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Downloading Licenses to the Fabric Interconnect from a Remote Location
In a cluster setup, we recommend that you download and install licenses to both fabric interconnects in
matching pairs. An individual license is only downloaded to the fabric interconnect that is used to initiate
the download.
Note
Before You Begin
Obtain the required licenses from Cisco.
Procedure
Step 1
In the Navigation pane, click the Admin tab.
Step 2
On the Admin tab, expand All > License Management.
Step 3
Click the node for the fabric interconnect to which you want to download the license.
Step 4
In the Work pane, click the Download Tasks tab.
Step 5
Click Download License.
Step 6
In the Download License dialog box, click the Remote File System radio button in the Location of the
Image File field.
Step 7
Complete the following fields:
DescriptionName
The protocol to use when communicating with the remote server. This
can be one of the following:
• FTP
• TFTP
• SCP
• SFTP
Protocol field
The IP address or hostname of the remote server on which the files
resides.
If you use a hostname rather than an IP address, you must
configure a DNS server in Cisco UCS Manager.
Note
Server field
The name of the license file you want to download.Filename field
The absolute path to the license file on the remote server, if required.
If you use SCP, the absolute path is always required. If you use any
other protocol, you may not need to specify a remote path if the file
resides in the default download folder. For details about how your file
server is configured, contact your system administrator.
Path field
Cisco UCS Manager GUI Configuration Guide, Release 2.0
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Downloading Licenses to the Fabric Interconnect from a Remote Location