Specifications
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Cisco MGX 8800/8900 Series Software Configuration Guide
Release 5.1, Part Number OL-6482-01, Rev. A0, January 25, 2005
Appendix F MPSM Licensing
MPSM Licensing Information
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Adding Licenses Purchased from Cisco.com
Purchased licenses are delivered in the form of an encrypted key, which appear within an E-mail
message or within a text file attached to an E-mail. When ordering additional licenses, you must provide
the output generated by the command dsplicnodeid on the switch that will host the licenses. The output
generated by the dsplicnodeid command is part of the encryption key.
The general procedure is as follows:
1. Purchase additional licenses from Cisco.com and receive a Product Authorization Key (PAK) by
E-mail.
2. Collect the serial number used for licensing from the destination switch.
3. Using Cisco.com, the PAK, and the destination switch serial number, generate a license key for the
destination switch.
4. Move the new license key to the destination switch.
5. Apply the new license on the destination switch.
The following procedure describes how to obtain the back plane serial number so that you can purchase
licenses, and it describes how to install licenses when you receive them.
Step 1 Establish a configuration session using a user name with SERVICE_GP privileges or higher.
Step 2 Purchase additional licenses from Cisco.com. After you purchase additional licenses, a Product
Authorization Key (PAK) is shipped by E-mail to you.
Step 3 To display the switch serial number used for licensing, enter the dsplicnodeid command. If no licenses
have been installed, the switch will generate a node license ID as shown in the following example:
M8850_SF.7.PXM.a > dsplicnodeid
The BkPL recorded Lic Seq Num did not exist. Creating with 0.
NodeID=SCA062300GF:000000:004:009:015
If the switch has an existing node license ID, it is displayed as follows:
M8850_SF.7.PXM.a > dsplicnodeid
NodeID=SCA062300GF:000001:004:009:015
Step 4 To generate a license key on Cisco.com, go to the web page specified in the “MPSM License Overview”
section on page F-1.
At this web page, you must specify the PAK and the licenses you want to install, and you must specify
the serial number collected in Step 2. After you arrange for additional licenses, you will receive an
encrypted key in an E-mail message and in a license file attachment. The key contains the new license
information for the destination switch.
• If you plan to install the new license on the destination switch using the new license file, go to
Step 6.
• If you plan to install the licenses using the encrypted key sent in the E-mail message, go to Step 5.