Connectrix MDS: Error "Failure: Save status: The requested item was not found"

The license transport method is turned OFF with no license feature enabled on the switch when generating the license usage (RUM) report.

switch(config)# license smart transport off
switch(config)# exit
switch# copy running-config startup-config

switch# show lice all | grep -A 2 Transport
Transport:
    Type: Off 
switch#  license smart save usage all bootflash:all_rum.txt
Failure: save status: The requested item was not found

For switches shipped with version 9.2(2) or later, license usage data may not be generated. Request for "license smart save usage" command when no usage is present on the switch results in the failure message. 

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Workaround:
Enable the license feature on the switch to work around the failure message. This makes the switch out-of-compliance from the CSSM perspective since the license was never purchased for this switch.

Enable a feature first, for example for the Enterprise license:

switch# config
switch(config)# feature ivr

If the show license usage command shows "ENTERPRISE_PKG" count in the list, then go to generate the RUM report.

switch(config)# sh lic usage
License Authorization:
  Status: Not Applicable
(ENTERPRISE_PKG):
  Description: MDS 9200 series Enterprise package
  Count: 1
  Version: 1.0
  Status: IN USE
  Enforcement Type: NOT ENFORCED
  License Type: Generic

switch(config)# license smart save usage all bootflash:all_rum.txt
Success: Saved in bootflahs:/all_rum_txt.

If the show license usage command does not show any license usage, use another license feature for license usage count and then generate a RUM report.

switch(config)# feature ivr
switch(config)# show feature |grep ivr
ivr                  1        enabled
switch(config)# show lic usage
License Authorization:
  Status: Not Applicable

Here is an example using port-security feature to enable and generate a RUM report as there is no license usage seen when the IVR feature is enabled.

switch(config)# show feature |gre port-security
port-security        1        disabled
switch(config)# feature port-security
switch(config)# show feature |gre port-security
port-security        1        enabled
switch(config)# sh lic usage
License Authorization:
  Status: Not Applicable
(ENTERPRISE_PKG):
  Description: MDS 9200 series Enterprise package
  Count: 1
  Version: 1.0
  Status: IN USE
  Enforcement Type: NOT ENFORCED
  License Type: Generic
switch(config)# license smart save usage all bootflash:all_RumSW1.txt
Success: Saved in bootflash:/all_RumSW1.txt.