Contents
- Licensing 1G and 10G ports on Cisco ASR 920 Series Router
- Finding Feature Information
- Prerequisites for Port Upgrade Licensing and Bulk Port Licensing
- Restrictions for Port Upgrade Licensing and Bulk Port Licensing
- Information about Port Upgrade and Bulk Port Licensing
- Port Upgrade License
- Bulk Port License
- Configuring Ports Using Port Upgrade License on Cisco ASR 920 Series Router
- Configuring Ports Using Bulk Port License on Cisco ASR 920 Series Router
- Verifying Port Upgrade and Bulk Port Licensing
- Additional References
- Feature Information for Port Upgrade and Bulk Port Licensing
Licensing 1G and 10G ports on Cisco ASR 920 Series Router
The Cisco Software License Activation feature is a set of processes and components to activate Cisco IOS-XE software feature sets by obtaining and validating fee-based Cisco software licenses.
For information on software license activation and concepts, see the Cisco IOS Software Activation Conceptual Overview.
Finding Feature Information
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Prerequisites for Port Upgrade Licensing and Bulk Port Licensing
Before activating the Port Upgrade and Bulk Port license, you must obtain and install the license. For information on obtaining and installing licenses, see Configuring the Cisco IOS Software Activation Feature.
Restrictions for Port Upgrade Licensing and Bulk Port Licensing
Note
Port Upgrade Licensing is applicable for both, 1G and 10G ports.
If 10G license is installed and activated for a dual rate port and an SFP is inserted in that port, the interface will come up in 1G mode.
If 10G license is installed and activated for a dual rate port and an SFP+ is inserted in that port, the interface will come up in 10G mode.
If 10G license is not installed for particular port and SFP is inserted, the interface will come up in 1G mode.
On the Cisco ASR-920-12SZ-IM router, if there is no license and a 1G SFP is inserted in the chassis, ports Gi0/0/12–Gi0/0/15 will be administratively down.
If there is a license and a 1G SFP is inserted in the chassis, ports Gi0/0/12–Gi0/0/15 will come up in 10G mode only.
If sufficient 10G licenses or Bulk Licenses are not available or not activated for a port and an SFP+ is inserted, the 10G mode is not enabled. The interface will be in 'link down state' and the following system warning message will be generated. Warning: SFP+ inserted at port X tengig license not in use
If an activated 10G license is uninstalled or deactivated for a particular port with SFP+, the interface is initialized to 1G mode and 10G interfaces will be in administratively down state.
Information about Port Upgrade and Bulk Port Licensing
Bulk licenses have the highest priority in all Cisco ASR 920 router models, followed by the 12x1G licenses (applicable only on the Cisco ASR-920-24SZ-xx models), and then the 1G licenses.
When a 6x1G license is enabled, activating the 12x1G releases the 6x1G license. However, if the 12x1G license is activated, enabling 6x1G license causes no change, that is, the 6x1G license is rejected.
Similarly, when any type of license is in use and a bulk license is activated, all licenses are released and only the bulk license is activated. On the other hand, if a bulk license is in use, all other license configurations are rejected.
Port Upgrade License
Port upgrade license is available in pay-as-you-grow model. Few ports in the router are enabled by default. However, you must purchase the licenses to enable other ports.
1 GigabitEthernet Upgrade License (L-ASR920-1G-6)—1G ports are bundled as a group of six ports. You must purchase one license bundle to enable six 1G ports.
10 GigabitEthernet Upgrade License (L-ASR920-10G-2)—10G ports are bundled as a group of two ports. You must purchase one license bundle to enable two 10G ports.
The Cisco ASR 920 Series routers support dual rate 10G ports. Initially all the 10G ports operate in 1G mode. You must purchase 10G Upgrade license to operate in 10G mode.
Table 1 Cisco ASR 920 Series models licensed and non-licensed ports Cisco ASR 920 Series models
1G ports
10G ports
ASR-920-12CZ-A
ASR-920-12CZ-D
There are 12*1G ports. The 12*1G ports are grouped as (4 SFP + 8 AMS port)
The first six ports (4 SFP + 2 AMS Port) are non-licensed ports that are enabled by default. The last 6 ports (6 AMS Ports) are licensed ports.
