Cisco Cisco UCS Director 5.5 Information Guide

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Contents
Introduction
Q. How do I acquire a license file for UCS Director?
Q. Who do I turn to for help?
Q. Which licenses exist for UCS Director, and what are they for?
Evaluation licenses
Not-for-resale licenses
Server-based licenses
Enterprise License Agreements (ELA)
Q. Can I install a CUIC-PHY-SVR or CUIC-SP-PHY-SVR license on top of my evaluation license?
Q. Can I install 2 EVAL or NFR licenses to double the capacity?
Q. Can I install the same license on more than one system?
Q. In a high-availability setup consisting of an active UCSD and a standby UCSD instance, do Irequire double the amount of licenses?
Q. Does a pair of Nexus1000v VSM's in active/standby configuration consume 2 network devicelicenses ?
Q. Does a UCS Fabric Interconnect (FI) , a Nexus 2000 Fabric Extender (FEX) or a Nexus1000vVirtual Ethernet Module (VEM) consume a network device license?
Q. What license do I need if I need to manage more VM's than allowed by my server licenses?
Q. Can a Bare Metal Server license (CUIC-PHYSVRBM) be upgraded to a Full Server license(CUIC-PHY-SVR)?
Q. Is the amount of managed VMs per server limited to 50 server VM's or 250 desktop VM's?
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Introduction
This document aims to answer the most commonly asked questions about licensing for Unified
Computing System Director (UCSD).
The information in this article is applicable to UCSD version 4.1.0.1 and later.
Licenses installed on older versions will be automatically converted when upgrading to 4.1.0.1 or
later.
Licenses issued for older versions can still be installed on version 4.1.0.1 and later and will be
automatically converted.
Q. How do I acquire a license file for UCS Director?
A. A free 60-day evaluation license can be ordered online at 
.
Some licenses may be included in a bundle offering, e.g. bundles may be available for purchasing
a Cisco UCS C-series Rack Server together with a CUIC-SP-PHY-SVR license.
Other licenses can be ordered through your normal sales channel.