Overview for Universal Hardware Switches

This document explains the license levels and feature licenses available for universal hardware switches, and lists the features that they support.

Switch Engine software supports the following license levels for the universal hardware switches:

• Base—included as standard (see Base License Features)
• Premier (see Premier License Features)

The Base license provides a basic feature set and the Premier license adds additional functionality.

Feature Licenses

To supplement the license levels, additional capabilities can be added by purchasing feature licenses (see Feature Licenses).

Additional General License Information

Software licenses are stored in the EEPROM and, after enabled, persist through reboots, software upgrades, power outages, and reconfigurations. The keys are unique to the switch, but can be transferred (see Transferring Licenses).

If you attempt to execute a command and you either do not have the required license or have reached the limits defined by the current license level, the system displays one of the following messages:

Error: This command cannot be executed at the current license level.

Error: You have reached the maximum limit for this feature at this license level.