Viewing Licenses Using the Cisco DCNM Wizard

You can view the existing Cisco DCNM licenses by selecting Admin > License to start the license wizard.

Note By default, the Switch Licenses tab appears.

Table 1-3 displays the Cisco DCNM server license fields.

Table 1-3 Cisco DCNM Server License Files

Field

Description

File Name

Name of the license file.

Feature

Describes the feature name specified in the license file. The following values are supported:

 • DCNM-LAN

 • DCNM-SAN

 • DCNM-SAN-LAN

 • LAN-ENT-N7K

PID

Describes the product ID found in the vendor string of the license file. For example, DCNM-N7K-K0 is an enterprise license for Cisco Nexus 7000 series switches.

SAN (Free or Total)

Lists the number of SAN licenses used and available.

LAN (Free or Total)

Lists the number of LAN licenses used and available.

Eval Expiration

Displays the expiry date of the license.

Note Text in the eval expiration field will be in red for licenses that expire in seven days.

Table 1-4 displays the Cisco DCNM switch license fields.

Table 1-4 Cisco DCNM Switch Licenses

Field

Description

Group

Displays if it is a fabric or LAN group.

Switch Name

Displays the name of the switch.

Model

Displays the model of the device. For example, DS-C9124 or N5K-C5020P-BF.

License State

Displays the license state of the switch that can be one of the following:

 • Permanent

 • Eval

 • Unlicensed

 • Not Applicable

 • Expired

 • Invalid

License Type

Displays if the license is a switch-based embedded license or a server-based license.

Eval Expiration

Displays the expiry date of the license.

Note Text in the eval expiration field will be in Red for licenses that expires in seven days.