How to install license in CISCO SAN switches
The below process explains the license installation process in CISCO SAN switches.
The main thing you need to have is an FTP server to store the license files and that should have network connectivity to switch.
The process is as follows,
1, keep the license files in default FTP folder. The license files normally will have an extension ".lic"
2. Login to switch and verify the serial number.
3. copy the license files from FTP server to switch bootflash.
4. install the license files using "install license" command.
5. verify the installed license using :show license usage" command.
for example:-
192.168.1.1 is our test FTP server and we have "MDS20090813092533874.lic" license file available in default FTP directory.
login to switch
CISCO login: admin
Password:
Cisco Storage Area Networking Operating System (SAN-OS) Software
TAC support: http://www.cisco.com/tac
Copyright (c) 2002-2008, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.
The copyrights to certain works contained herein are owned by
other third parties and are used and distributed under license.
Some parts of this software may be covered under the GNU Public
License or the GNU Lesser General Public License. A copy of
each such license is available at
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html and
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html
CISCO#
in this example we are going to install PORT_ACTIVATION_PKG license. verify the current license status using "show license usage" command.
CISCO# show license usage
Feature Ins Lic Status Expiry Date Comments
Count
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FM_SERVER_PKG Yes - Unused never -
ENTERPRISE_PKG Yes - Unused never -
PORT_ACTIVATION_PKG No 12 In use never -
10G_PORT_ACTIVATION_PKG No 0 Unused -
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
here we have 12 PORT_ACTIVATION_PKG available. now we are going to increase the port count by adding another 12 port license.
CISCO# show port-license
Available ext port activation licenses are 0
Available bay port activation licenses are 0
-----------------------------------------------
Interface Cookie Port Activation License
-----------------------------------------------
bay1 16838656 ineligible
bay2 16834560 acquired
bay3 16818176 ineligible
bay4 16809984 acquired
bay5 16789504 acquired
bay6 16781312 acquired
bay7 16805888 eligible
bay8 16863232 eligible
bay9 16850944 eligible
bay10 16842752 acquired
bay11 16822272 acquired
bay12 16826368 acquired
bay13 16785408 acquired
bay14 16797696 eligible
bay15 16801792 eligible
bay16 16859136 eligible
ext1 16814080 acquired
Available bay port activation licenses are 0
Port Activation License Status
acquired means The port is licensed and active.
eligible means The port is eligible to receive a license but does not yet have one.
ineligible means The port is not allowed to receive a license.
Now we are ready to start the license installation.
From switch execute the copy command to download the license file to switch.
CISCO# copy ftp://192.168.1.1/MDS20090813092533874.lic bootflash:MDS20090813092533874.lic
Enter username: ftpuser
Password:
Enter user name and password. The license file will move to bootflash of switch.now run "install license" command from switch prompt to start the installation.
CISCO# install license bootflash:MDS20090813092533874.lic
Installing license ........done
installation of license file is completed. Now you can verify the installation. Run "show license usage" command from switch prompt.
CISCO# show license usage
Feature Ins Lic Status Expiry Date Comments
Count
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FM_SERVER_PKG Yes - Unused never -
ENTERPRISE_PKG Yes - Unused never -
PORT_ACTIVATION_PKG Yes 24 In use never -
10G_PORT_ACTIVATION_PKG No 0 Unused -
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PORT_ACTIVATION_PKG is upgraded to port count 24.
CISCO# show port-license
Available ext port activation licenses are 0
Available bay port activation licenses are 8
-----------------------------------------------
Interface Cookie Port Activation License
-----------------------------------------------
bay1 16838656 ineligible
bay2 16834560 acquired
bay3 16818176 ineligible
bay4 16809984 acquired
bay5 16789504 acquired
bay6 16781312 acquired
bay7 16805888 eligible
bay8 16863232 eligible
bay9 16850944 eligible
bay10 16842752 acquired
bay11 16822272 acquired
bay12 16826368 acquired
bay13 16785408 acquired
bay14 16797696 eligible
bay15 16801792 eligible
bay16 16859136 eligible
ext1 16814080 acquired
Available bay port activation licenses count changed to 8
exit from the switch
CISCO# exit
The main thing you need to have is an FTP server to store the license files and that should have network connectivity to switch.
The process is as follows,
1, keep the license files in default FTP folder. The license files normally will have an extension ".lic"
2. Login to switch and verify the serial number.
3. copy the license files from FTP server to switch bootflash.
4. install the license files using "install license" command.
