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Cisco NX-OS Licensing GuideFirst Published: May 25, 2010

Last Modified: October 05, 2015

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Preface

The Preface contains the following sections:

Audience, page iii

Document Conventions, page iii

Related Documentation for Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS Software, page v

Related Documentation for Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS Software, page vi

Related Documentation for Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS Software, page viii

Related Documentation for Cisco Nexus 5600 Series NX-OS Software, page x

Related Documentation for Cisco Nexus 6000 Series NX-OS Software, page xi

Related Documentation for Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Software, page xiii

Related Documentation for Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Software, page xv

Documentation Feedback, page xvi

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request, page xvi

AudienceThis publication is for network administrators who configure and maintain Cisco Nexus devices and Cisco

Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders.

Document Conventions

As part of our constant endeavor to remodel our documents to meet our customers' requirements, we have

modified the manner in which we document configuration tasks. As a result of this, you may find a

deviation in the style used to describe these tasks, with the newly included sections of the document

following the new format.

Note

Command descriptions use the following conventions:

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DescriptionConvention

Bold text indicates the commands and keywords that you enter literally

as shown.

bold

Italic text indicates arguments for which the user supplies the values.Italic

Square brackets enclose an optional element (keyword or argument).[x]

Square brackets enclosing keywords or arguments separated by a vertical

bar indicate an optional choice.

[x | y]

Braces enclosing keywords or arguments separated by a vertical bar

indicate a required choice.

{x | y}

Nested set of square brackets or braces indicate optional or required

choices within optional or required elements. Braces and a vertical bar

within square brackets indicate a required choice within an optional

element.

[x {y | z}]

Indicates a variable for which you supply values, in context where italics

cannot be used.

variable

A nonquoted set of characters. Do not use quotation marks around the

string or the string will include the quotation marks.

string

Examples use the following conventions:

DescriptionConvention

Terminal sessions and information the switch displays are in screen font.screen font

Information you must enter is in boldface screen font.boldface screen font

Arguments for which you supply values are in italic screen font.italic screen font

Nonprinting characters, such as passwords, are in angle brackets.< >

Default responses to system prompts are in square brackets.[ ]

An exclamation point (!) or a pound sign (#) at the beginning of a line

of code indicates a comment line.

!, #

This document uses the following conventions:

Meansreader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the

manual.

Note

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Meansreader be careful. In this situation, you might do something that could result in equipment damage

or loss of data.

Caution

Related Documentation for Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OSSoftware

The entire Cisco NX-OS 3000 Series documentation set is available at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps11541/tsd_products_support_series_home.html

Release Notes

The release notes are available at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps11541/prod_release_notes_list.html

Installation and Upgrade Guides

The installation and upgrade guides are available at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps11541/prod_installation_guides_list.html

License Information

For information about feature licenses in NX-OS, see the Cisco NX-OS Licensing Guide, available at the

following URL: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/datacenter/sw/nx-os/licensing/guide/b_Cisco_

NX-OS_Licensing_Guide.html.

For the NX-OS end user agreement and copyright information, seeLicense and Copyright Information for

Cisco NX-OS Software, available at the following URL: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/datacenter

sw/4_0/nx-os/license_agreement/nx-ossw_lisns.html.

Configuration Guides

The configuration guides are available at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps11541/products_installation_and_configuration_guides_list.html

Programming Guides

The XML Interface User Guide and other programming guides are available at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps11541/products_programming_reference_guides_list.html

Technical References

The technical references are available at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps11541/prod_technical_reference_list.html

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Error and System Messages

The error and system message reference guides are available at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps11541/products_system_message_guides_list.html

Related Documentation for Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OSSoftware

The entire Cisco NX-OS 5000 Series documentation set is available at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/switches/nexus-5000-series-switches/

tsd-products-support-series-home.html

Release Notes

The release notes are available at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9670/prod_release_notes_list.html

Configuration Guides

These guides are available at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9670/products_installation_and_configuration_guides_list.html

The documents in this category include:

Adapter-FEX Configuration Guide

Cisco Fabric Manager Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS Software Configuration Guide

Configuration Limits for Cisco NX-OS

FabricPath Configuration Guide

Fibre Channel over Ethernet Configuration Guide

Layer 2 Switching Configuration Guide

Multicast Routing Configuration Guide

Operations Guide

SAN Switching Configuration Guide

Quality of Service Configuration Guide

Security Configuration GuideSystem Management Configuration Guide

Unicast Routing Configuration Guide

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Maintain and Operate Guides

Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS Operations Guides for various features are available at http://www.cisco.com

en/US/products/ps9670/prod_maintenance_guides_list.html.

Installation and Upgrade Guides

These guides are available at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9670/prod_installation_guides_list.html

The documents in this category include:

Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Hardware Installation

Software Upgrade and Downgrade Guides

Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information

Licensing Guide

TheLicense and Copyright Information for Cisco NX-OS Softwareis available at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/datacenter/sw/4_0/nx-os/license_agreement/nx-ossw_lisns.html.

Command References

These guides are available at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9670/prod_command_reference_list.html

The documents in this category include:

Command Reference Master Index

Fabric Extender Command Reference

FabricPath Command Reference

Fibre Channel Command Reference

Fundamentals Command Reference

Layer 2 Interfaces Command Reference

Multicast Routing Command Reference

QoS Command Reference

Security Command Reference

System Management Command Reference

TrustSec Command Reference

Unicast Routing Command Reference

vPC Command Reference

Technical References

TheCisco Nexus 5000 and Cisco Nexus 2000 MIBs Referenceis available at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/

docs/switches/datacenter/nexus5000/sw/mib/reference/NX5000_MIBRef.html.

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Error and System Messages

TheNexus 5000 Series NX-OS System Message Referenceis available at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/

switches/datacenter/nexus5000/sw/system_messages/reference/sl_nxos_book.html.

Troubleshooting Guide

The Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Troubleshooting Guide is available at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/

datacenter/nexus5000/sw/troubleshooting/guide/N5K_Troubleshooting_Guide.html.

