Licenses are purchased directly for the number of permissible adoptions per access point, controller, service platform or managed cluster.
Note
The Licenses screen is available only to controllers and service platforms capable of sustaining device connections, and thus requires license support to set the maximum number of device connections permitted. The License screen is not available for AP621 and AP650 model access points that are reliant on their connected controller or service platform for their management.Managing infrastructure devices requires a license key to enable software functionality or define the number of adoptable devices allowable. My Licenses is a Web based online application enabling you to request a license key for purchased license certificates.
Note
For detailed instructions on using My Licenses to add hardware or software licenses and register certificates, refer to the My Licenses Users Guide, available at http://support.extremenetworks.com/.The Licenses screen also contains a facility where new licenses can be applied to increase the number of device adoptions permitted, or to allow the use of the advanced security features.
Each controller and service platform family has multiple models to choose from that range from zero licenses to the maximum number that can be loaded for that specific SKU.
To configure a device‘s a license configuration:
The License screen displays the Device Serial Number of the controller or service platform generating the license key.
Note
When assessing lent and borrowed license information, it is important to distinguish between NOC controllers and site controllers.NOC controllers are NX 9500 and NX 9510.
The site controller is RFS 4000.
AP Adoptions | The Device
column lists the total number of AP adoptions made by the
controller or service platform. If the installed license
count is 10 APs and the number of AP adoptions is 5, five
additional APs can still be adopted under the terms of the
license. The total number of APs adoptions varies by
platform, as well as the terms of the license. The Cluster column lists the total number of AP adoptions made by the cluster membership (all members). If the installed license count is 100 APs and the number of AP adoptions is 50, 50 additional APs can still be adopted under the terms of the AP licenses, pooled by the cluster members. |
AP Licenses | The Device
column lists the number of APs available for adoption under
the restrictions of the license. This number applies to
dependent mode adaptive APs only, and not independent mode
APs. The Cluster column lists the number of APs available for adoption by cluster members under the restrictions of the licenses, as pooled amongst the cluster members. |
AP Lent Licenses | Lent licenses are the total number of AP licenses the NOC controller lends (if needed) to its site controllers so that a site controller can adopt APs in excess of its own installed AP license count. AP lent licenses can be non-zero only in controllers currently configured as the NOC (NOC controller). Lent Licenses is always zero in controllers configured as the site (site controller). |
AP Borrowed Licenses | Borrowed licenses are the total number of AP licenses borrowed by the site controller from the NOC controller (NOC controllers if a NOC controller is in a cluster). AP borrowed licenses are always zero in the NOC controller. AP borrowed licenses can be non-zero only on site controllers. |
AP Total Licenses | The cumulative number of both Device and Cluster AP licenses supported by the listed controller or service platform. |
Note
The following is a licensing example: Assume there's two site controllers (S1 and S2) adopted to a NOC controller (N1). S1 has 3 installed AP licenses, and S2 has 4 installed AP licenses. Eight APs seek to adopt on S1, and ten APs seek to adopt on S2. N1 has 1024 installed licenses. N1 lends 5 AP licenses (8 minus 3) to S1, and 6 AP licenses (10 minus 4) to S2.AAP Adoptions | The Device
column lists the total number of AAP adoptions made by the
controller or service platform. If the installed license
count is 10 APs and the number of AAP adoptions is 5, five
additional AAPs can still be adopted under the terms of the
license. The total number of AAPs adoptions varies by
platform, as well as the terms of the license. The Cluster column lists the total number of AAP adoptions made by the cluster membership (all members). If the installed license count is 100 APs and the number of AAP adoptions is 50, 50 additional AAPs can still be adopted under the terms of the AAP licenses, pooled by the cluster members. |
AAP Licenses | The Device
column lists the number of AAPs available for adoption under
the restrictions of the license. This number applies to
dependent mode adaptive AAPs only, and not independent mode
AAPs. The Cluster column lists the number of AAPs available for adoption by cluster members under the restrictions of the licenses, as pooled amongst the cluster members. |
AAP Lent Licenses | Lent licenses are the total number of AAP licenses the NOC controller lends (if needed) to its site controllers so site controllers can adopt adaptive APs in excess of its own installed AAP license count. AAP lent licenses can be non-zero only in controllers currently configured as the NOC (NOC controller). Lent licenses is always zero in controllers configured as the site (site controller). |
AAP Borrowed Licenses | Borrowed licenses are the total number of AAP licenses borrowed by the site controller from the NOC controller (NOC controllers if a NOC controller is in a cluster). AAP borrowed licenses are always zero in the NOC controller. AAP borrowed licenses can be non-zero only on site controllers. |
AAP Total Licenses | Lists the cumulative number of both Device and Cluster AAP licenses supported by the listed controller or service platform. |
Advanced Security | Enter the provided license key required to install the Role Based Firewall feature and increase the number of IPSec VPN tunnels. The number of IPSec tunnels varies by platform. |
Analytics Licenses | Enter the provided license key required to install Analytics (an enhanced statistical management tool) for NX4500, NX6500, and NX9000 series service platforms. |