display license

Function

The display license command displays information about the license file in the system.

This command takes effect only on the device that loads the license control item.

Format

display license [ file-name | verbose ]

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Value
file-name	Displays summary information about the license file with a specified file name. file-name supports file name association. The disk where the file resides can be automatically associated. Full help: All the disks of the device can be associated and displayed. Partial help: The related disk and file can be associated and displayed after you enter a specified character string.	The value is a string of 5 to 64 case-insensitive characters without spaces.
verbose	Displays detailed information about the current active license file.	-

Views

All views

Default Level

1: Monitoring level

Usage Guidelines

A license file dynamically controls the availability of some features. Only one license file is active in the system. Run this command to view detailed information about the active license in the system, including license file name, version, validity period, and control item. Based on the information, you can determine whether to upgrade the system version to support more features.

Example

# Display information about the active license file of the device.

<HUAWEI> display license

 Active license    : flash:/LICORTF163673-554BEF51E8.dat
 License state     : Trial
 Revoke ticket     : No ticket
 
 RD of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
 
 Product name      : S5700
 Product version   : V200R012
 License Serial No : LIC2014032800EC50
 Creator           : Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
 Created Time      : 2018-03-28 16:38:36
 Feature name      : ES5FEA1
 Authorize type    : DEMO
 Expired date      : 2018-05-25
 Trial days        : 60

 Item name          Item type  Value    Description
 -------------------------------------------------------------
 ES5SF4512K00       Resource   2        FIB512K
 ES5SF4128K00       Resource   6        FIB128K
 ES5SWL16AP00       Resource   64       WL16AP
 ES5SWL64AP00       Resource   16       WL64AP
 ES5SWL128AP0       Resource   8        WL128AP
 ES5SWL512AP0       Resource   2        WL512AP
                                          
 Master board license state: Trial. The trial days remains 60 days. Apply for authentic license before the current license expires.

**Table 1** Description of the **display license** command output
Item	Description
Active license	Name and path of the active license file.
License state	Status of a license file: Normal This state value indicates that a license file is working properly. If the status of the license file on the live network is not Normal, check the license file. Trial A license file enters the Trial state if the ESN does not match the device. A license file in Trial state can be used only for 60 days. To continue to use a license file after the Trial state, apply for a new license file using the correct ESN. A temporary license file expires and enters the Trial state. To continue to use a license file after the Trial state, apply for a new license file and activate it. A license file is revoked and enters the Trial state. To continue to use a license file after the Trial state, apply for a new license file based on the revocation code and activate it. Demo When you activate a temporary license file, it enters the Demo state. The Demo state exists only for a demo license file used for test and deployment. A license file in Demo state allows you to use normal functions within a specified period. Before the expiration of the license file in Demo state, replace it with a commercial license file. Emergency In the emergency conditions like earthquake, volcano explosion, and tsunami, you can run the license emergency command to trigger a license file to enter the Emergency state. The Emergency state stays for seven days, and a license file can enter the Emergency state three times. Default: No license file is activated or a license file expires. If a license file enters the Default state, services will be interrupted. If you want to use services after a license file expires or becomes invalid, apply for a new license file and activate it.
Revoke ticket	License revocation code. no ticket indicates that the license is permanently valid.
Product name	Name of the product that runs the license.
Product version	Product version.
License Serial No	Serial number of license file.
Creator	Creator of the file.
Created Time	Time when the file was created.
Feature name	Feature name.
Authorize type	Authorization type. demo: trial authorization. comm: commercial authorization.
Expired date	License expiration date. PERMANENT indicates that the license is permanently valid. A license file enters the trial period after it expires. This does not affect services. When the trial period expires, a license file will be invalid. The services and functions under its control revert to the default values. NOTE: You need to apply for a new license file and activate it during the trial period. After activation, the new license file replaces the one in the trial period automatically.
Trial days	Trial period of an expired license. For a license file in the trail state, the trial period is 60 days. The value of this field is displayed as 60. For a license file that is not in the trail state, this field is meaningless, and its value is displayed as --.
Item name	Name of a control item.
Item type	Type of a control item. Function: function items controlled by a license file Resource: resource items controlled by a license file
Value	Value of a control item. When Item type displays Function, Value displays Yes, indicating that this function is enabled. When Item type displays Resource, Value displays a specified value, indicating the maximum number of this resource item.
Description	Description of a control item.