Related Documentation for Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OSSoftware

The entire Cisco NX-OS 5500 Series documentation set is available at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/switches/nexus-5000-series-switches/

tsd-products-support-series-home.html

Release Notes

The release notes are available at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9670/prod_release_notes_list.html

Configuration Guides

These guides are available at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9670/products_installation_and_configuration_guides_list.html

The documents in this category include:

Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS Adapter-FEX Configuration GuideCisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS FabricPath Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS FCoE Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS Fundamentals Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS Layer 2 Switching Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS Multicast Routing Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS Quality of Service Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS SAN Switching Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS Security Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS System Management Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS Unicast Routing Configuration Guide

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Installation and Upgrade Guides

These guides are available at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9670/prod_installation_guides_list.html

The document in this category include:

Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS Software Upgrade and Downgrade Guides

Licensing Guide

TheLicense and Copyright Information for Cisco NX-OS Softwareis available at http://www.cisco.com/en/

US/docs/switches/datacenter/sw/4_0/nx-os/license_agreement/nx-ossw_lisns.html.

Command References

These guides are available at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9670/prod_command_reference_list.html

The documents in this category include:Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS Fabric Extender Command Reference

Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS FabricPath Command Reference

Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS Fundamentals Command Reference

Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS Interfaces Command Reference

Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS Layer 2 Interfaces Command Reference

Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS Multicast Routing Command Reference

Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS Quality of Service Command Reference

Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS Security Command Reference

Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS System Management Command Reference

Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS TrustSec Command Reference

Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS Unicast Routing Command Reference

Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS Virtual Port Channel Command Reference

Technical References

The Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS MIB Reference is available at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches

datacenter/nexus5500/sw/mib/reference/NX5500_MIBRef.html.

Error and System Messages

The Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS System Message Guide is available at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/

switches/datacenter/nexus5500/sw/system_messages/reference/sl_nxos_book.html.

Troubleshooting Guide

TheCisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS Troubleshooting Guide is available at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/

docs/switches/datacenter/nexus5500/sw/troubleshooting/guide/N5K_Troubleshooting_Guide.html.

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Related Documentation for Cisco Nexus 5600 Series NX-OSSoftware

The entire Cisco NX-OS 5600 Series documentation set is available at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/switches/nexus-5000-series-switches/

tsd-products-support-series-home.html

Release Notes

The release notes are available at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/switches/nexus-5000-series-switches/products-release-notes-list.html

Configuration Guides

These guides are available at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/switches/nexus-5000-series-switches/

products-installation-and-configuration-guides-list.html

The documents in this category include:

Cisco Nexus 5600 Series NX-OS Adapter-FEX Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 5600 Series NX-OS FabricPath Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 5600 Series NX-OS Fibre Channel over Ethernet Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 5600 Series NX-OS Fundamentals Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 5600 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 5600 Series NX-OS Layer 2 Switching Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 5600 Series NX-OS Multicast Routing Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 5600 Series NX-OS Quality of Service Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 5600 Series NX-OS SAN Switching Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 5600 Series NX-OS Security Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 5600 Series NX-OS System Management Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 5600 Series NX-OS Unicast Routing Configuration Guide

Licensing Guide

TheLicense and Copyright Information for Cisco NX-OS Softwareis available at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/datacenter/sw/4_0/nx-os/license_agreement/nx-ossw_lisns.html.

Command References

These guides are available at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/switches/nexus-5000-series-switches/

products-command-reference-list.html

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The documents in this category include:

Cisco Nexus 5600 Series NX-OS Fabric Extender Command Reference

Cisco Nexus 5600 Series NX-OS FabricPath Command Reference

Cisco Nexus 5600 Series NX-OS Fibre Channel Command Reference

Cisco Nexus 5600 Series NX-OS Fundamentals Command Reference

Cisco Nexus 5600 Series NX-OS Interfaces Command Reference

Cisco Nexus 5600 Series NX-OS Layer 2 Interfaces Command Reference

Cisco Nexus 5600 Series NX-OS Multicast Routing Command Reference

Cisco Nexus 5600 Series NX-OS QoS Command Reference

Cisco Nexus 5600 Series NX-OS Security Command Reference

Cisco Nexus 5600 Series NX-OS System Management Command Reference

Cisco Nexus 5600 Series NX-OS TrustSec Command Reference

Cisco Nexus 5600 Series NX-OS Unicast Routing Command Reference

Cisco Nexus 5600 Series NX-OS Virtual Port Channel Command Reference

Error and System Messages

The Cisco Nexus 5600 Series NX-OS System Message Guide is available at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/

switches/datacenter/nexus5500/sw/system_messages/reference/sl_nxos_book.html.

Troubleshooting Guide

TheCisco Nexus 5600 Series NX-OS Troubleshooting Guide is available at http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/

support/switches/nexus-5000-series-switches/products-troubleshooting-guides-list.html.

Related Documentation for Cisco Nexus 6000 Series NX-OSSoftware

The entire Cisco NX-OS 6000 Series documentation set is available at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps12806/tsd_products_support_series_home.html

Release Notes

The release notes are available at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/switches/nexus-6000-series-switches/products-release-notes-list.htm

Configuration Guides

These guides are available at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/switches/nexus-6000-series-switches/

products-installation-and-configuration-guides-list.html

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The documents in this category include:

Cisco Nexus 6000 Series NX-OS Adapter-FEX Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 6000 Series NX-OS FabricPath Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 6000 Series NX-OS FCoE Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 6000 Series NX-OS Fundamentals Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 6000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 6000 Series NX-OS Layer 2 Switching Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 6000 Series NX-OS Multicast Routing Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 6000 Series NX-OS Quality of Service Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 6000 Series NX-OS SAN Switching Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 6000 Series NX-OS Security Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 6000 Series NX-OS System Management Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 6000 Series NX-OS Unicast Routing Configuration Guide

Installation and Upgrade Guides

These guides are available at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/switches/nexus-6000-series-switches/products-installation-guides-list.html

The document in this category include:

Cisco Nexus 6000 Series NX-OS Software Upgrade and Downgrade Guides

Licensing Guide

TheLicense and Copyright Information for Cisco NX-OS Softwareis available at http://www.cisco.com/en/

US/docs/switches/datacenter/sw/4_0/nx-os/license_agreement/nx-ossw_lisns.html.