There are 2*10G ports that operate in 1G mode by default. To operate in 10G mode, you have to activate 10 Gigabit Ethernet Upgrade license with single bundle.
ASR-920-4SZ-A
ASR-920-4SZ-D
The two ports operate in 1G mode by default and no license is required to activate these ports.
There are 4*10G ports that operate in 1G mode by default. To operate in 10G mode, you have to activate 10 GigabitEthernet Upgrade license with single bundle or two bundles.
When you install and activate with the single bundle (bundle count 1), then the first two ports are enabled in 10G mode (Interfaces Te0/0/2 and Te0/0/3 only).
If you install the second bundle (bundle count 2), all the 10G ports (Te0/0/2 - Te0/0/5) are enabled in 10G mode.
ASR-920-10SZ-PD
The first four ports (Gi0/0/0 -Gi0/0/3) are non-licensed ports, that is, these ports are enabled by default. The last six ports (Gi0/0/4 - Gi0/0/9) are licensed ports, that is, you need a license to enable them.
There are 2*10G ports that operate in 1G mode by default. For the ports to operate in 10G mode, you must to activate the 10 Gigabit Ethernet Upgrade License with a single bundle.
ASR-920-24SZ-IM
ASR-920-24SZ-M
ASR-920-24TZ-M
There are 24*1G ports. The first 12 ports (Gi0/0/0 – Gi 0/0/11) are active by default and no license is required for these ports. The last 12 ports (Gi 0/0/12 – Gi 0/0/23) are licensed ports, that is, you need a license to enable them.
1G licenses are available in bundles of 6 ports or 12 ports. When a 6-port bundle license is used ports Gi 0/0/12 – Gi 0/0/17 are activated. To activate the remaining 1G ports (Gi 0/0/18 – Gi 0/0/23) a second bundle of 6 ports is required.
Alternately, you can use a 12*1G bundle license to activate all the licensed 1G ports at once.
Note In case of the ASR-920-24SZ-IM model, if the pluggable IM (8*1G Copper) is activated, ports 16-23 are disabled and removed from the interface list. Even when all the license bundles are activated before the IM activation, once IM is activated, the ports16-23 will be disabled.
License will remain activated for these ports; however, you must explicitly deactivate/release the port license by executing the (no) license feature port onegig bundle_count command.
In case of the ASR-920-24SZ-IM model, when activating the 8T1/E1 IM, ports Gi 0/0/20 – Gi 0/0/23 are disabled and the interfaces are removed from the list.
There are 4*10G ports and they are disabled by default. Since dual rate ports are not supported, these ports cannot be used in 1G mode.
To activate the 10G ports, upgrade license with single or two bundles is required.
When you install and activate a single bundle (bundle count=1), the first two TenGigabitEthernet ports are enabled —Te0/0/24 – Te0/0/25.
If you install the second bundle (bundle count=2), all 10G ports (Te0/0/23 – Te0/0/27) are activated.
ASR-920-12SZ-IM
There are 12*1G ports(Gi0/0/0 - Gi0/0/11). Ports 12–15 are dual rate ports. These ports work in 1G mode by default.
There are 4*10G ports (Te0/0/12 - Te0/0/15) that operate in 1G mode by default. To operate in 10G mode, you must activate 10 Gigabit Ethernet Upgrade license with bundle count 2, or bulk license.
Table 2 Cisco ASR 920 Series models ports behavior Cisco ASR 920 Series models
1G ports
10G ports
ASR-920-12CZ-A
ASR-920-12CZ-D
Without license: You will have all the non-licensed ports Gi0/0/0 - Gi0/0/5. The licensed ports Gi0/0/6 - Gi0/0/11 are "admin-down", that is the licensed ports are in Shutdown state. You cannot activate the interface using the no shutdown command on the licensed ports unless you have the valid 1 GigabitEthernet Upgrade license installed and activated.
With License: After you install and activate the license, then the licensed ports Gi0/0/6 - Gi0/0/11 come out of "admin-down" state, and will be Up or Down state based on the connection.
Without License: The licensed ports Te0/0/12 - Te0/0/13 operate in 1G mode.
With License: After you install and activate the license, the licensed ports Te0/0/12- Te0/0/13 operate in 1G or 10G mode.
ASR-920-4SZ-A
ASR-920-4SZ-D
Without License: The ports Gi0/0/0 - Gi0/0/1 operate in 1G mode.
