Downloading Licenses to the Fabric Interconnect from a Remote Location
Ina cluster setup, we recommend that you download and install licenses to both fabric interconnects in
matchingpairs. An individual license is only downloaded to the fabric interconnect that is used to initiate
thedownload.
Note
Before You Begin
Obtainthe requiredlicenses from Cisco.
Procedure
Step 1 Inthe Navigation pane, clickthe Admin tab.
Step 2 Onthe Admin tab, expand All >License Management.
Step 3 Clickthe node for the fabric interconnect to which you want to download the license.
Step 4 Inthe Work pane, click the Download Tasks tab.
Step 5 ClickDownload License.
Step 6 Inthe Download Licensedialog box, click the Remote File System radio button in the Location of the
ImageFile field.
Step 7 Completethe following fields:
DescriptionName
Theprotocol touse when communicating with the remote server.This
canbe one of the following:
•FTP
•TFTP
•SCP
•SFTP
Protocolfield
TheIP address or hostname of the remote server on which the files
resides.
Ifyou use a hostname ratherthan an IP address, you must
configurea DNS server in Cisco UCS Manager.
Note
Serverfield
Thename of the license file you want to download.Filenamefield
Theabsolute path to the license file on the remote server, if required.
Ifyou use SCP, the absolute path is always required. If you use any
otherprotocol, you may not need to specify a remotepath if the file
residesin the default download folder. For details about how your file
serveris configured,contact your system administrator.
Pathfield
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Downloading Licenses to the Fabric Interconnect from a Remote Location