Command References

These guides are available at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/switches/nexus-6000-series-switches/

products-command-reference-list.html

The documents in this category include:

Cisco Nexus 6000 Series NX-OS Fabric Extender Command Reference

Cisco Nexus 6000 Series NX-OS FabricPath Command Reference

Cisco Nexus 6000 Series NX-OS Fundamentals Command Reference

Cisco Nexus 6000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Command Reference

Cisco Nexus 6000 Series NX-OS Layer 2 Interfaces Command Reference

Cisco Nexus 6000 Series NX-OS Multicast Routing Command Reference

Cisco Nexus 6000 Series NX-OS Quality of Service Command Reference

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Cisco Nexus 6000 Series NX-OS Security Command Reference

Cisco Nexus 6000 Series NX-OS System Management Command Reference

Cisco Nexus 6000 Series NX-OS TrustSec Command Reference

Cisco Nexus 6000 Series NX-OS Unicast Routing Command Reference

Cisco Nexus 6000 Series NX-OS Virtual Port Channel Command Reference

Technical References

The Cisco Nexus 6000 Series NX-OS MIB Reference is available at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches

datacenter/nexus6000/sw/mib/reference/NX6000_MIBRef.html.

Error and System Messages

TheCisco Nexus 6000 Series NX-OS System Message Guide is available at http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td

docs/switches/datacenter/nexus6000/sw/system_messages/reference/sl_nxos_book.html.

Troubleshooting Guide

TheCisco Nexus 6000 Series NX-OS Troubleshooting Guide is available at http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/

support/switches/nexus-6000-series-switches/tsd-products-support-troubleshoot-and-alerts.html.

Related Documentation for Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OSSoftware

The entire Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS documentation set is available at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/us/products/ps9402/tsd_products_support_series_home.html

Release Notes

The release notes are available at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9402/prod_release_notes_list.html

Configuration Guides

These guides are available at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9402/products_installation_and_configuration_guides_list.html

The documents in this category include:

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Configuration Examples

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS FabricPath Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Fundamentals Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS IP SLAs Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Layer 2 Switching Configuration Guide

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Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS LISP Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS MPLS Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Multicast Routing Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS OTV Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Quality of Service Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS SAN Switching Guide

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Security Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS System Management Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Unicast Routing Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Verified Scalability Guide

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Virtual Device Context Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Virtual Device Context Quick Start

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS OTV Quick Start Guide

Cisco NX-OS FCoE Configuration Guide for Cisco Nexus 7000 and Cisco MDS 9500

Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender Software Configuration Guide

Command References

These guides are available at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9402/prod_command_reference_list.html

The documents in this category include:

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Command Reference Master Index

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS FabricPath Command Reference

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Fundamentals Command Reference

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS High Availability Command Reference

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Command Reference

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Layer 2 Switching Command Reference

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS LISP Command Reference

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS MPLS Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Multicast Routing Command Reference

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS OTV Command Reference

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Quality of Service Command Reference

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS SAN Switching Command Reference

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Security Command Reference

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS System Management Command Reference

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Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Unicast Routing Command Reference

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Virtual Device Context Command Reference

Cisco NX-OS FCoE Command Reference for Cisco Nexus 7000 and Cisco MDS 9500

Other Software Documents

You can locate these documents starting at the following landing page:

http://www.cisco.com/en/us/products/ps9402/tsd_products_support_series_home.html

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS MIB Quick Reference

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Software Upgrade and Downgrade Guide

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Troubleshooting Guide

Cisco NX-OS Licensing Guide

Cisco NX-OS System Messages Reference

Cisco NX-OS XML Interface User Guide

Related Documentation for Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OSSoftware

The entire Cisco NX-OS 9000 Series documentation set is available at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps13386/tsd_products_support_series_home.html

Release Notes

The release notes are available at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps13386/prod_release_notes_list.html

Configuration Guides

These guides are available at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps13386/products_installation_and_configuration_guides_list.html

The documents in this category include:

Cisco Nexus 2000 Series NX-OS Fabric Extender Software Configuration Guide for Cisco Nexus 9000

Series Switches

Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Fundamentals Configuration GuideCisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS High Availability and Redundancy Guide

Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Intelligent Traffic Director Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Layer 2 Switching Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Multicast Routing Configuration Guide

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Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Quality of Service Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Security Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS System Management Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Unicast Routing Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Verified Scalability Guide

Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Virtual Machine Tracker Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS VXLAN Configuration Guide

Other Software Documents

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series and 9000 Series NX-OS MIB Quick Reference

Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Programmability Guide

Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Software Upgrade and Downgrade Guide

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CHAP T ER 1

Licensing Cisco NX-OS Software Features

This publication contains information related to licensing types, options, procedures, installation, and

management for the Cisco NX-OS software.

Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) is a graphical user interface that you can use to manage

your data center infrastructure. See the Cisco DCNM Installation and Licensing Guidefor details about

installing and licensing Cisco DCNM.

Note

Information About Licensing, page 2

Licensing Terminology, page 17

Licensing Virtualization Support, page 18

Licensing High Availability, page 18

License Installation, page 19

Obtaining the License Key File , page 20

Installing the License Key File, page 22

Backing Up Licenses, page 23

Enabling Licensed Features, page 24

Identifying License Features in Use, page 24

Uninstalling Licenses, page 25

Updating Licenses, page 26

Configuring the Grace Period Feature, page 27

Associating a License with a Module, page 30

License Transfers Between Devices, page 30

Verifying the License Configuration, page 30

Additional References, page 31

Feature History for Licensing, page 31

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Information About LicensingLicensing allows you to access specified premium features on the device after you install the appropriate

license for that feature.

Feature-Based Licenses

Feature-based licenses make features available to the entire physical device, so you only need one copy of

the license for a device. Each license only supports the listed features. Licenses may be specific to a particular

hardware platform.

Any feature not included in a license package is bundled with the Cisco NX-OS software and is provided at

no extra charge to you.

The Cisco Nexus 9300 and 9500 Series switches support static routes, switch virtual interfaces (SVIs),

Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP), and Routing Information Protocol (RIP) by default (without any

license).

Note

The licenses are independent of each other. If you want to use features that are covered by different licenses,

you must install all appropriate licenses.

This table lists the feature-based license packages for the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series, which includes Cisco

Nexus 9500 switches and Cisco Nexus 9300 switches, in Cisco NX-OS mode.