Without License: The licensed ports Te0/0/2- Te0/0/5 operate in 1G mode.
With License: If you install and activate the license with single bundle (bundle count 1), then the ports Te0/0/2 - Te0/0/3 will be activated in 10G mode and the remaining ports will be in 1G mode.
If you install and activate the license with second bundle (bundle count 2), then all the licensed ports Te0/0/2 - Te0/0/5 will operate in 1G or 10G mode.
ASR-920-10SZ-PD
Without license: The ports Gi0/0/0 – Gi0/0/3 are non-licensed. The licensed ports Gi0/0/4 - Gi0/0/9 are in "admin-down" state, that is, licensed ports are in shutdown state. You cannot activate the interface using the no shutdown command on the licensed ports unless you have a valid 1 Gigabit Ethernet upgrade license installed and activated.
With License: After you install and activate the license, the licensed ports Gi0/0/4 – Gi0/0/9 are no longer in "admin-down" state. These ports are in UP or DOWN state based on the connection.
Without License: The ports Te0/0/10 – Te0/0/11 operate in 1G mode.
With License: After you install and activate the license, the ports Te0/0/10 – Te0/0/11 operate in 1G or 10G mode.
ASR-920-24SZ-IM
ASR-920-24SZ-M
, ASR-920-24TZ-M
Without License: The ports Gi0/0/0 – Gi0/0/11 are non-licensed. The licensed ports Gi0/0/12 – Gi0/0/23 are in "admin-down" state, that is, the ports are in shutdown state. You cannot activate the interface using the no shutdown command.
With License: After you install and activate the license with single bundle of six 1G ports, the ports Gi0/0/12 – Gi0/0/17 are activated. If you install the license with second bundle of six 1G ports, all ports Gi0/0/12 – Gi0/0/23 are activated.
Without license: With no 10G licensed installed, the ports Te0/0/24 – Te0/0/27 cannot be used. They remain in "admin-down" state and cannot be activated using the no shutdown command.
With license: After you install and activate the license with single bundle count, ports Te0/0/24 – Te0/0/25 are activated. The remaining ports will be in "admin-down" state.
When you install the second bundle license (bundle count=2), all TenGig ports (Te0/0/24 – Te0/0/27) are activated.
ASR-920-12SZ-IM
Without license: The licensed ports Gi0/0/0 - Gi0/0/11 are "admin-down", that is, licensed ports are in Shutdown state. You cannot activate the interface using the no shutdown command on the licensed ports unless you have the valid 1 GigabitEthernet Upgrade license/Bulk license installed and activated.
With License: After you install and activate the license, then the licensed ports Gi0/0/0 - Gi0/0/11 come out of "admin-down" state, and will be Up or Down state based on the connection.
Without License: The licensed ports Te0/0/12 - Te0/0/15 operate in 1G mode.
With License: After you install and activate the 10G license with single bundle count, ports Te0/0/12 – Te0/0/13 are activated and will work in 1G or 10 G mode based on SFP type. The remaining ports will operate in 1G mode if you have a valid 1G license.
When you install the second bundle license (bundle count=2), all TenGiabotEthernet ports (Te0/0/12 – Te0/0/15) are activated and work in 1G or 10G mode based on the SFP type.
Bulk Port License
Bulk port licensing allows you to enable all the ports with a single license. When Bulk port license is activated, even while the 1 GigabitEthernet or 10 GigabitEthernet Upgrade Licenses are in use, there is no impact on the corresponding interfaces. The existing 1 GigabitEthernet or 10 GigabitEthernet Upgrade Licenses are released.
Bulk port license for enabling all licensed ports on ASR-920-12CZ models
Bulk port license for enabling all licensed ports on ASR-920-4SZ models
Bulk port license for enabling all licensed ports on ASR-920-10SZ-PD models
Bulk port license for enabling all licensed ports on ASR-920-24SZ-IM, ASR-920-24SZ-M, and ASR-920-24TZ-M models
Bulk port license for enabling all licensed ports on ASR-920-12SZ-IM models
ASR920-12G-4-10G—Enables twelve 1G ports and upgrades four 10G SFP+ ports to operate in 10G mode.
