Cisco Software Activation Document for HP

OL-12769-01

Software Activation

Note For information about the license and show license privileged EXEC commands, see the Cisco IOS

Software Licensing feature module at this URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/iosswrel/ps5012/products_feature_guide09186a00807afa10.

html

Installing a Software License

Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to install a software license and to restart the

switch.

Command Purpose

Step 1

management port, or a Telnet session.

Step 2

license install file-sys:file-sys//lic-location Install a software license file on the switch.

Use the file-sys:file-sys//lic-location parameter to specify the

location of the software license file on the switch. The

filename is license-file.xml. These options are supported:

• Local flash file system syntax on a standalone switch or

stack member:

flash member-number:

The member-number can be from 1 to 9.

• FTP syntax:

ftp:[[//username[:password]@location]/directory]/

license-file.xml

• HTTP server syntax:

http://[[username:password]@]{hostname |

host-ip}[/directory]/license-file.xml

• Secure HTTP server syntax:

https://[[username:password]@]{hostname |

host-ip}[/directory]/license-file.xml

• Null destination for copies syntax:

null:

• NVRAM file system syntax:

nvram:

• Remote Copy Protocol (RCP) syntax:

rcp:[[//username@location]/directory]/license-file.xml

• System memory syntax:

system:

• TFTP syntax:

tftp:[[//location]/directory]/license-file.xml

Repeat this step when installing more than one software

license.