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Nexus 5500/5600 License Issue with "Missing License Warning"

Premise:
The article describes how to fix the issues with  licensing error  on Nexus 5500/5600
Problem Description:
Error Message while trying to install  "installing license Installing LAN_BASE_SERVICES_PKG license multiple times is not supported. Please reload switch before installing LAN_BASE_SERVICES_PKG license."
N5K1# install license bootflash: N561ZZZZZZ.lic
Installing license Installing LAN_BASE_SERVICES_PKG license multiple times is not supported. Please reload switch before installing LAN_BASE_SERVICES_PKG license.
 
N5K1# show license usage
Feature                      Ins  Lic   Status Expiry Date Comments
                                Count
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FCOE_NPV_PKG                  No    -   Unused             -
FM_SERVER_PKG                 No    -   Unused             -
ENTERPRISE_PKG                Yes   -   Unused never       -
FC_FEATURES_PKG               Yes   -   Unused never       -
VMFEX_FEATURE_PKG             No    -   Unused             -
ENHANCED_LAYER2_PKG           No    -   Unused             -
NETWORK_SERVICES_PKG          No    -   Unused             -
LAN_ENTERPRISE_SERVICES_PKG   Yes   -   Unused never       -

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LAN_BASE_SERVICES_PKG         Yes   -   In use never       license missing

Solution:  Use the following steps

N5K1# clear license sprom
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N5K1#reload
Post Reload output

N5K1# show license usage
Feature                      Ins  Lic   Status Expiry Date Comments
                                 Count
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FCOE_NPV_PKG                  No    -   Unused             -
FM_SERVER_PKG                 No    -   Unused             -
ENTERPRISE_PKG                Yes   -   Unused never       -
FC_FEATURES_PKG               Yes   -   Unused never       -
VMFEX_FEATURE_PKG             No    -   Unused             -
ENHANCED_LAYER2_PKG           No    -   Unused             -
NETWORK_SERVICES_PKG          No    -   Unused             -
LAN_BASE_SERVICES_PKG         No    -   Unused             -
LAN_ENTERPRISE_SERVICES_PKG   Yes   -   Unused never       -
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N5K1# install license bootflash:N561ZZZZZZ.lic
Installing license Installing license ................Enable Layer 3.
Please reload the switch if the switch has previously gone through a non-disruptive NX-OS upgrade.