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license add
Adds a license key to a switch.
Synopsis
license add {licstr licenseString | FTP-URL ftpPath | SCP-URL scpPath} [rbridge-id rbridge-id]
Operands
licstr licenseString
Specifies the license string to be added to the switch. The license string
must be enclosed in double quotation marks. A maximum of
256 characters is allowed.
FTP-URL ftpPath
Specifies a URL from which to transfer license information using FTP.
ftp://username:password@hostname/ filepath
SCP-URL scpPath
Specifies a URL from which to transfer license information using SCP.
scp://username:password@hostname/ filepath
rbridge-id rbridge-id
Executes the command on the remote switch specified by the RBridge ID.
Defaults
This command is executed on the local switch.
Command Modes
Privileged EXEC mode
Description
Use this command to add a license key to a switch.
Usage Guidelines
Depending on the feature being added, you may need to disable and re-enable the affected ports
for this command to take effect. Follow the instructions in the command output.
If you install a license on an unsupported platform, the operation succeeds, but the license show
output indicates that the license is not supported.
In the Network OS v3.0.0 release, this command is supported only on the local RBridge.
Examples
To add a license on the local switch:
switch# license add licstr "*B
r84pNRtHKdRZujmwAUT63GORXIpBhBZK0ckRq6Bvvl3Strvw1:fUjANF
av5W:gWx3hH2:9RsMv3BHfeCRFM2gj9NlkrdIiBPBOa4xfSD2jf,Xx1RwksliX8fH6gpx7,73t#"
Adding license [*B r84pNRtHKdRZujmwAUT63GORXIpBhBZK0ckRq6Bvvl3Strvw1:fUjANF
av5W:gWx3hH2:9RsMv3BHfeCRFM2gSLj9NlkrdIiBPBOa4xfSD2jf,Xx1RwksliX8fH6gpx7,73t#]
To add a Dynamic Ports on Demand (DPOD) license on a switch that does not support the feature:
switch# license add licstr "*B
a6q3zwcUaNkWHPOfVf8afFZqHYype6sQxaEr5HIeFD3nba74i43BnRt6T8b2sDPtVMKuMfUPwV8NvHDX
xFgbB3f2w3pJNlujxLVdIVkXdoNHf6i4SzwuvimIj0ORN:JOojLU#"
License Added [*B
a6q3zwcUaNkWHPOfVf8afFZqHYype6sQxaEr5HIeFD3nba74i43BnRt6T8b2sDPtVMKuMfUPwV8NvHDX
xFgbB3f2w3pJNlujxLVdIVkXdoNHf6i4SzwuvimIj0ORN:JOojLU#]
switch# show license
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Ports on Demand license - not applicable on this platform license
Feature name:PORTS_ON_DEMAND_1
See Also