Where problems arise when installing a license, the following debug commands should be run before running the copy command again to install the license.
(cs2) # debug transfer Debug transfer output is enabled. (cs2) # debug license Enabled capability licensing debugging.
transfer.c(3083):Transfer process key or certificate file type = 43 transfer.c(3229):Transfer process key/certificate cmd = cp /mnt/download//license.dat.1 /mnt/fastpath/ >/dev/null 2>&1CAPABILITY LICENSING : Fri Sep 11 13:41:32 2020: License file with index 1 added. CAPABILITY LICENSING : Fri Sep 11 13:41:32 2020: Validating hash value 29de5e9a8af3e510f1f16764a13e8273922d3537d3f13c9c3d445c72a180a2e6. CAPABILITY LICENSING : Fri Sep 11 13:41:32 2020: Parsing JSON buffer { "license": { "header": { "version": "1.0", "license-key": "964B-2D37-4E52-BA14", "serial-number": "QTFCU38290012", "model": "BES-53248" }, "description": "", "ports": "0+6" } }. CAPABILITY LICENSING : Fri Sep 11 13:41:32 2020: License data does not contain 'features' field. CAPABILITY LICENSING : Fri Sep 11 13:41:32 2020: Serial number QTFCU38290012 matched. CAPABILITY LICENSING : Fri Sep 11 13:41:32 2020: Model BES-53248 matched. CAPABILITY LICENSING : Fri Sep 11 13:41:32 2020: Feature not found in license file with index = 1. CAPABILITY LICENSING : Fri Sep 11 13:41:32 2020: Applying license file 1.
(cs2) # copy nvram:license-key 1 scp://<UserName>@<IP_address>/saved_license_1.dat
See Installing licenses for BES-53248 cluster switches for details of the firmware versions supported for available licenses.
You must install an appropriate older license before reverting to an older version of the software.