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Table 1: Feature-Based Licenses for the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series in Cisco NX-OS Mode

FeaturesProduct IDFeature License

Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)

Protocol

Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)

Intermediate

System-to-Intermediate System

(IS-IS) Protocol (Layer 3 only)

Protocol Independent Multicast

(PIM), which includes sparse

mode, bidirectional mode, and

Source-Specific Multicast (SSM)

mode

Multicast Source DiscoveryProtocol (MSDP)

Policy-Based Routing

Generic routing encapsulation

(GRE) tunnels

Enhanced Interior Gateway

Routing Protocol (EIGRP)

VXLAN

BGP eVPN control plane

For the specific implementationof these features, see the

release notes and configuration

guides for the Cisco Nexus

9000 Series switches.

Note

N95-LAN1K9

N93-LAN1K9

Enterprise Services Package

LAN_ENTERPRISE_SERVICES_PKG

Intelligent Traffic Director (ITD)N95-SERVICES1K9

N93-SERVICES1K9

Network Services Package

NETWORK_SERVICES_PKG

FCoE NPVN95-FNPV-K9

N93-FNPV-K9

FCoE NPV

This table lists the feature-based license packages for the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series, which includes Cisco

Nexus 7000 switches and Cisco Nexus 7700 switches.

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Table 2: Feature-Based Licenses for the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series

FeaturesProduct IDFeature License

Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)

Protocol

Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)

Intermediate System-to-Intermediate

System (IS-IS) Protocol (Layer 3 only)

Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM)

which includes sparse mode,

bidirectional mode, and source-specific

mode (SSM)

Multicast Source Discovery Protocol

(MSDP)

Policy-Based Routing

Generic routing encapsulation (GRE)

tunnels

Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing

Protocol (EIGRP)

N7K-LAN1K9

N77-LAN1K9

Enterprise Services Package

LAN_ENTERPRISE_SERVICES_PKG

Virtual device contexts (VDCs)N7K-ADV1K9Advanced Services Package

LAN_ADVANCED_SERVICES_PKG

Increments four VDC licenses that

allow the Cisco Nexus 7000 SeriesSupervisor 2 Enhanced module to

support eight VDCs

N7K-VDC1K9

N77-VDC1K9

VDC Licenses

VDC_LICENSES

Overlay Transport Virtualization

(OTV)

Locator/ID Separation Protocol (LISP)

N7K-TRS1K9

N77-TRS1K9

Transport Services Package

LAN_TRANSPORT_SERVICES_PKG

A single license per system enables all

XL-capable I/O modules to operate in XL

mode. The license increases the performanceof the following features:

IPv4 routes

IPv6 routes

ACL entries

N7K-C7004-XL

N7K-C7009-XL

N7K-C7010-XL

N7K-C7018-XL

Scalable Services Package

SCALABLE_SERVICES_PKG

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FeaturesProduct IDFeature License

FabricPath support on the F Series

module

Remote Integrated Service Engine(RISE)

Intelligent Traffic Director (ITD)

N7K-EL21K9

N77-EL21K9

Enhanced Layer 2 Package

ENHANCED_LAYER2_PKG

Multiprotocol Label Switching

(MPLS)

Layer 3 Virtual Private Network

(VPN)

Layer 2 Ethernet over MPLS

(EoMPLS)

Layer 2 Virtual Private LAN Services

(VPLS)

N7K-MPLS1K9

N77-MPLS1K9

MPLS Services Package

MPLS_PKG

Inter-VSAN routing (IVR) over Fibre

Channel and FCoE

IVR Network Address Translation

(NAT) over Fibre Channel

VSAN-based Access Control

Fabric Binding for open systems

N7K-SAN1K9

N77-SAN1K9

Storage Enterprise Package

STORAGE-ENT

Starting with Cisco NX-OS Release 6.1, Cisco TrustSec (CTS) does not require a feature license. CTS is

included with the Cisco NX-OS software.

Note

This table lists the feature-based license packages for the Cisco Nexus 6000 Series switches.

Table 3: Feature-Based Licenses for the Cisco Nexus 6000 Series

FeaturesProduct IDFeature License

FabricPathN6001-EL2-SSK9

N6004-EL2-SSK9

FabricPath Services Package

ENHANCED_LAYER2_PKG

FCoE NPVN6K-FNPV-SSK9FCoE NPV Package

FCOE_NPV_PKG

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FeaturesProduct IDFeature License

Unlimited static routes and

maximum of 256 dynamic routes.

Static routes

RIPv2

OSPFv2 and OSPFv3

EIGRP Stub

HSRP

3

VRRP

4

IGMP v2/v3

PIMv2 (sparse mode)

VRF Lite

routed ACL

NAT

N6K-BAS1K9Layer 3 Base Services Package

LAN_BASE_SERVICES_PKG

1 2

N6001-LAN1K9 /

N6004-LAN1K9 includes below

features in addition to the ones

under N6K-BAS1K9 license.

BGP

PBR

Full EIGRP

PIMv2 (all modes)

L3 IS-IS7

uRPF

MSDP

Sampled Netflow

N6001-LAN1K9

N6004-LAN1K9

Layer 3 Enterprise Services Package

LAN_ENTERPRISE_SERVICES_PKG

5 6

Remote Integrated Services Engine(RISE )

Intelligent Traffic Director (ITD)

N6K-SERVICES1K98Network Services Package

NETWORK_SERVICES_PKG

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FeaturesProduct IDFeature License

Native Fibre Channel

FCoE

FC NPV

FC Port Security

Fabric Binding

Fibre Channel Security

Protocol (FC-SP)

authentication

N6001-16P-SSK9

N6004-4Q-SSK9

N6004-12Q-SSK9N6K-16P-SSK99

N6K-20P-SSK910

N6001-64P-SSK9

N6004-96Q-SSK9

Storage Protocols Services Package

FC_FEATURES_PKG

ENTERPRISE_PKG

VM-FEXN6K-VMFEXK9VM-FEX Package

1 The LAN_BASE_SERVICES_PKG gives unlimited static routes and a maximum of 256 dynamic routes across all the protocols.2 Routes above 256 for all protocols are included in the LAN_ENTERPRISE_SERVICES_PKG license.

3 Although this feature can be enabled and configured in the CLI without this license, it will not function until the license is installed.

When you configure HSRP in a virtual port channel (vPC) on the Nexus 6000 platform without installing the

LAN_BASE_SERVICES_PKG license, it sends an HSRP hello message to the link local multicast address and enables the

Active-Active state.

