license revoke

Function

The license revoke command revokes a license file.

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

Format

license revoke

Parameters

None

Views

User view

Default Level

3: Management level

Usage Guidelines

Usage Scenario

License is an authorization file. You can apply for, upgrade, or activate the license file to get corresponding user rights.

If new devices are deployed, you can purchase new licenses as needed to enable license-controlled features and functions on the devices. This reduces purchase costs. If the capacities of the existing devices need to be expanded, you can update the licenses used on the devices to enable more license-controlled features and functions.

You can upgrade a license file to:

Add new features.
Optimizes device performance.
Fix bugs in the current version.

Before updating a license file, run the license revoke command to revoke the existing license. The system then returns a license revocation code. This code is the evidence for license invalidation and is used to apply for a new license.

A license revocation code is a character string generated after a license file becomes invalid. You can determine that a license file is invalid based on the corresponding revocation code.

Precautions

When the existing license is going to expire, apply for a new license, upgrade, and activate the license. If the license has expired, the service modules are disabled and services are interrupted.
After you run the license revoke command, the license file enters the Trial state and cannot be activated again regardless of how long the license file will expire.

Example

# Revoke the current license file.

<HUAWEI> license revoke
Warning: The license will enter the Trial state and will not be activated again.
 Continue?[Y/N]: y