Dell PowerStore PowerStore T and Q Networking Guide for Storage Services

Validate the switch version and licensing

Before you configure the switch and networks, check the switch operating system version and licensing.

1. Establish a terminal connection to the switch and press the Enter key after you have connected.
2. Run the command show version to display the operating system version. Dell Technologies recommends upgrading to the latest release available on Dell Digital Locker (dell.com/support/software/).

   OS10# show version
   Dell Networking OS10-Enterprise
   Copyright (c) 1999-2018 by Dell Inc. All Rights Reserved.
   OS Version: 10.5.x.x
   Build Version: 10.5.x.x.x
   Build Time: 2018-09-26T17:20:01-0700
   System Type: S4148F-ON
   Architecture: x86_64
   Up Time: 2 weeks 04:34:35 

3. Verify that the license was installed on the switches.
   Run the command show license status to display the license installation. The License Type: field should indicate PERPETUAL. If an evaluation license is installed, licenses purchased from Dell Technologies are available for download on Dell Digital Locker (dell.com/support/software/).

   OS10# show license status
   
   System Information
   ---------------------------------------------------------
   Vendor Name : Dell 
   Product Name : S4148F-ON
   Hardware Version: A00
   Platform Name : x86_64-dellemc_s4100_c2538-r0
   PPID : CN00Y2VTCES0082O0038
   Service Tag : D8MSG02
   License Details
   ----------------
   Software : OS10-Enterprise
   Version : 10.5.x.x
   License Type : PERPETUAL
   License Duration: Unlimited
   License Status : Active
   License location: /mnt/license/D8MSG02.lic
   ---------------------------------------------------------

   NOTE:If OS10EE was preinstalled, a perpetual license is already installed on the switch.
4. Repeat the steps for each switch.