5. verify the installed license using :show license usage" command.
for example:-
192.168.1.1 is our test FTP server and we have "MDS20090813092533874.lic" license file available in default FTP directory.
login to switch
CISCO login: adminPassword:
Cisco Storage Area Networking Operating System (SAN-OS) Software
TAC support: http://www.cisco.com/tac
Copyright (c) 2002-2008, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.
The copyrights to certain works contained herein are owned by
other third parties and are used and distributed under license.
Some parts of this software may be covered under the GNU Public
License or the GNU Lesser General Public License. A copy of
each such license is available at
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html and
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html
CISCO#
in this example we are going to install PORT_ACTIVATION_PKG license. verify the current license status using "show license usage" command.
CISCO# show license usage
Feature Ins Lic Status Expiry Date Comments
Count
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FM_SERVER_PKG Yes - Unused never -
ENTERPRISE_PKG Yes - Unused never -
PORT_ACTIVATION_PKG No 12 In use never -
10G_PORT_ACTIVATION_PKG No 0 Unused -
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
here we have 12 PORT_ACTIVATION_PKG available. now we are going to increase the port count by adding another 12 port license.
CISCO# show port-license
Available ext port activation licenses are 0
Available bay port activation licenses are 0
-----------------------------------------------
Interface Cookie Port Activation License
-----------------------------------------------
bay1 16838656 ineligible
bay2 16834560 acquired
bay3 16818176 ineligible
bay4 16809984 acquired
bay5 16789504 acquired
bay6 16781312 acquired
bay7 16805888 eligible
bay8 16863232 eligible
bay9 16850944 eligible
bay10 16842752 acquired
bay11 16822272 acquired
bay12 16826368 acquired
bay13 16785408 acquired
bay14 16797696 eligible
bay15 16801792 eligible
bay16 16859136 eligible
ext1 16814080 acquired
Available bay port activation licenses are 0
Port Activation License Status
acquired means The port is licensed and active.
eligible means The port is eligible to receive a license but does not yet have one.
ineligible means The port is not allowed to receive a license.
Now we are ready to start the license installation.
From switch execute the copy command to download the license file to switch.
CISCO# copy ftp://192.168.1.1/MDS20090813092533874.lic bootflash:MDS20090813092533874.lic
Enter username: ftpuser
Password:
Enter user name and password. The license file will move to bootflash of switch.now run "install license" command from switch prompt to start the installation.
CISCO# install license bootflash:MDS20090813092533874.lic
Installing license ........done
installation of license file is completed. Now you can verify the installation. Run "show license usage" command from switch prompt.
CISCO# show license usage
Feature Ins Lic Status Expiry Date Comments
Count
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FM_SERVER_PKG Yes - Unused never -
ENTERPRISE_PKG Yes - Unused never -
PORT_ACTIVATION_PKG Yes 24 In use never -
10G_PORT_ACTIVATION_PKG No 0 Unused -
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PORT_ACTIVATION_PKG is upgraded to port count 24.
CISCO# show port-license
Available ext port activation licenses are 0
Available bay port activation licenses are 8
-----------------------------------------------
Interface Cookie Port Activation License
-----------------------------------------------
bay1 16838656 ineligible
bay2 16834560 acquired
bay3 16818176 ineligible
bay4 16809984 acquired
bay5 16789504 acquired
bay6 16781312 acquired
bay7 16805888 eligible
bay8 16863232 eligible
bay9 16850944 eligible
bay10 16842752 acquired
bay11 16822272 acquired
bay12 16826368 acquired
bay13 16785408 acquired
bay14 16797696 eligible
bay15 16801792 eligible
bay16 16859136 eligible
ext1 16814080 acquired
Available bay port activation licenses count changed to 8
exit from the switch
CISCO# exit
How to find HBA WWN in HP Unix
in HPUX we have inbuilt utilities/commands to find HBA details. The easy way to find HBA details is by using "fcmsutil" command.1.fcmsutil - Fibre Channel Mass Storage Utility Command for Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters.
Usage:-
/opt/fcms/bin/fcmsutil device_file [options]
The device_file specifies the Fibre Channel device special file associated with the Fibre Channel HBA port. The device file has the format /dev/FC_driverX, where X is the instance number of the Fibre Channel HBA port, as reported by the ioscan output.
2.ioscan - scan the I/O system
Usage:-
/usr/sbin/ioscan [-N] [-k-u] [-e] [-d driver -C class] [-I instance][-H hw_path] [-l] [-A] [ -f[-n]-F[-F][-n] ] [devfile]
the main options associated with this usage are
-C class Restrict the output listing to those devices belonging to the specified class.
-f Generate a full listing, displaying the module's class, instance number, hardware path, driver,software state, hardware type, and a brief description.