4 Although this feature can be enabled and configured in the CLI without this license, it will not function until the license is installed.5 The LAN_BASE_SERVICES_PKG license needs to be installed in order to use the LAN_ENTERPRISE_SERVICES_PKG license.

6 Routes above 256 for all protocols included in the LAN_ENTERPRISE_SERVICES_PKG license.

7 L3 IS-IS will be available starting with the 7.0(1) N1 (1) software release.

8 N6K-SERVICES1K9 is available starting with Cisco NX-OS Release 7.2(0)N1(1). If you need to use RISE and ITD features with the Cisco NX-OS Release

7.1(1)N1(1), please use the ENHANCED_LAYER2_PKG license.9 These licenses are applicable to the Nexus 6004 20 UP LEM only.

10 These licenses are applicable to the Nexus 6004 20 UP LEM only.

This table lists the feature-based license packages for the Cisco Nexus 5600 Series switches.

Table 4: Feature-Based Licenses for the Cisco Nexus 5600 Series

FeaturesProduct IDFeature License

FabricPathN5672-EL2-SSK9

N56128-EL2-SSK9

N5696-EL2-SSK9

N5624Q-EL2-SSK9

N5648Q-EL2-SSK9

FabricPath Services Package

ENHANCED_LAYER2_PKG

FCoE NPVN56-FNPV-SSK9FCoE NPV Package

FCOE_NPV_PKG

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FeaturesProduct IDFeature License

Unlimited static routes and

maximum of 256 dynamic routes.

Static routes

RIPv2

OSPFv2 and OSPFv3

EIGRP Stub

HSRP12

VRRP13

IGMP v2/v3

PIMv2 (sparse mode)

VRF Lite

routed ACL

NAT

N56-BAS1K9Layer 3 Base Services Package

LAN_BASE_SERVICES_PKG 11

N56-LAN1K9 license includes

below features in addition to the

ones under N56-BAS1K9 license.

BGP

PBR

Full EIGRP

PIMv2 (all modes)

L3 IS-IS16

uRPF

MSDP

Sampled Netflow

VxLAN Flood and Learn17

VxLAN EVPN18

N56-LAN1K9Layer 3 Enterprise Services

Package

LAN_ENTERPRISE_SERVICES_PKG1415

Remote Integrated Services Engine

(RISE )

Intelligent Traffic Director (ITD)

N56-SERVICES1K919

Network Services Package

NETWORK_SERVICES_PKG

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FeaturesProduct IDFeature License

Native Fibre Channel

FCoE

NPV

FC Port Security

Fabric Binding

Fibre Channel Security

Protocol (FC-SP)

authentication

N56-16p-SSK9

N56-12P-SSK920

N5672-72P-SSK9N56128-128P-SSK9

N56-20P-SSK921

N56-12Q-SSK9

N56-4Q-SSK9

N56-48Q-SSK9

Storage Protocols Services Package

FC_FEATURES_PKG

ENTERPRISE_PKG

VM-FEXN56-VMFEX9VM-FEX Package

11 The LAN_BASE_SERVICES_PKG gives unlimited static routes and a maximum of 256 dynamic routes across all the protocols.12 Although this feature can be enabled and configured in the CLI without this license, it will not function until the license is installed.

13 Although this feature can be enabled and configured in the CLI without this license, it will not function until the license is installed.

14 The LAN_BASE_SERVICES_PKG license needs to be installed in order to use the LAN_ENTERPRISE_SERVICES_PKG license.

15 Routes above 256 for all protocols included in the LAN_ENTERPRISE_SERVICES_PKG license.16 L3 IS-IS will be available starting with the 7.0(1) N1 (1) software release.

17VXLAN Flood and Learn is supported starting with Cisco NX-OS Release 7.1(0)N1(1) and requires the

LAN_BASE_SERVICES_PKG license and the ENHANCED_LAYER2_PKG license. Starting with Cisco NX-OS Release

7.2(1)N1(1), VXLAN Flood and Learn will require the LAN_BASE_SERVICES_PKG license and the

LAN_ENTERPRISE_SERVICES_PKG license only.

18VXLAN EVPN is supported starting with Cisco NX-OS Release 7.3(0)N1(1) and will require the LAN_BASE_SERVICES_PKG

license and the LAN_ENTERPRISE_SERVICES_PKG license.

19 N56-SERVICES1K9 is availa ble starting with Cisco NX-OS Release 7.2(0)N1(1). If you need to use RISE and ITD features with the Cisco NX-OS Release7.1(1)N1(1), please use the ENHANCED_LAYER2_PKG license.

20 This license is applicable to the Nexus 5672UP-16G only.

21 This license is applicable to the Nexus 5696 20 Port UP LEM only.

This table lists the feature-based license packages for the Cisco Nexus 5000 and 5500 Series switches.

The prefix of the Product ID number indicates the platform for which the license applies. For example

N5548 indicates that the license is for the Cisco Nexus 5548 switch only, and N5K indicates that the

license is for all Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switches.

Note

Table 5: Feature-Based Licenses for the Cisco Nexus 5000 and Nexus 5500 Series

FeaturesProduct IDFeature License

FabricPathN5548-EL2-SSK9

N5596-EL2-SSK9

FabricPath Services Package

ENHANCED_LAYER2_PKG

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FeaturesProduct IDFeature License

FCoE NPVN5010-FNPV-SSK9

N5020-FNPV-SSK9

N5548-FNPV--SSK9N5596-FNPV-SSK9

FCoE NPV Package

FCOE_NPV_PKG

Unlimited static routes and

maximum of 256 dynamic

routes.

Static routes

RIPv2

OSPFv2 and OSPFv3

EIGRP Stub

HSRP 23

VRRP24

IGMP v2/v3

PIMv2 (sparse mode)

VRF Lite

Routed ACL

N55-BAS1K9Layer 3 Base Services Package

LAN_BASE_SERVICES_PKG

22

N55-LAN1K9 includes

below features in addition to

the ones under N55-BAS1K9license.