Note
If there is no license and a 1G SFP is inserted in the chassis ports Gi0/0/12–Gi0/0/15 will be administratively down
If there is a license and 1G SFP is inserted in the chassis, ports Gi0/0/12–Gi0/0/15 will work in 10G mode only.
Configuring Ports Using Port Upgrade License on Cisco ASR 920 Series Router
ProcedureConfiguring Ports Using Bulk Port License on Cisco ASR 920 Series Router
Procedure
Command or Action Purpose
Step 1 enable
Example:Router> enableEnables privileged EXEC mode.
Step 2 configure terminal
Example:Router# configure terminalEnters global configuration mode.
Step 3 license feature port bulk
Example:Router(config)# license feature port bulkActivates the Bulk Port license and enables all the associated ports.
To deactivate the license and disable all the associated ports, use the no license feature port bulk command.
Verifying Port Upgrade and Bulk Port Licensing
Verifying the installed license
This example shows only license installed but not activated.
Router# show license all License Store: Primary License Storage StoreIndex: 0 Feature: 1GEupgradelicense Version: 1.0 License Type: Permanent License State: Active, Not in Use License Count: 1/0/0 (Active/In-use/Violation) License Priority: MediumActivating the 1GigabitEthernet Port Upgrade License
Router(config)# license feature port onegig 1 *Apr 2 11:03:58.894 IST: 1G Upgrade License with bundle count 1 for ports 6 to 11 Enabled
Note
For all Cisco ASR 920 router models, use license feature port {onegig | tengig} bundle_count command.
For the Cisco ASR-920-24SZ-xx, you can also use the license feature port {6xonegig bundle_count | 12xonengig} command.
Activating the 10GigabitEthernet Port Upgrade License for ASR-920-12CZ-A/ ASR-920-12CZ-D model
Router(config)# license feature port tengig 1 Router# show interface description Interface Status Protocol Description Gi0/0/0 up up Gi0/0/1 up up Gi0/0/2 up up Gi0/0/3 up up Gi0/0/4 up up Gi0/0/5 down down Gi0/0/6 up up Gi0/0/7 up up Gi0/0/8 up up Gi0/0/9 up up Gi0/0/10 up up Gi0/0/11 up up Te0/0/12 up up Te0/0/13 up up Gi0 up upActivating the 10GigabitEthernet Port Upgrade License for ASR-920-4SZ-A/ ASR-920-4SZ-D model with bundle count 1
Router(config)# license feature port tengig 1 Router# show interface description Gi0/0/0 up up Gi0/0/1 up up Te0/0/2 up up Te0/0/3 up up Te0/0/4 down down Te0/0/5 down down Gi0 up upActivating the 10GigabitEthernet Port Upgrade License for ASR-920-4SZ-A/ ASR-920-4SZ-D model with bundle count 2
Router(config)# license feature port tengig 2 Router# show interface description Interface Status Protocol Description Gi0/0/0 up up Gi0/0/1 up up Te0/0/2 up up Te0/0/3 up up Te0/0/4 up up Te0/0/5 up up Gi0 up upVerifying the Port Upgrade Licenses Installed and Activated (bundle count 2)
Router# show license all License Store: Primary License Storage StoreIndex: 0 Feature: 1GEupgradelicense Version: 1.0 License Type: Permanent License State: Active, In Use License Count: 1/2/0 (Active/In-use/Violation) License Priority: Medium StoreIndex: 2 Feature: 10GEupgradelicense Version: 1.0 License Type: Permanent License State: Active, In Use License Count: 1/2/0 (Active/In-use/Violation) License Priority: Medium License Store: Built-In License StorageDeactivating the 1GigabitEthernet Port Upgrade License
Router(config)# no license feature port onegig 1 Router# show interface description Interface Status Protocol Description Gi0/0/0 up up Gi0/0/1 up up Gi0/0/2 up up Gi0/0/3 up up Gi0/0/4 up up Gi0/0/5 down down Gi0/0/6 admin down down Gi0/0/7 admin down down Gi0/0/8 admin down down Gi0/0/9 admin down down Gi0/0/10 admin down down Gi0/0/11 admin down down Te0/0/12 up up Te0/0/13 up up Gi0 up upUninstalling the 1GigabitEthernet Port Upgrade License
