Cisco Software Activation Document for Dell, Release 12.2(40)EX1 [Cisco Blade Switches for Dell]

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Cisco Software Activation Document for Dell

Software Activation

Feature Sets

Understanding Software Licenses

Displaying Software License Information

Getting Software Licenses

Cisco License Manager

Cisco Product License Registration Portal

Installing and Managing Software Licenses

Using Cisco License Manager

Using the Cisco IOS CLI to Install and Manage Software Licenses

Related Publications

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

Cisco Software Activation Document for Dell

December 18, 2007

This document describes the Cisco software activation process for the Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3130 for Dell or blade switch stack, hereafter referred to as the switch.

For more information, see these documents on Cisco.com:

•Getting Started with Cisco License Manager 1.0 on Windows XP

•Cisco License Manager online help

•API Reference Guide for Cisco License Manager on Windows XP

•Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3130 for Dell documents (software configuration guide, command reference, and system message guide)

For a complete list of documents, see the "Related Publications" section.

The document has this information:

•Software Activation

•Related Publications

•Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

Software Activation

The switch runs the universal software image that has the Cisco IOS code for multiple feature sets. To enable a specific feature set, you must use the software activation feature to install the software license for that feature set. With software activation, you can

•Get a product activation key (PAK).

•Generate a software license.

•Install the license on your switch.

•Enable a feature set.

•Upgrade a feature set.

This section has this information:

•Feature Sets

•Understanding Software Licenses

•Displaying Software License Information

•Getting Software Licenses

•Installing and Managing Software Licenses

To register your software license by using the PAK, go to www.cisco.com/go/license.

Note To connect your management station or PC to the Cisco Product License Registration Portal, use a file transfer protocol such as the Xmodem Protocol or TFTP.

If you are connecting your PC to the Cisco License Manager server, you do not need to use one of these protocols.

Feature Sets

The switch supports these feature sets:

•IP base

•IP services

•Advanced IP service

The software licenses are not affected by Cisco IOS software upgrades.

Table 1 has information about the feature sets supported on the switch.

Table 1 Supported Feature Combinations

Feature Combination

Feature Set on the Switch

Layer 2+, basic Layer 3 routing

IP base, noncryptographic

Layer 2+ and basic Layer 3 routing, Kerberos, SSH¹, and SSL²

IP base, cryptographic

Layer 2+ and full Layer 3 routing

IP services, noncryptographic

Layer 2+ and full Layer 3 routing, Kerberos, SSH, and SSL

IP services, cryptographic

Layer 2+, Layer 3 routing, unicast routing of IPv6³ packets, Kerberos, SSH, and SSL

Advanced IP services, cryptographic

¹SSH = Secure Shell

²SSL = Secure Socket Layer

³IPv6 = IP Version 6

Understanding Software Licenses

A software license applies only to a specific feature set. A switch can have more than one software license, but you can enable only one license at a time.

The software license is node-locked because the software license is bound to the unique device identifier (UDI) of the switch and can only be used on that switch.

If more than one software license is installed on the switch, it uses this hierarchy to determine the first software license to locate in the flash memory and install:

1. Advanced IP services

2. IP services

3. IP base

If all three licenses are installed on the switch, the switch uses the highest license level, the advanced IP services feature set. If you want to run the IP base feature set, remove the IP services and advanced IP services licenses from the switch.

To display software license information, see the "Displaying Software License Information" section.

To get a software license, use Cisco License Manager or the Cisco Product License Registration Portal. For more information, see the "Getting Software Licenses" section.

To install and manage software licenses, you can use Cisco License Manager or the command-line interface (CLI). For more information, see "Installing and Managing Software Licenses" section.

Displaying Software License Information

To display information about the software licenses on your switch, use one of these methods:

•Use Cisco License Manager to view license and device information. In the GUI, the discovery and polling features collect all the license and device information that appears in the Properties window. For detailed instructions, see the Cisco License Manager online help.

•Use the Cisco IOS privileged EXEC commands in Table 2.

Table 2 Commands for Displaying Software License Information

Command

Description

show boot

Displays the settings of the boot environment variables.

For information about this command, including examples of command output, see the command reference on Cisco.com.

show license agent {counters | session}

Displays the information about the software license agent.