BGP

PBR

PIMv2 (all modes)

Full EIGRP

L3 IS-IS27

uRPF

MSDP

N55-LAN1K9Layer 3 Enterprise Services Package

LAN_ENTERPRISE_SERVICES_PKG

2526

Remote Integrated Services

Engine (RISE)

Intelligent Traffic Director

(ITD)

N55-SERVICES1K928Network Services Package

NETWORK_SERVICES_PKG

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FeaturesProduct IDFeature License

Native Fibre Channel

FCoE

NPV

FC Port Security

Fabric Binding

Fibre Channel Security

Protocol (FC-SP)

authentication

N5010-SSK9

N5020-SSK9

N55-8P-SSK9N55-48P-SSK9

Storage Protocols Services Package

FC_FEATURES_PKG

ENTERPRISE_PKG

VM-FEXN55-VMFEXK9VM-FEX Package

22 The LAN_BASE_SERVICES_PKG gives unlimited static routes and a maximum of 256 dynamic routes across all the protocols.23 Although this feature can be enabled and configured in the CLI without this license, it will not function until the license is installed.

24 Although this feature can be enabled and configured in the CLI without this license, it will not function until the license is installed.

25 The LAN_BASE_SERVICES_PKG license needs to be installed in order to use the LAN_ENTERPRISE_SERVICES_PKG license.

26 Routes above 256 for all protocols included in the LAN_ENTERPRISE_SERVICES_PKG license.27 L3 IS-IS will be available starting with the 7.0(1) N1 (1) software release.

28 N55-SERVICES1K9 is availa ble starting with Cisco NX-OS Release 7.2(0)N1(1). If you need to use RISE and ITD features with the Cisco NX-OS Release

7.1(1)N1(1), please use the ENHANCED_LAYER2_PKG license.

This table lists the feature-based license packages for the Cisco Nexus 4000 Series.

Table 6: Feature-Based Licenses for the Cisco Nexus 4000 Series

FeaturesProduct IDFeature License

FIP snooping featureN4K-4005I-SSK9Basic Storage Services Package

BASIC_STORAGE_SERVICES_PKG

This table lists the feature-based license packages for the Cisco Nexus 3000 Series.

Table 7: Feature-Based Licenses for the Cisco Nexus 3500 Series

FeaturesProduct IDFeature License

24-port license for Cisco Nexus 3548

Series switch.

N3548-24P-LIC24 Port License Package

24P_LIC_PKG

24-port upgrade license for Cisco

Nexus 3548 Series switch.

N3548-24P-UPG24 Port Upgrade License Package

24P_UPG_PKG

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FeaturesProduct IDFeature License

Static routing

RIPv2

EIGRP stub

OSPFv2 (limited routes)

PIMv2 (sparse mode)

N3548-BAS1K9Layer 3 Base Services Package

LAN_BASE_SERVICES_PKG

Warp Mode

Warp SPAN

Static NAT

N3548-ALGK9Cisco Nexus 3500 Algo Boost License

ALGO_BOOST_SERVICES_PKG

OSPF (unlimited routes)

BGP and VRF-lite (IP-VPN)

Requires Base Services

Package.

Note

N3548-LAN1K9Layer 3 Enterprise Services PackageLAN1K9_ENT_SERVICES_PKG

OSPF (unlimited routes)

BGP and VRF-lite (IP-VPN)

Requires Base Services

Package.

Note

N3548-LAN1K9Layer 3 Enterprise Services Package

LAN_ENTERPRISE_SERVICES_PKG

This table lists the feature-based license packages for the Cisco Nexus 3000 Series.

Table 8: Feature-Based Licenses for the Cisco Nexus 3000 Series

FeaturesProduct IDFeature License

16-port upgrade license for Cisco

Nexus 3172TQ switches. This is the

upgrade license to enable 16 ports

and it can only be applied to

N3K-C3172TQ-32T.

N3K-16T-UPG16 Port License Upgrade Package

16P_UPG_PKG

Default 32-port license for Cisco

Nexus 3172TQ switches.

N3K-32X-LIC32 Port License Package

32P_LIC_PKG

16-port upgrade license for Cisco

Nexus 3164T switch.

N3064T-16T-UPG16 Port License Upgrade Package

16P_UPG_PKG

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FeaturesProduct IDFeature License

32-port license for Cisco Nexus

3164T switch.

N3064T-32T-LIC32 Port License Package

32P_LIC_PKG

Static routing

RIPv2

EIGRP stub

OSPFv2 (limited routes)

PIMv2 (sparse mode)

The Cisco Nexus 3164Q,

31128PQ, 3232C, and 3264Q

switches and the Cisco

Nexus 3100 Series switches

in N9K mode run CiscoNexus 9000 Series software

and follow the Cisco Nexus

9000 license model.

Therefore, these switches

require the Layer 3

Enterprise Services Package

(rather than the Layer 3 Base

Services Package) to support

routing protocols.

Note

N3K-BAS1K9Layer 3 Base Services Package

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FeaturesProduct IDFeature License

OSPF (unlimited routes)

EIGRP (unlimited routes)

BGP

Policy-Based Routing (not

supported on the Cisco Nexus

3232C and 3264Q switches)

Generic routing encapsulation

(GRE) tunnels

Protocol Independent Multicast

(PIM) Source-Specific

Multicast (SSM) mode

VXLAN (not supported on the

Cisco Nexus 3232C and 3264Qswitches)

BGP eVPN control plane

(Cisco Nexus 3164Q and

31128PQ only)

The Layer 3 Base Services

Package license is a

prerequisite for the Layer 3

Enterprise Services Package

license on all Cisco Nexus

3000 Series switches except

the Cisco Nexus 3164Q,31128PQ, 3232C, and 3264Q

switches and the Cisco

Nexus 3100 Series switches

in N9K mode.

Note

N3K-LAN1K9Layer 3 Enterprise Services Package

LAN_ENTERPRISE_SERVICES_PKG

Module-based Licenses

Module-based licenses make features available to one module on the physical device, so you need one copy

of the license for each module that you want to enable the features on. Each license only supports the listed

features. Licenses may be specific to a particular hardware platform or module.

Any feature not included in a license package is bundled with the Cisco NX-OS software and is provided

at no extra charge to you.

Note

This table lists the module license packages for the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series, which includes Cisco Nexus

7000 switches and Cisco Nexus 7700 switches.

