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This chapter addresses Cisco AVC feature licensing and includes the following topic(s):
Cisco AVC software components are provided as part of each Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XE release. No additional software packages are required for AVC functionality.
Activating full AVC functionality may require additional feature licensing and activation. License and activation details vary according to the platform. For information about supported platforms, see AVC Supported Platforms. For platform-specific details about activating features, see AVC Feature Activation.
A very limited subset of AVC capabilities (recognizing approximately 150 applications based on port numbers) is available without a software license and is included in IP Base with the router. For full AVC capabilities, the Application Experience, or AppX, license is the recommended way to procure AVC functionality. Application Experience licenses provide a cost-effective combination of AVC, WAN Optimization, and Medianet capabilities.
Combined hardware-software offerings simplify the procurement of ISR G2, ISR 4451-X, ASR 1001, and ASR 1002-X routers with the Application Experience licenses. Software licenses may be used to add Application Experience capabilities to previously purchased routers.
Table 3-1 and Table 3-2 describe recommended OS images and feature licenses for a variety of platforms. For detailed, up-to-date information about images and licenses for a particular platform, refer to the documentation associated with the platform.
Application Experience Licensing
For complete details about Application Experience licensing, see:
Table 3-1 Recommended OS Image and License—IOS Platforms
Recommended AVC License1
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Application Experience (AppX)
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Application Experience (AppX)
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1.For the ISR G2 family, the Data license also enables the Right to Use the AVC feature set. |
Table 3-2 Recommended OS Image and License—IOS XE Platforms
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Application Experience (AppX)
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The following sections describe the Cisco IOS/IOS XE image and license to use for full AVC feature activation, and the activation process for different platforms:
See Table 3-1 |
Cisco ISR G2 platforms support temporary 90-day activation of Application Experience (AppX) features, for evaluation, before obtaining a full license, using the
license boot module
CLI command. Activating AppX features provides full AVC functionality.
To temporarily activate AppX features, load the AppX package and reboot the router. Execute the following from the console:
Step 2 license boot module module-name technology-package datak9
To display the module-name for your router, use the following command:
To display the software packages and features supported by your router, enter the following command:
For additional information about activating an evaluation license, see
Software Activation on Cisco Integrated Services Routers and Cisco Integrated Service Routers G2
:
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/routers/access/sw_activation/SA_on_ISR.html#wp1155619
To deactivate the AppX features, unload the AppX package and reboot the router. Execute the following from the console:
Step 2 no license boot module module-name technology-package datak9
See Table 3-2 |
For information about purchasing and installing the AES or AIS license for Cisco ASR 1000 series routers, see:
Cisco ASR 1001 and Cisco ASR 1002-X routers support temporary 90-day activation of AES or AIS features, for evaluation, before obtaining a full license, using the
license boot level
CLI command. Activating either of these feature sets provides full AVC functionality.
Note Cisco ASR 1000 series models other than Cisco ASR 1001 and Cisco ASR 1002-X do not support temporary license activation.
To temporarily activate AES or AIS features, load the AES or AIS image and reboot the router. Execute the following from the console (using
adventerprise
for the AES image or
advipservices
for the AIS image):
To deactivate the AES/AIS license features, load the IPbase image and reboot the router. Execute the following from the console:
See Table 3-2 |
The Cisco ISR 4400 supports temporary 90-day activation of Application Experience (AppX) features, for evaluation, before obtaining a full license, using the
license boot level
CLI command. Activating AppX features provides full AVC functionality.
To temporarily activate AppX features, load the AppX package and reboot the router. Execute the following from the console:
To deactivate the AppX features, unload the AppX package and reboot the router. Execute the following from the console:
See Table 3-2 |
For information about purchasing and installing the Application Experience (AppX) license, see Cisco IOS and IOS XE Licenses.
Cisco CSR 1000V Cloud Services Routers support temporary 90-day activation of Premium license features, for evaluation, before obtaining a full license, using the
license boot level
CLI command. Activating Premium features provides full AVC functionality.
To temporarily activate Premium features, execute the following from the console:
To deactivate the Premium features, reboot the router and execute one of the following from the console:
For information about images and licenses for the Cisco CSR 1000V, see:
Cisco CSR 1000V Series Cloud Services Router Release Notes
For information about Application Experience (AppX) licensing, see:
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/enterprise-networks/application-experience/index.html
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/cloud-systems-management/software-activation-on-integrated-services-routers-isr/index.html
The feature activation section for each platform indicates whether it supports use of a universal IOS XE software image. The universal software image includes all IOS XE functionality. You can purchase new software capabilities at any time for a deployed router. With the purchase, you receive a Product Activation Key (PAK). To activate the purchased functionality, you enter the PAK into the Software Activation License (SAL), which is preinstalled on the device.
The software activation licensing system simplifies IOS XE software deployment. The IOS XE software image remains unchanged, regardless of which functionality has been activated, and only one archive image must be maintained per device.