For information about the show license agent privileged EXEC command, see the Cisco IOS Software Licensing feature module at this URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/iosswrel/ps5012/products_feature_guide09186a00807afa10.html

show license {all [switch switch-num] | detail [feature-name | switch switch- num] | feature [switch switch-num] | file [switch switch-num] | handle [switch switch-num] | parser-schema | status [switch switch-num] | udi [switch switch-num]}

Displays information about the software license.

For information about the show license privileged EXEC command, see the Cisco IOS Software Licensing feature module at this URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/iosswrel/ps5012/products_feature_guide09186a00807afa10.html

show running-config

Displays the running configuration of the switch, including the enabled license level.

For more information about this command, see the Cisco IOS Configuration Fundamentals Command Reference, Release 12.2 on Cisco.com.

show version

Displays the software licenses installed on the switch.

For information about this command, including examples of command output, see the command reference on Cisco.com.

This is an example of output from the show license detail command:
Switch# show license detail
Index 1 Feature: ipbase
        Period left: Life time
        License Type: Permanent
        License State: Active, Not in Use
        License Priority: Medium
Index 2 Feature: ipservices
        Period left: Life time
        License Type: Permanent
        License State: Active, Not in Use
        License Priority: Medium
Index 3 Feature: advipservices
        Period left: Life time
        License Type: Permanent
        License State: Active, Not in Use
        License Priority: Medium
This is an example of output from the show license feature command:
Switch# show license feature
Feature name                    Enforcement     Evaluation      Clear Allowed
ipbase                          yes             no              yes
ipservices                      yes             no              yes
advipservices                   yes             no              yes
This is an example of output from the show license file command:
Switch# show license file
License Store: lic0:/lservrc.pri
Store Index: 0
License: 11 ipservices 1.0 LONG NORMAL STANDALONE EXCL INFINITE_KEYS INFIN
ITE_KEYS NEVER NEVER NiL SLM_CODE CL_ND_LCK NiL *1R7FY2PFGBEL9M74
00 NiL NiL NiL 5_MINS <UDI><PID>BULLSEYE48POE</PID><SN>CAT1008R02
A</SN></UDI> tnSWnPZxwYPkEqJ01TcfVofG1GfPB7Y3rMXneLTtuzfrfLXoDgOu
e0f8S3WFyhj2L8Oh8n:DBajOjZJJUg012hLfDp,Q3cdh9EGolKiss:NK380QKiAt0
BpyuCvcsq,598fP$<WLC>AQEBIUAB//+nU1Xfo9tsJpLBUKsG8bLvjsEmFtDBmuMZ
8ukHbX394cW2VQj17abm7F/Fbtd4ccocqvPiAmWSaEmUT56rstk6gvmj+EQKRfD9A
0ime1czrdKxfILT0LaXT416nwmfp92Tya6vIQ4FnlBdqJ1sMzXeSq8PmVcTU9A4o9
hil9vKur8N9F885D9GVF0bJHciT5M=</WLC>
Comment:
Hash: 1EKMNYlLbonNpEXlXMC2SXigF9Q=
<output truncated>
This is an example of output from the show license statistics command:
Switch# show license statistics
                Administrative status
        Install success count:   0
        Install failure count:   0
        Install duplicate count: 0
        Comment add count:       0
        Comment delete count:    0
        Clear count:             0
        Save count:              0
        Save cred count:         0
                Client statistics
        Request success count 1
        Request failure count 0
        Release count         0
        Global Notify count   0
This is an example of output from the show license status command:
Switch# show license status
                License Type Supported
        permanent  Non-expiring node locked license
                License Operation Supported
        install    Install license
        clear Clear license
        annotate   Comment license
        save       Save license
                Device status
        Device Credential type: DEVICE
        Device Credential Verification: PASS
        Rehost Type: N/A
This is an example of output from the show license udi command for a switch stack:
Switch# show license udi
Device#   PID                   SN              UDI
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*1        WS-CBS3130X-S FHH1128P00F     WS-CBS3130X-S:FHH1128P00F
 2        WS-CBS3130X-S FSJC0712722     WS-CBS3130X-S:FSJC0712722
This is an example of output from the show license all command:
License Storage: lic0:/lservrc.pri
StoreIndex: 0   Feature: ipbase                             Version: 1.0
        License Type: Permanent
        License State: Active, Not in Use
        Lock type: Node locked
        Vendor info <UDI><PID>WS-CBS3130G-S</PID><SN>FHH105002F6</SN></UDI>
        License Addition: Exclusive
        License Generation version 135266304
        License Precedence: 0
StoreIndex: 1   Feature: ipservices                         Version: 1.0
        License Type: Permanent
        License State: Active, In Use
        Lock type: Node locked
        Vendor info <UDI><PID>WS-CBS3130G-S</PID><SN>FHH105002F6</SN></UDI>
        License Addition: Exclusive
        License Generation version 135266304
        License Precedence: 0
Getting Software Licenses

When you order a new switch, you specify the software image and feature set that you want. They are already installed on your switch, so you do not need to purchase a software license.

