Feature Licensing for VSP 8600

The VSP 8600 Series supports a licensing model that has two main categories of licenses: Base License and Feature Pack Licenses. A Base License enables base software features and one is required per IOC in the chassis. You require a Feature Pack License to enable additional features that are grouped into Feature Packs. These licenses are optional.

Licenses are tied to the switch Base MAC address. After you generate the license through Extreme Networks Support Portal at https://extremeportal.force.com/ExtrLicenseLanding, you can install the license on the switch.

Note

Release 6.1 is required to support licenses generated through the Extreme Networks Support Portal.

Important

The software continues to support .xml licenses generated by Avaya.

The following sections detail the different categories of licenses supported on the VSP 8600 Series switch.

Factory Default License

New switches include a 30-day Factory Default License that allows you to use all features, excluding MACsec. You can configure all features, except MACsec, without restrictions and save the configuration.

The system generates warning messages to inform you about the time remaining in the license period. The alerts appear once every 5 days for the first 25 days, and then once daily for the last 5 days. If you reboot the switch after the 30-day period, and a valid software license is not present, the licensed features in the configuration are not loaded. You must install a valid license to enable the licensed features.

Trial License

Trial Licenses allow you to test the licensed features at any time. The following two types of Trial Licenses are available:

Trial License that allows the use of all features excluding MACsec
Trial License that allows the use of all features including MACsec

A Trial License is valid for 60 days. You can activate a Trial License once per switch.

The system generates warning messages to inform you about the time remaining in the license period. The alerts appear once every 5 days for the first 55 days, and then once daily for the last 5 days. If you reboot the switch after the 60-day period, and a valid software license is not present, the licensed features in the configuration are not loaded. You must install a valid license to enable the licensed features.

Base License

A Base License allows you to use the Base software features on the switch. A Base License is required for each IOC module that you plan to install in the chassis. If the number of IOCs exceeds the licensed IOC quantity, the ports on the excess IOCs are license-locked and appear administratively down.

The software validates the number of license entitlements against the IOC modules present and assigns the licenses sequentially to the I/O slots, starting from slot 1 to slot 8. For example, if you install modules in I/O slots 1 through 4 but only purchase three Base Licenses, the switch automatically assigns the licenses to slots 1 to 3. The ports on the module in slot 4 are in the license-locked state and appear administratively down because the license entitlements on the switch are only for 3 IOCs. If you would like to override the default entitlement assignment, you can reassign it to a different slot by using the license-grant command.

Feature Pack Licenses

Features that are not available in the Base License are grouped into Feature Packs based on use case. You require a license to use a Feature Pack. A Feature Pack License applies to the entire chassis; you do not need to purchase this license type for each installed IOC module. Feature Pack Licenses are optional, incremental to the Base License and sold separately.

The following table provides information on the Feature Pack licenses that the VSP 8600 Series supports.


License type	Supported features
Layer 3 Virtualization	Fabric Connect Layer 3 Virtual Services Networks (VSNs) DVR Controller Greater than 25 VRFs Greater than 17 BGP Peers
Layer 3 Virtualization with MACsec	Fabric Connect Layer 3 Virtual Services Networks (VSNs) DVR Controller Greater than 25 VRFs Greater than 17 BGP Peers MACsec

VSP 8600 License types and part numbers

The following table provides the part numbers for the various licenses the VSP 8600 supports.

Table 1. Supported licenses
License type	Part number/ Order code
Base License - one per IOC Module	392259
Layer 3 Virtualization Feature Pack License - one per chassis	392670
Layer 3 Virtualization+MACsec Feature Pack License - one per chassis	392671