When applying for a license, you must provide the following information:
Authorization ID (LAC), Activation ID, or contact No.
You can obtain the information from the license authorization certificate.
Equipment serial number (ESN). To apply for a license for a stack system, you need to provide ESNs of all member devices.
The method of obtaining an ESN varies according to the software version:
Versions earlier than V100R005C00
For CE12800 series switches, run the display esn command.<HUAWEI> display esn ESN of chassis 1 : 21023553380DCCE12808
For CE7800 series switches, run the display device manufacture-info command.<HUAWEI> display device manufacture-info ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Slot Card Type Serial-number Manu-date ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 -- CE7850-32Q-EI 210235925010E9000010 2014-09-19 FAN1 FAN-40HA-F 210235909610E9000038 2014-09-11 FAN2 FAN-40HA-F 210235909610E9000024 2014-09-11 PWR1 PAC-600WA-F 2102310PMJD0E9000037 2014-09-09 PWR2 PAC-600WA-F 2102310PMJD0E9000010 2014-09-08 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------V100R005C00 and later versions
For CE12800&CE8800&CE7800&CE6800 series switches, run the display sn license command.<HUAWEI> display sn license Equipment SN(ESN) for license: Chassis 1 ESN: 21023553380DCCE12801