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Table 9: Module-Based Licenses for the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series

FeaturesProduct IDModule License

Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)

You do not need the Advanced Services

Package to enable the storage VDC required

for FCoE.

Note

N7K-FCOE-F132XP=FCoE Services Package

(FCOE_PKG)

Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) for Cisco Nexus

7000 48-port 10G SFP+ (F2)

N7K-FCOE-F248XPFCoE F2-Series (FCoE_F2)

Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) for Cisco Nexus

7700 Enhanced F2E Series 48 Port 10G (SFP+)

N77-FCOE-F248XP

Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) for Cisco Nexus

7000 F3 Series 12-port 40-Gigabit Ethernet QSFP+

module

N7K-FCOE-F312FQFCoE F3-Series (FCoE_F3)

Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) for Cisco Nexus

7000 F3 Series 48-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet SFP+

module

N7K-FCOE-F348XP

Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) for Cisco Nexus

7700 F3 Series 24-port 40-Gigabit Ethernet QSFP+

module

N77-FCOE-F324FQ

Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) for Cisco Nexus

7700 F3 Series 48-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet SFP+

module

N77-FCOE-F348XP

The licenses are independent of each other. If you want to use features that are covered by different licenses,

you must install all appropriate licenses. For example, if you want to use EIGRP and VDCs on the Cisco

Nexus 7000 Series, you must install both the Enterprise Services Package license and the Advanced

Services Package license.

Note

Related Topics

Associating a License with a Module, on page 30

Bundle/Chassis-based Licenses

Bundle/Chassis-based licensing makes the Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) feature available for all

supported line card modules such as F2 and F3 for that particular chassis. with max counts supported by that

chassis.

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Bundle/Chassis-based licensing is not supported for the Cisco Nexus 7000 series.Note

This table lists the bundle/chassis-based licenses for the Cisco Nexus 7700 Series.

Table 10: Bundle/Chassis-Based Licenses for the Cisco Nexus 7700 Series

FeaturesProduct IDBundle/Chassis

Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) for Cisco Nexus

7706 F2 Series 48-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet SFP+

Module (Maximum of 4 modules)

N77-FCOE-F248XPN7706-FCOE-10G=

Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) for Cisco Nexus

7706 F3 Series 48-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet SFP+

Module (Maximum of 4 modules)

N77-FCOE-F348XP

Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) for Cisco Nexus7710 F2 Series 48-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet SFP+

Module (Maximum of 8 modules)

N77-FCOE-F248XPN7710-FCOE-10G=

Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) for Cisco Nexus

7710 F3 Series 48-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet SFP+

Module (Maximum of 8 modules)

N77-FCOE-F348XP

Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) for Cisco Nexus

7718 F2 Series 48-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet SFP+

Module (Maximum of 16 modules)

N77-FCOE-F248XPN7718-FCOE-10G=

Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) for Cisco Nexus

7718 F3 Series 48-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet SFP+Module (Maximum of 16 modules)

N77-FCOE-F348XP

Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) for Cisco Nexus

7706 F2 Series 48-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet SFP+

Module (Maximum of 4 modules)

N77-FCOE-F248XPN7706-FCOE-40G=

Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) for Cisco Nexus

7706 F3 Series 48-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet SFP+

Module (Maximum of 4 modules)

N77-FCOE-F348XP

Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) for Cisco Nexus

7706 F3 Series 24-port 40-Gigabit Ethernet QSFP+

Module (Maximum of 4 modules)

N77-FCOE-F324FQ

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FeaturesProduct IDBundle/Chassis

Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) for Cisco Nexus

7710 F2 Series 48-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet SFP+

Module (Maximum of 8 modules)

N77-FCOE-F248XPN7710-FCOE-40G=

Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) for Cisco Nexus

7710 F3 Series 48-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet SFP+

Module (Maximum of 8 modules)

N77-FCOE-F348XP

Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) for Cisco Nexus

7710 F3 Series 24-port 40-Gigabit Ethernet QSFP+

Module (Maximum of 8 modules)

N77-FCOE-F324FQ

Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) for Cisco Nexus

7718 F2 Series 48-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet SFP+

Module (Maximum of 16 modules)

N77-FCOE-F248XPN7718-FCOE-40G=

Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) for Cisco Nexus7718 F3 Series 48-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet SFP+

Module (Maximum of 16 modules)

N77-FCOE-F348XP

Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) for Cisco Nexus

7718 F3 Series 24-port 40-Gigabit Ethernet QSFP+

Module (Maximum of 16 modules)

N77-FCOE-F324FQ

Licensing TerminologyThe following terms are used in this document:

Licensed feature

Permission to use a particular feature through a license file, a hardware object, or a legal contract. This

permission is limited to the number of users, number of instances, time span, and the implemented

device.

Licensed application

A software feature that requires a license to be used.

License enforcement

A mechanism that prevents a feature from being used without first obtaining a license.

Node-locked license

A license that can only be used on a particular device using the device s unique host ID.

Host IDs

A unique chassis serial number that is specific to each device.

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Software license claim certificate

A document entitling its rightful owner to use licensed features on one device as described in that

document.

Product Authorization Key (PAK)

The PAK allows you to obtain a license key from one of the sites listed in the software license claim

certificate document. After registering at the specified website, you will receive your license key file

and installation instructions through e-mail.

License key file

A device-specific unique file that specifies the licensed features. Each file contains digital signatures

to prevent tampering and modification. License keys are required to use a licensed feature. License

keys are enforced within a specified time span.

Missing license

If the bootflash has been corrupted or a supervisor module replaced after you have installed a license,

that license shows as missing. The feature still works. You should reinstall the license as soon as

possible.

Evaluation license

A temporary license. Evaluation licenses are time bound (valid for a specified number of days) and are

tied to a host ID (device serial number).

Permanent license

A license that is not time bound is called a permanent license.

Grace period

The amount of time the features in a license package can continue functioning without a license.

Support

If you purchased Cisco support through a Cisco reseller, contact the reseller directly. If you purchasedsupport directly from Cisco, contact Cisco Technical Support at this URL: http://www.cisco.com/en/

US/support/tsd_cisco_worldwide_contacts.html

Licensing Virtualization SupportOn the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series, you install and manage licenses on the physical device in the default virtual

device context (VDC 1). Licenses apply to features in all VDCs and Virtual Routing and Forwarding instances

(VRFs) on the physical device. You do not need to obtain a separate license for each VDC or VRF. For more

information on VDCs, see theCisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Virtual Device Context Configuration Guide.

