Feature Licensing for VSP 8600 Series
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, or later, 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.
Trial License
Ise Trial Licenses to test the licensed features at any time. The following two types of Trial Licenses are available:
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Trial License that allows the use of all features excluding MACsec
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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 system displays the alerts 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 the system displays it 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 the system displays it 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.
You can increase the number of IOC module Base Licenses if you populate additional slots. You can use the IOC module Base License alone or combined with a Feature Pack License (one per chassis) at any time. When increasing or combining licenses, you must delete the old license file and install and load the new license file on the switch.
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.
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License type |
Supported features |
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Layer 3 Virtualization |
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Layer 3 Virtualization with MACsec |
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VSP 8600 License types and part numbers
The following table provides the part numbers for the various licenses the VSP 8600 supports.
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License type |
Part number/ Order code |
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Base License - one per IOC Module |
392259 |
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Layer 3 Virtualization Feature Pack License - one per chassis |
392670 |
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Layer 3 Virtualization+MACsec Feature Pack License - one per chassis |
392671 |