However, if you want an existing switch to run a different feature set, you need to purchase the software license for that feature set by getting a PAK and using one of these methods:

•Cisco License Manager

•Cisco Product License Registration Portal

The switch stores the software license file on the flash memory.

Cisco License Manager

With Cisco License Manager, you can perform these tasks from one application:

•Automatically discover your network switches that use software licenses.

•Purchase and register software licenses through Cisco.com.

•Install the licenses.

•Track the software license status in your network.

Use the Cisco License Manager GUI to perform all of these licensing tasks. You can also use the Cisco License Manager application programming interface (API) to write programs for your specific licensing tasks.

Cisco License Manager runs on Windows XP and uses Java to connect to Cisco.com and to Cisco devices. For information about downloading the free Cisco License Manager Client and Server applications or about ordering the optional Cisco License Manager software development kit (SDK), go to this URL:

http://www.cisco.com/go/clm

Cisco License Manager supports devices running either the cryptographic or noncryptographic universal software images. If your switch runs the cryptographic software image, your switch needs a device certificate to communicate with the Cisco License Manager server. For more information, see these documents on Cisco.com:

•Getting Started with Cisco License Manager for Windows XP guide

•"HTTPS - HTTP Server and Client with SSL 3.0" feature description for Cisco IOS Release 12.2(15)T at this URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/iosswrel/ps1839/products_feature_guide09186a008015a4c6.html

Cisco Product License Registration Portal

Use the Cisco Product License Registration Portal to purchase a software license.

Follow these steps to get a PAK and to get a software license for a specific feature set:

1. After deciding the feature set that you want, get the appropriate PAK.

2. Go to the Cisco Product License Registration Portal at this URL:

https://tools.cisco.com/SWIFT/Licensing/PrivateRegistrationServlet

3. Use the PAK and the switch UDI to create a software license.

4. The software license is e-mailed to you.

5. Repeat Step 1 to Step 3 get more licenses.

Installing and Managing Software Licenses

Depending on how you get the software licenses, use one of methods to install and manage the licenses on your switch:

•Using Cisco License Manager

•Using the Cisco IOS CLI to Install and Manage Software Licenses

Using Cisco License Manager

Use Cisco License Manager to install and manage software licenses on the switch, regardless of the method from which you obtain them (Cisco License Manager or the Cisco Product License Registration Portal). After the software license is installed and the switch restarts, the switch enables the feature set.

Note The Cisco License Manager documentation refers to SSL-enabled devices that are the same as switches running the cryptographic software image in the Catalyst switch documentation.

Follow these guidelines when using Cisco License Manager:

•Cisco License Manager only runs on a server with Windows XP.

•Firewalls are not allowed between the Cisco License Manager server and a GUI client.

•For device notification to be successful, ensure that the Cisco License Manager hostname exists in the Domain Name Service (DNS) or that the device has the Cisco License Manager hostname and IP address configured to receive messages.

•Configure your switch to allow Cisco License Manager to manage software licenses by using the ip http server, license agent listener, and ip http authentication privileged EXEC commands. For a summary of these commands, see the Getting Started with Cisco License Manager on Windows XP guide. For detailed instructions about enabling Cisco License Agent on your device, see the Cisco License Agent documentation.

•Make sure that there is a valid connection from the Cisco License Manager server to Cisco.com.

For additional requirements and guidelines, see the Getting Started with Cisco License Manager for Windows XP guide on Cisco.com.

Using the Cisco IOS CLI to Install and Manage Software Licenses

If you get a software license from the Cisco Product License Registration Portal, you can use the command-line interface (CLI) commands to perform these tasks:

1. Install a software license and restart the switch. The switch then enables the feature set.

2. Manage the software licenses on the switch.

For information about using the Cisco Product License Registration Portal. see the "Cisco Product License Registration Portal" section.

