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To install a license on a Z9500 switch:
1. Check the currently installed port license.
show license
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In the command output, System Service Tag displays the service tag of the switch on which you
enter the command.
License Service Tag displays the service tag read from the license file.
Current State displays the current number of licensed (usable) ports on the switch; Next Boot
displays the number of licensed ports on the switch after the next reload.
Dell# show license
LICENSE INFORMATION
Vendor : Dell
Product :
System Service Tag : RtHvKsJ
License Service Tag :
Current State : HW-Port-License 36 Ports (Fo 0/0 - Fo 0/140)
Next Boot : HW-Port-License 36 Ports (Fo 0/0 - Fo 0/140)
2. Locate the license file you want to use and verify that the port license is valid for the switch.
show license [flash://filepath | ftp://userid:password@host-ip/filepath |
scp://userid:password@hostip/filepath | tftp://host-ip/filepath |
usbflash://filepath]
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In the command output, the information displayed in the License Type and Status fields indicates the
number of licensed ports and whether the license is valid for the switch. As shown in the following
example, Valid License File means that the licensed port configuration is supported on the
switch.
Dell# show license tftp://10.11.8.12/132.lic
!
3594 bytes successfully copied
LICENSE INFORMATION
Vendor : Dell
Product : Dell Force10 Z9500
System Service Tag : RTHVKSJ
License Service Tag : RTHVKSJ
License Type : HW-Port-License 132 Ports (Fo 0/0 - Fo 2/188)
Status : Valid license file
NOTE: If the system service and license service tags do not match, the license cannot be
installed. To generate the correct license service tag for the desired port license, contact your
local Dell Networking support team or the Dell Networking Technical Assistance Center.
3. Install the Z9500 port license that you validated in Step 2.
install license {flash://filepath | ftp://userid:password@host-ip/filepath |
scp://userid:password@hostip/filepath | tftp://host-ip/filepath |
usbflash://filepath}
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