-n List device file names in the output. Only special files in the /dev directory and its subdirectories are listed. Must be used with either the -f or the -F option.
The process to find out HBA details in an HPUX machine is as follows:
1, Use ioscan command to find the FC device files associated with that server.
# ioscan -fnC fc
2, Use fcmsutil command to find the HBA details associated with GC devices.
# fcmsutil /dev/fcd4
Example:-
[root@hpux:/root]
# ioscan -fnC fc
Class I H/W Path Driver S/W State H/W Type Description
=======================================================================
fc 4 0/0/10/1/0 fcd CLAIMED INTERFACE HP AB379-60101 4Gb Dual Port PCI/PCI-X Fibre Channel Adapter (FC Port 1) /dev/fcd4
fc 5 0/0/10/1/1 fcd CLAIMED INTERFACE HP AB379-60101 4Gb Dual Port PCI/PCI-X Fibre Channel Adapter (FC Port 2) /dev/fcd5
fc 6 0/0/12/0/0/0/0 fclp CLAIMED INTERFACE HP AD355-60001 4Gb PCIe 2-port Fibre Channel Adapter /dev/fclp6
fc 7 0/0/12/0/0/0/1 fclp CLAIMED INTERFACE HP AD355-60001 4Gb PCIe 2-port Fibre Channel Adapter /dev/fclp7
fc 16 1/0/12/0/0/0/0 fclp CLAIMED INTERFACE HP AD355-60001 4Gb PCIe 2-port Fibre Channel Adapter /dev/fclp16
fc 17 1/0/12/0/0/0/1 fclp CLAIMED INTERFACE HP AD355-60001 4Gb PCIe 2-port Fibre Channel Adapter /dev/fclp17
[root@hpux:/root]
# fcmsutil /dev/fcd4
Vendor ID is = 0x1077
Device ID is = 0x2422
PCI Sub-system Vendor ID is = 0x103C
PCI Sub-system ID is = 0x12D7
PCI Mode = PCI-X 133 MHz
ISP Code version = 4.4.4
ISP Chip version = 3
Previous Topology = UNINITIALIZED
Link Speed = UNKNOWN
Local N_Port_id is = None
Previous N_Port_id is = None
N_Port Node World Wide Name = 0x5001438004bd4d7d
N_Port Port World Wide Name = 0x5001438004bd4d7c
Switch Port World Wide Name = 0
Switch Node World Wide Name = 0
N_Port Symbolic Port Name = hpux_fcd4
N_Port Symbolic Node Name = hpux_HP-UX_B.11.31
Driver state = AWAITING_LINK_UP
Hardware Path is = 0/0/10/1/0
Maximum Frame Size = 2048
Driver-Firmware Dump Available = NO
Driver-Firmware Dump Timestamp = N/A
Driver Version = @(#) fcd B.11.31.0903 Dec 14 2008
[root@hpux:/root]
# fcmsutil /dev/fclp17 | grep -i "N_Port Port World Wide Name"
N_Port Port World Wide Name = 0x5001438004bd2946
BCFP2010 143-070 Exam Guide
Below are the few BCFP help pages available on brocade site.
Brocade Certified Fabric Professional (BCFP) Exam
Brocade Certified Fabric Professional 143-070 Nutshell Guide (pdf )
Brocade Certified Fabric Professional (BCFP) Exam
Brocade Certified Fabric Professional 143-070 Nutshell Guide (pdf )
Display the Fabric OS version in Brocade Switch
The command used to display the FOS version in a Brocade switch or director is "firmwareshow". It shows the firmware versions on both the primary and secondary partitions of the storage device.
usage :-
prosw10:admin> firmwareshow
eg:-
prosw10:admin> firmwareshow
Appl Primary/Secondary Versions
------------------------------------------
FOS v6.2.0g
v6.2.0g
:admin> firmwareshow
Slot Name Appl Primary/Secondary Versions Status
------------------------------------------------------------------------
5 CP0 FOS v5.3.2c STANDBY
v5.3.2c
6 CP1 FOS v5.3.2c ACTIVE *
v5.3.2c
usage :-prosw10:admin> firmwareshow
eg:-
prosw10:admin> firmwareshow
Appl Primary/Secondary Versions
------------------------------------------
FOS v6.2.0g
v6.2.0g
Slot Name Appl Primary/Secondary Versions Status
------------------------------------------------------------------------
5 CP0 FOS v5.3.2c STANDBY
v5.3.2c
6 CP1 FOS v5.3.2c ACTIVE *
v5.3.2c