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92 PowerConnect B-Series FCX Configuration Guide
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Viewing information about software licenses
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Viewing the license database
To display general information about all software licenses in the license database, use the show
license command. The following shows example output.
To display detailed information about a particular license, use the show license <index_number>
command. The following shows example output.
Syntax: show license [<index_number>]
The following table describes the information displayed by the show license command.
TABLE 19 Output from the show license command
This field... Displays...
Index The license hash number that uniquely identifies the license.
Package Name The package name for the license.
Lid The license ID. This number is embedded in the Dell PowerConnect
device.
Status Indicates the status of the license:
• Valid – A license is valid if the LID matches the serial number of the
device for which the license was purchased, and the package name
is recognized by the system.
• Invalid – The LID does not match the serial number of the device
for which the license was purchased.
• Active – The license is valid and in effect on the device.
• Not used – The license is not in effect on the device.
• Expired – For trial licenses only, this indicates that the trial license
has expired.
License Type Indicates whether the license is normal (permanent) or trial (temporary).
License Period If the license type is trial (temporary), this field will display the number of
days the license is valid. If the license type is normal (permanent), this
field will display “unlimited”.
Trial license information
The following details display in the output of the show license <Index_number> command.
+ days used The number of days the trial license has been in effect.
+ hours used The number of hours the trial license has been in effect.
+ days left The number of days left before the trial license expires.
+ hours left The number of hours left before the trial license expires.
PowerConnect#show license
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Index Package Lid Status License License
Name Type Period
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1 FCX624-ADV-LIC-SW egut-cd0J active normal unlimited
2 FCX624-ADV-LIC-SW egut-cd0J valid normal unlimited
PowerConnect#show license 1