 Up                                                7        License Graceperiod          6645600

[Walter Dey]

Could it be, that you have a port, which is configured, but not used, e.g. no cable connected.....

Check that any idle port is in the state "unconfigured"; otherwise a port license is used.

[craig.petty]

I do have four unconfigured ports on each FI, so they shouldn't be consuming any licenses.

On each FI, I have the following.

• 4 unconfigured ports
• 4 fc-uplink ports
• 8 eth-uplink ports
• 32 eth-server ports

48 ports total

44 ports requiring licenses.

I have 44 licenses installed.  I don't get it.

Any help is appreciated.  thanks.

[Walter Dey]

Hi Craig

I assume you have 6248 ?

The UCS 6248UP has 32 physical ports out of 32 ports 12 ports are pre licensed .You can expand it up to 48 ports by using expansion module UCS-FI-E16UP (16-port Expansion module) in which out of 16 ports 8 ports are pre licensed .

The UCS 6248UP (with expansion module) has total of 48 ports in which 20 ports are pre licensed ,remaining ports can be licensed by using UCS-LIC-10GE per port .

Therefore you would need 24 port licenses.