Performing common tasks

Managing licenses

About license codes

A license code is a string of characters that is unique to a particular filer (such as ABCDEFG). You receive license codes for every protocol and option that you purchase. Not all purchased license codes are installed on a filer before it is shipped from the factory; some must be installed after the system is set up. You can purchase license codes to enable additional protocols and options at any time.

License code replacement

If you misplace a license code, you can contact Network Appliance Technical Support or log in to the NOW site at http://now.netapp.com to obtain a copy.

License management tasks

You can perform the following tasks to manage licenses:

Add licenses
Display current license codes
Delete licenses

Enabling a license

To add the license for a protocol or option, complete the following step.

Step	Action
1	Enter the following command: *license add <code1> <code2> ...* code is the license code provided to you by Network Appliance.

Displaying current license codes

To display licensing information for all your protocols and options, complete the following step.

Step	Action
1	Enter the following command without parameters: license Result Data ONTAP displays a list of the licenses that are enabled and their codes.

Disabling a license

To disable a license for a protocol or option, complete the following step.

Step	Action
1	Enter the following command: license delete service service is one of the following: cifs cluster cluster_remote dafs fcp http iscsi nfs sms snapmanagerexchange snapmirror snaprestore sv_ontap_pri sv_ontap_sec sv_windows_pri sv_unix_pri sv_linux_pri syncmirror_local vfiler vld

Step

Action

Enter the following command:

license delete service

service is one of the following:

cifs

cluster

cluster_remote

dafs

fcp

http

iscsi

nfs

sms

snapmanagerexchange

snapmirror

snaprestore

sv_ontap_pri

sv_ontap_sec

sv_windows_pri

sv_unix_pri

sv_linux_pri

syncmirror_local

vfiler

vld