Installing Features on Demand keys on network switches

Use the Manage Features on Demand page in the IBM® Flex System Manager management software web interface to create a configuration template that will install the Features on Demand key on network switches.

The process of adding a key to one or more network switches involves creating and configuring a configuration template. To install Features on Demand keys on network switches from the management software web interface, complete the following steps.

Note:

This topic describes how to access this task in the IBM Flex System Manager Web user interface. If you are using the IBM FSM Explorer, use the finder at the top of the user interface (shown here) to locate this task:

Use the finder at the top of the user interface to locate this task

  1. From the Home page, click the Administration tab.
  2. Under Features on Demand tasks, click Manage Features on Demand Keys. The Manage Features on Demand Keys page is displayed.
  3. From the View menu, select All Keys.
  4. Click Add Node Keys. The Configuration Templates table is displayed.
  5. Click Create. The Create Configuration Template page is displayed.
  6. Select the applicable template type from the Template type list.
  7. From the Configuration to create a template list, select Feature Activation Manager Configuration.
  8. Enter a configuration template name and description.
  9. Click Continue. The Feature Activation Configuration wizard is displayed.
  10. Complete the Feature Activation Configuration wizard. After you specify the feature activation settings, click Finish to save the feature activation configuration.
  11. From the Configurations Templates page, select the feature activation template that you created; then, click Deploy.
Parent topic: Features on Demand