Note For information about the license and show license privileged EXEC commands, see the Cisco IOS Software Licensing feature module at this URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/iosswrel/ps5012/products_feature_guide09186a00807afa10.html

Installing a Software License

Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to install a software license and to restart the switch.

Command

Purpose

Step 1

Log in to the switch through the console port, the Ethernet management port, or a Telnet session.

Step 2

license install file-sys:file-sys//lic-location

Install a software license file on the switch.

Use the file-sys:file-sys//lic-location parameter to specify the location of the software license file on the switch. The filename is license-file.xml. These options are supported:

•Local flash file system syntax on a standalone nonstacking-capable switch:
flash:

Local flash file system syntax on a stacking-capable standalone switch or stack member:
flash member-number:

The member-number can be from 1 to 9.

•FTP syntax: ftp:[[//username[:password]@location]/directory]/
license-file.xml

•HTTP server syntax:
http://[[username:password]@]{hostname | host-ip}[/directory]/license-file.xml

•Secure HTTP server syntax:
https://[[username:password]@]{hostname | host-ip}[/directory]/license-file.xml

•Null destination for copies syntax:
null:

•NVRAM file system syntax:
nvram:

•Remote Copy Protocol (RCP) syntax: rcp:[[//username@location]/directory]/license-file.xml

•System memory syntax:
system:

•TFTP syntax:
tftp:[[//location]/directory]/license-file.xml

Repeat this step when installing more than one software license.

Step 3

show license [all [switch switch-num] | detail [feature-name | switch switch-num] | feature [switch switch-num] | file [switch switch-num] | statistics [switch switch-num] | status [switch switch-num] | udi [switch switch-num]]

Verify the information about the software licenses on the switch.

You can enter one of these options:

•all—All of the software license information.

•detail—Detailed software license information.

•feature—Information about the feature sets.

•file—Information about the software image files.

•statistics—Statistics about the software license.

•status—Status of the software license.

•udi—Switch UDI information.

(Optional) These parameters are optional:

•feature-name—Name of the feature.

•switch switch-num—Stack member number. This parameter is supported only on stacking-capable switches.

Note The command output shows the software licenses that are installed on the switch but does not show any feature set that has not yet been enabled.

Step 4

show license agent {counters | session}

(Optional) Display the information about the software license agent.

You can enter one of these options:

•counters—License-agent statistic counters.

•session—Session information related to the license agent.

Step 5

Restart the switch.

The switch enables the feature set.

Step 6

show running-config

or

show version

Verify that the feature set is enabled on the switch.

Display the software licenses installed on the switch.

Step 7

copy running-config

(Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.

Managing the Software Licenses on the Switch

You can perform any of these tasks:

•Backing up and saving software license information— Enter the license save {credential url | url} privileged EXEC command.

–Use the credential url parameter to save the device credential information and to specify the URL to which the information is saved.

–Use the url parameter to specify the URL of the software image.

•Removing the software license information from the switch—Enter the license clear feature-name switch switch-num privileged EXEC command.

–Use the feature-name parameter to specify the feature set to be removed.

–Use the switch-num parameter to specify the stack member. The switch switch-num option is supported only on stacking-capable switches.

•Recovering from a corrupt license

–If you use Cisco License Manager, reinstall the license.

–If you use an application other than Cisco License Manager, re-install an uncorrupted version of the license on the switch.

•Displaying software license information—See the "Displaying Software License Information" section.

Example

After you get a software license from the Cisco Product License Registration Portal, this example shows how to use TFTP to install the license on a switch:
Switch# copy tftp flash: 
Address or name of remote host [ ]? 10.0.0.1 
Source filename [ ]? license_name-ips 
Destination filename [license_name-ips]? 
Accessing tftp://172.20.244.138/r1fs-ips... 
Loading license_name-ips from 172.20.244.138 (via GigabitEthernet1/0/1): ! 
[OK - 1161 bytes] 
1161 bytes copied in 0.059 secs (19678 bytes/sec) 
If you enter the show flash: privileged EXEC command, the command output shows that the software license file is in the flash memory but that the feature set is not enabled.
Switch# license install flash: license_name-ips
Installing licenses from "flash: license_name-ips " 
Installing...Feature:ipservices...Successful:Supported
1/1 licenses were successfully installed 
0/1 licenses were existing licenses
0/1 licenses were failed to install
Switch# 
19:46:56: %IOS_LICENSE_IMAGE_APPLICATION-6-LICENSE_LEVEL: Next reboot level = ipservices 
and License = ipservices
After installing the license for the IP services feature set on the switch, you can enter the show version privileged EXEC command to display the software license information. In this example, the switch is currently running the IP base feature set.
Switch# show version
<output truncated>
License Level: ipbase   Type: Permanent
Next reboot license Level: ipservices
<output truncated>
Restart the switch to enable the IP services feature set.

