Licensing

The hardware uses a licensing scheme that is NOS agnostic.

Table 1. Licensing model by platform
Platform Model
4220 Series

The 4220 Series supports a subscription-licensing model. These switches do not support a perpetual licensing model.

5000 Series

7x20 Series

7830 Series

The switches support a perpetual licensing model that includes Base, Premier, and MACsec licenses. Premier and MACsec licenses enable use of advanced features not available in the Base License. To see which features a platform supports, see Fabric Engine and VOSS Feature Matrix.

These switches are also subscription-license aware. Subscription licenses enable use of Premier features.

The switches support a perpetual licensing model that includes Base, Premier, and Premier with MACsec licenses. Premier and Premier with MACsec licenses enable use of advanced features not available in the Base License. To see which features a platform supports, see Fabric Engine and VOSS Feature Matrix.

For more information about licensing including feature inclusion, order codes, and how to load a perpetual license file on the switch, see VOSS User Guide.