Licensing Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Software Features

Licenses are available for all switches in the Cisco MDS 9000 family. Licensing allows you to access specified premium features on the switch after you install the appropriate license for that feature. You can also obtain licenses to activate ports on the Cisco MDS 9124 Fabric Switch, the Cisco MDS 9134 Fabric Switch, the Cisco Fabric Switch for HP c-Class Blade System, and the Cisco Fabric Switch for IBM BladeCenter. Any feature not included in a license package is bundled with the Cisco MDS 9000 family switches.

The licensing model defined for the Cisco MDS product line has two options:

Feature-based licenses allow features that are applicable to the entire switch. The cost varies based ...

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