Use the show version command to display the software license information after restarting the switch:
Switch# show version
<output truncated>
License Level: ipservices   Type: Permanent
Next reboot license Level: ipservices
<output truncated>
Related Publications

These documents provide complete information about the switches and are available from this Cisco.com site:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps8742/tsd_products_support_series_home.html

Note Before installing, configuring, or upgrading a switch, see these documents:

•For initial configuration information, see the "Using Express Setup" section in the getting started guide or the "Configuring the Switch with the CLI-Based Setup Program" appendix in the hardware installation guide.

•For device manager requirements, see the "System Requirements" section in the release notes (not orderable but available on Cisco.com).

•For Network Assistant requirements, see the Getting Started with Cisco Network Assistant (not orderable but available on Cisco.com).

•For cluster requirements, see the Release Notes for Cisco Network Assistant (not orderable but available on Cisco.com).

•For upgrading information, see the "Downloading Software" section in the release notes.

You can order printed copies of documents with a DOC-xxxxxx= number from the Cisco.com sites and from the telephone numbers listed in the URL referenced in the "Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request" section.

•Cisco License Manager

–Getting Started with Cisco License Manager 1.0 on Windows XP

–Cisco License Manager online help

–API Reference Guide for Cisco License Manager on Windows XP

•Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3130 for Dell

–Release Notes for the Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3130 for Dell (not orderable but available on Cisco.com)

–Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3130 for Dell Software Configuration Guide (not orderable but available on Cisco.com)

–Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3130 for Dell Command Reference (not orderable but available on Cisco.com)

–Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch3130 for Dell System Message Guide (not orderable but available on Cisco.com)

–Device manager online help (available on the switch)

–Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3130 for Dell and Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3032 for Dell Hardware Installation Guide (not orderable but available on Cisco.com)

–Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3130 for Dell and Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3032 for Dell Getting Started Guide (not orderable but available on Cisco.com)

–Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for the Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3000 Series for Dell (not orderable but available on Cisco.com)

–Device manager online help (available on the switch)

–Getting Started with Cisco Network Assistant (not orderable but available on Cisco.com)

–Release Notes for Cisco Network Assistant (not orderable but available on Cisco.com)

•Switch documentation

–Getting Started with Cisco Network Assistant (not orderable but available on Cisco.com)

–Release Notes for Cisco Network Assistant (not orderable but available on Cisco.com)

–Cisco Small Form-Factor Pluggable Modules Installation Notes (order number DOC-7815160=)

–Cisco CWDM GBIC and CWDM SFP Installation Note (not orderable but available on Cisco.com)

–These compatibility matrix documents are available from this Cisco.com site:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/modules/ps5455/products_device_support_tables_list.html

Cisco Gigabit Ethernet Transceiver Modules Compatibility Matrix (not orderable but available on Cisco.com)

Cisco 100-Megabit Ethernet SFP Modules Compatibility Matrix (not orderable but available on Cisco.com)

Cisco Small Form-Factor Pluggable Modules Compatibility Matrix (not orderable but available on Cisco.com)

Compatibility Matrix for 1000BASE-T Small Form-Factor Pluggable Modules (not orderable but available on Cisco.com)

–For information about the Network Admission Control (NAC) features, see the Network Admission Control Software Configuration Guide (Not orderable but available on Cisco.com)

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

For information on obtaining documentation, submitting a service request, and gathering additional information, see the monthly What's New in Cisco Product Documentation, which also lists all new and revised Cisco technical documentation, at:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/general/whatsnew/whatsnew.html

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Software Activation

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Understanding Software Licenses

Displaying Software License Information

Getting Software Licenses

Cisco License Manager

Cisco Product License Registration Portal

Installing and Managing Software Licenses

Using Cisco License Manager

Using the Cisco IOS CLI to Install and Manage Software Licenses

Installing a Software License

Managing the Software Licenses on the Switch

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