Licensing High AvailabilityAs with other Cisco NX-OS features, the licensing feature also maintains the following high-availability

standards:

Installing any license in the device is a nondisruptive process.

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Installing a license automatically saves a copy of permanent licenses to the chassis.

If you have enabled the grace period feature, enabling a licensed feature that does not have a license key

starts a counter on the grace period. You then have 120 days to install the appropriate license keys,

disable the use of that feature, or disable the grace period feature. If at the end of the 120-day grace

period the device does not have a valid license key for the feature, the Cisco NX-OS software

automatically disables the feature and removes the configuration from the device.

The Cisco Nexus 9000 Series and Cisco Nexus 3000 Series do not support the grace

period feature.

Note

Some licenses, for example Cisco TrustSec for the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series or Layer

3 Enterprise Services for the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series, do not have a grace period.

Note

Devices with dual supervisors have the following additional high-availability features:

The license software runs on both supervisor modules and provides failover protection.

The license key file is mirrored on both supervisor modules. Even if both supervisor modules fail, the

license file continues to function from the version that is available on the chassis.

License InstallationYou can either obtain a factory-installed license (only applies to new device orders) or perform a manual

license installation of the license (applies to existing devices in your network).

Obtaining a Factory-Installed License

You can obtain factory-installed licenses for a new Cisco NX-OS device.

Procedure

Step 1 Contact your reseller or Cisco representative and request this service.

If you purchased Cisco support through a Cisco reseller, contact the reseller directly. If you purchased

support directly from Cisco, contact Cisco Technical Support at this URL: http://www.cisco.com/en

US/support/tsd_cisco_worldwide_contacts.html

Note

Your device is shipped with the required licenses installed in the system.

Step 2 Start using the device and the licensed features.

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Performing a Manual Installation

If you have existing devices or if you wish to install the licenses on your own, you must first obtain the license

key file and then install that file in the device.

All licenses for the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series and the Cisco Nexus 4000 Series are factory-installed.Manual

installation is not required.

Note

This figure shows how to obtain a license key file.

Figure 1: Obtaining a License Key File

Obtaining the License Key FileYou can obtain new or updated license key files.

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Procedure

PurposeCommand or Action

switch# show license host-id

Obtain the serial number for your device by entering

theshow license host-idcommand. The host ID is

also referred to as the device serial number.

Step 1

License hostid: VDH=FOX064317SQ

Use the entire ID that appears after the

equal sign (=). In this example, the hos

ID is FOX064317SQ.

Tip

Obtain your software license claim certificate

document. If you cannot locate your software license

Step 2

claim certificate, contact Cisco Technical Support at

this URL: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/support/tsd_

cisco_worldwide_contacts.html

Locate the product authorization key (PAK) from the

software license claim certificate document.

Step 3

Locate the website URL from the software license

claim certificate document. You can access the

Step 4

Product License Registration website from this URL:

https://tools.cisco.com/SWIFT/LicensingUI/Home

The license key file is sent to you by e-mail

and is digitally signed to only authorize use on

Follow the instructions on the Product License

Registration website to register the license for your

device.

Step 5

the requested device. The requested features

are also enabled once the Cisco NX-OS

software on the specified device accesses the

license key file.

Do not make any modifications tothe license key file. It will alter the

digital signature and render the

license invalid.

Caution

A license is permanent. If you do not have a

license, the grace period for using a feature

starts from the first time you start using a

feature offered by a license.

Cisco TrustSec for the Cisco Nexus

7000 Series and Layer 3 Enterprise

for the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series do

not have a grace period. You must

obtain an Advanced Services licenseto use Cisco TrustSec.

Note

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PurposeCommand or Action

Only users with the network-admin

role can copy licenses on Cisco

NX-OS devices. For information on

user accounts and roles, see the

Security Configuration Guide for your

platform.

NoteFor the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series switches, Cisco

Nexus 3164Q switches, and Cisco Nexus 31128PQ

switches, use thecopy licensescommand to save

your license file to one of three locationsthe

bootflash: directory, the usb1: device, or the usb2:

device. For the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series, use the

copy licensescommand from the default VDC to

Step 6

save your license file to one of four locationsthe

bootflash: directory, the slot0: device, the usb1:

device, or the usb2: device. For all other platforms,

use thecopy licensescommand to save your license

file to one of two locationsthe bootflash: directory

or the volatile: directory.

Related Topics

Backing Up Licenses, on page 23

Configuring the Grace Period Feature, on page 27

Installing the License Key FileYou can install the license to enable features on your device.

If you need to install multiple licenses in any device, be sure to provide unique filenames for each license

key file.

Tip

If you have a single supervisor module on your Cisco NX-OS device and you replace the supervisor

module, you must reinstall the license key file.

If you are currently running with a grace period license to avoid service disruptions when you install your

permanent license, do not disable the grace period by using the no license grace-periodcommand. Instead,

just install your new license. The license manager will automatically transition from grace licensing to

the installed license.

Note

Procedure

Step 1 Log into the device through the console port of the active supervisor.

Step 2 Perform the installation by using the install license command on the active supervisor module from the device

console.

switch# install license bootflash:license_file.lic

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Installing license ..done

If you provide a target name for the license key file, the file is installed with the specified name.

Otherwise, the filename specified in the license key file is used to install the license.

Note

Step 3 (Optional) Back up the license key file.

Step 4 Exit the device console and open a new terminal session to view all license files installed on the device usingtheshow licensecommand.

If the license meets all guidelines when the install license command is used, all features and modules

continue functioning as configured.

Note

You can use theshow license briefcommand to display a list of license files installed on the device.

You can use theshow license filecommand to display information about a specific license file installed on

the device.

Related Topics

Feature-Based Licenses, on page 2Module-based Licenses, on page 14

Backing Up Licenses, on page 23

Backing Up LicensesIf the configuration or bootflash memory on your device becomes corrupted, you might need to reinstall your

license. You can do a reinstallation from a backed up copy of the license key file. If you do not have a license

key file, you can create a copy of the license key file from your installed license.

If you have a single superviso