Install a License File

Before you begin

  • You must store the license file on a file server.

  • Ensure that you have the correct license file with the base MAC address of the switch on which you need to install the license. Otherwise, the system does not unblock the licensed features.

About this task

Install a license file on the switch to enable licensed features. The license filename stored on a device must meet the following requirements:

  • Maximum of 63 alphanumeric characters

  • No spaces or special characters allowed

  • Underscore (_) is allowed

  • The file extension ".xml" is required

Note

Note

You can use the same procedure to load legacy license files, license.dat, on a VSP 4450 Series switch.

IPv4 and IPv6 addresses are supported.

Procedure

  1. In the navigation pane, expand Configuration > Edit.
  2. Click File System.
  3. Click the Copy File tab.
  4. In the Source box, type the IP address of the file server where the license file is located and the name of the license file.
  5. In the Destination box, type the flash device and the name of the license file.

    The license file name must have a file extension of .xml.

  6. Select start.
  7. Click Apply.

    The license file is copied to the flash of the device. The status of the file copy appears in the Result field.

  8. In the navigation pane, expand Configuration > Edit.
  9. Click Chassis.
  10. Click the System tab.
  11. In ActionGroup1, select loadLicense.
  12. In LicenseFileName box, type the name of the license file.
  13. Click Apply.
    Important

    Important

    If the loading fails, the switch cannot unlock the licensed features and reverts to base functionality.

  14. On the System tab, in ActionGroup1, select saveRuntimeConfig.
  15. Click Apply.

Copy File Field Descriptions

Use the data in the following table to use the Copy File tab.

Name

Description

Source

Identifies the device and file name to copy. You must specify the full path and filename, for example, <deviceip-ftp server>:/<filename>

Destination

Identifies the location to which to copy the source file with the filename, for example, /intflash/<filename>

Action

Starts or stops the copy process.

Result

Specifies the result of the copy process:

  • none

  • inProgress

  • success

  • fail

  • invalidSource

  • invalidDestination

  • outOfMemory

  • outOfSpace

  • fileNotFound

System Field Descriptions

Use the data in the following table to use the System tab.

Name

Description

sysDescr

Shows the system assigned name and the software version.

sysUpTime

Shows the elapsed time since the system last started.

sysContact

Configures the contact information.

sysName

Configures the name of this device.

sysLocation

Configures the physical location of this device.

VirtualIpAddr

Configures the virtual IP address that the primary CPU advertises and stores in the switch configuration file.

VirtualNetMask

Configures the net mask of the virtual management IP address.

VirtualIpv6Addr

Specifies the virtual IPv6 address.

VirtualIpv6PrefixLength

Specifies the length of the virtual IPv6 address prefix (in bits).

DnsDomainName

Configures the default domain for querying the DNS server.

LastChange

Displays the time since the last configuration change.

LastVlanChange

Displays the time since the last VLAN change.

LastStatisticsReset

Displays the time since the statistics counters were last reset.

LastRunTimeConfigSave

Displays the last run-time configuration saved.

DefaultRuntimeConfigFileName

Displays the default Run-time configuration file directory name.

ConfigFileName

Specifies the name of a new configuration file.

ActionGroup1

Note:

Exception: revokeLicensePremier and revokeLicenseMacsec only supported on the 5520 Series.

Can be one of the following actions:

  • resetCounters—resets all statistic counters

  • saveRuntimeConfig—saves the current run-time configuration

  • loadLicense—Loads a software license file to enable features

  • revokeLicensePremier—Revokes the Premier license and generates a revocation certificate in XML format

  • revokeLicenseMacsec—Revokes the MACsec license and generates a revocation certificate in XML format

LicenseFileName

Note:

Exception: only supported on the 5520 Series, VSP 8600 Series, and the XA1400 Series.

Specifies the name of the license file when copied to the flash. The destination file name must meet the following requirements:

  • Maximum of 63 alphanumeric characters

  • No spaces or special characters allowed

  • Underscore (_) is allowed

  • The file extension ".xml" is required

ActionGroup2

Specifies the following action:

resetlstStatCounters—Resets the IST statistic counters

ActionGroup3

Can be the following action:

  • flushIpRouteTbl—flushes IP routes from the routing table

ActionGroup4

Can be the following action:

  • softReset—resets the device without running power-on tests

  • cpuSwitchOver—switches over to the other CPU

  • softResetCoreDump —reset with coredump

Result

Displays a message after you click Apply.

LocatorLED

Note:

Exception: only supported on 5520 Series and VSP 4900 Series.

Configures the system Locator LED on or off. The default is off.
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