Router# license clear 1GEupgradelicense Feature: 1GEupgradelicense 1 License Type: Permanent License State: Active, Not in Use License Addition: Exclusive License Count: 3 Comment: Store Index: 0 Store Name: Primary License Storage Are you sure you want to clear? (yes/[no]): yes Router# *Apr 2 11:00:16.097 IST: %LICENSE-6-REMOVE: Feature 1GEupgradelicense 1.0 was removed from this device. UDI=ASR-920:CAT1748U1B6; StoreIndex=0:Primary License StorageDeactivating the 10GigabitEthernet Port Upgrade License on ASR-920-12CZ-A/ ASR-920-12CZ-D model
Router(config)# no license feature port tengig 1 Router# show interface description Interface Status Protocol Description Gi0/0/0 up up Gi0/0/1 up up Gi0/0/2 up up Gi0/0/3 up up Gi0/0/4 up up Gi0/0/5 down down Gi0/0/6 up up Gi0/0/7 up up Gi0/0/8 up up Gi0/0/9 up up Gi0/0/10 up up Gi0/0/11 up up Te0/0/12 down down Te0/0/13 down down Gi0 up upUninstalling the 10GigabitEthernet Port Upgrade License on ASR-920-12CZ-A/ ASR-920-12CZ-D model
Router# license clear 10GEupgradelicense Feature: 10GEupgradelicense 1 License Type: Permanent License State: Active, Not in Use License Addition: Exclusive License Count: 1 Comment: Store Index: 0 Store Name: Primary License Storage Are you sure you want to clear? (yes/[no]): yes Router# *Apr 2 11:00:16.097 IST: %LICENSE-6-REMOVE: Feature 10GEupgradelicense 1.0 was removed from this device. UDI=ASR-920:CAT1748U1B6; StoreIndex=0:Primary License StorageDeactivating the 10GigabitEthernet Port Upgrade License on ASR-920-4SZ-A/ ASR-920-4SZ-D model with bundle count 1
Router(config)# no license feature port tengig 1 Router# show interface description Interface Status Protocol Description Gi0/0/0 up up Gi0/0/1 up up Te0/0/2 up up Te0/0/3 up up Te0/0/4 down down Te0/0/5 down down Gi0 up upDeactivating the 10GigabitEthernet Port Upgrade License on ASR-920-4SZ-A/ ASR-920-4SZ-D model with bundle count 2
Router(config)# no license feature port tengig 2 Router# show interface description Interface Status Protocol Description Gi0/0/0 up up Gi0/0/1 up up Te0/0/2 down down Te0/0/3 down down Te0/0/4 down down Te0/0/5 down down Gi0 up upUninstalling the 10GigabitEthernet Port Upgrade License on ASR-920-4SZ-A/ ASR-920-4SZ-D model
Router# license clear 10GEupgradelicense Feature: 10GEupgradelicense 1 License Type: Permanent License State: Active, Not in Use License Addition: Exclusive License Count: 1 Comment: Store Index: 0 Store Name: Primary License Storage Are you sure you want to clear? (yes/[no]): yes Router# *Apr 2 11:00:16.097 IST: %LICENSE-6-REMOVE: Feature 10GEupgradelicense 1.0 was removed from this device. UDI=ASR-920:CAT36821784; StoreIndex=0:Primary License StorageAdditional References
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Feature Information for Port Upgrade and Bulk Port Licensing
The following table provides release information about the feature or features described in this module. This table lists only the software release that introduced support for a given feature in a given software release train. Unless noted otherwise, subsequent releases of that software release train also support that feature.
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Table 3 Feature Information for Port Upgrade and Bulk Port Licensing Feature Name
Releases
Feature Information
Port Upgrade and Bulk Port Licensing
Cisco IOS XE Release 3.13.0S
This feature was introduced on the Cisco ASR 920 Series Aggregation Services Router (ASR-920-12CZ-A, ASR-920-12CZ-D, ASR-920-4SZ-A, ASR-920-4SZ-D).
Port Upgrade and Bulk Port Licensing
Cisco IOS XE Release 3.14.0S
This feature was introduced on the Cisco ASR 920 Series Aggregation Services Router (ASR-920-10SZ-PD, ASR-920-24SZ-IM, ASR-920-24SZ-M, and ASR-920-24TZ-M).
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