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Viewing software license information from the Brocade software portal
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What happens when a trial license expires
A trial license expires when it exceeds the specified expiration time or date. The countdown starts
when the trial license is generated. When the license expires, the CLI commands related to the
licensed feature will no longer be available from the CLI. The licensed feature will continue to run
as configured until the system is reloaded, at which time the feature will be disabled and removed
from the system.
NOTE
Trial licenses are not cumulative. The new license replaces the current license. To extend the license,
you must contact your Brocade representative.
Console, syslog, and trap messages for
trial license expiration
Three days prior to the date that a trial license is set to expire, the following warning message will
appear daily on the console. On the day that the license will expire, the warning message will
appear every two hours. Syslog and trap messages will also be generated.
SYSLOG: <12>Jan 1 00:00:00 624-top License: Package FSX624-L3U-IPV6 with LID
NFLLJMI expires in 3 days
When the license has expired, the following message will appear on the console. Syslog and trap
messages will also be generated.
SYSLOG: <13>Jan 1 00:00:00 624-top License: Package FSX624-L3U-IPV6 with LID
NFLLJMI has expired
Renewing or extending a trial license
A trial license can be extended once by another trial license of the same type, or by a normal
license of the same type. To avoid any interruptions to the network, obtain and install the second
trial license before the first license expires. When extended by another trial license, the duration is
not cumulative. The countdown starts when the trial license is generated.
To extend the license, you must contact your Brocade representative.
Viewing software license information from the
Brocade software portal
This section describes other software licensing tasks supported from the Brocade software portal.
You can use the License Query option to view software license information for a particular unit,
transaction key, or both. You can export the report to Excel for sharing or archiving purposes.
Depending on the status of the license (for example, whether or not the license was generated), the
report will include the following Information:
• Hardware part number, serial number, and description
• Software part number, serial number, and description
• Date the license was installed