Cisco Nexus 1000V License Configuration Guide, Release
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Licensing Terminology  Table Of Contents  Licensing Terminology
Licensing Terminology  Table 3-1 describes the terminology used
in Cisco Nexus 1000V licensing.  Table 3-1 Licensing Terminology
    Evaluation license  A temporary license. Evaluation licenses
are valid for a specified number of days and are tied to a host
ID (device serial number).  Host ID  A unique chassis serial
number that is specific to each device.  Incremental license  A
license for additional CPU sockets that were not included in the
initial license file. License keys are incremental—if you
purchase some CPU sockets now and others later, the license file
and the software detect the sum of all sockets for the specified
device.  License enforcement  A mechanism that prevents a
feature from being used without first obtaining a license.
License key file  A file