Licensing - Cisco MDS 9000 Series Configuration Manual

Overview

Licensing

The Cisco NX-OS software licensing feature allows you to access premium features on the device after you
install the appropriate license for that feature. Any feature not included in a license package is bundled with
the Cisco NX-OS software and is provided to you at no extra charge.
You must purchase and install a license for each device.
can enable a feature without installing its license. The Cisco NX-OS software gives you a grace period
Note
that allows you to try a feature before purchasing its license. You must install the Advanced Services
license package to enable the Cisco TrustSec feature.
For detailed information about Cisco NX-OS software licensing, see the .
For information about troubleshooting licensing issues, see the .
Quality of Service
The Cisco NX-OS software supports quality of service (QoS) functions for classification, marking, queuing,
policing, and scheduling. Modular QoS CLI (MQC) supports all QoS features. You can use MQC to provide
uniform configurations across various Cisco platforms. For more information, see the .
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