Software Activation for Cisco IOS on Cisco 1000 Series Connected Grid Routers
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Software Activation for Cisco IOS on Cisco 1000 Series Connected Grid Routers
Information About Software Activation
Software Packages and Features
Options for Getting and Managing Software Licenses
Cisco Product License Registration Portal
Getting a Permanent License Using Cisco License Portal
Activating and Configuring Licenses
Installing a Permanent License
Activating an Evaluation Right To Use License
Clearing an Active Permanent Technology Package License
Verifying Licenses and Other Licensing Tasks
Verifying Licenses and Other Licensing Tasks
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
Software Activation for Cisco IOS on Cisco 1000 Series Connected Grid Routers
First Published: January 22, 2014
This document describes the activation process for Cisco IOS software on Cisco 1000 Series Connected Grid Routers (CGR1240 or CGR1120 or CGR 1000) and includes the following sections:
Information About Software Activation
This section includes the following topics:
Overview
The Cisco IOS universal image contains all packages and features in one image. You can access the required functionality based on the license installed on your router.
Software Claim Certificate and License Activation
Software Claim Certificates are used for licenses that require software activation. The claim certificate provides the Product Activation Key (PAK) for your license and important information regarding the Cisco End User License Agreement (EULA).
In most cases, Cisco or your Cisco partner will have already activated the licenses ordered at the time of purchase and no Software Claim Certificate is provided. You can determine the licenses activated on your system by issuing the show license feature command on the router command-line interface (CLI) or with a Cisco management application such as Cisco Configuration Professional (Cisco CP).
When you order a license from Cisco, you will receive a Right to Use Notification. You may begin using the licensed features upon receipt of the Right to Use Notification. Keep the Right to Use Notification for your records as proof of your license purchase.
The universal device identifier (UDI) has two main components: the product ID (PID) and the serial number (SN). For routers that use field-replaceable unit (FRU) motherboards, you use the motherboard PID and SN. All other platforms use the chassis PID and SN.
You can find the PID and SN printed on a label located on the back of most Cisco hardware devices or on a label tray visible on the front panel of field-replaceable motherboards. See your router’s Hardware Installation Guide or Read Me First to see the location of the label.
Tip The Cisco Product Identification (CPI) tool provides detailed illustrations and descriptions showing where to locate serial number labels on Cisco products. The Cisco Product Identification tool can be accessed at http://tools.cisco.com/Support/CPI/index.do.
For details on viewing the router UDI, refer to Verifying Licenses and Other Licensing Tasks.
Right to Use licenses are available on Cisco IOS Release 15.4(1)CG. These licenses are available on the honor system.
If you want to permanently activate a software package or feature on your router, you must get a new software license.
Figure 1 shows the steps for software activation.
Figure 1 Steps for Software Activation
Note
We do not license Option 3: Cisco Call Home on the CGR 1000 as shown in Figure 1.
By accessing or using the Cisco products received with your CGR 1000, you agree that your use of such products is governed by the terms and conditions of the Cisco Software License and any applicable supplemental license agreement. A copy of the terms of the End User License Agreement (EULA) is available at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/general/warranty/English/EU1KEN_.html.
A EULA is presented for acceptance when you activate an evaluation license.
Software Packages and Features
The Cisco IOS universal image contains all packages and features in one image. The universal image on the CGR 1000 represents a superset of Cisco IOS simplified technology packages.
Each package represents a group of technology-specific features. When supported on your router, you can install multiple technology package licenses on the router.
You can enable and disable individual features by license keys.
Feature licenses can be subscription-based, uncounted, or count-based licenses.
Note CGR 1000 does not currently support feature licenses.
Tip Use the show license command to view the technology package licenses and feature licenses supported on your router. Table 1 lists the software packages supported on the CGR 1000.
License Support
Table 1 lists the technology package licenses supported on CGR 1000s. In addition, it highlights whether the router supports evaluation and Right to Use licenses for that technology package.
Note The CGR 1000 does not support any feature licenses.
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Prerequisites
When you order a new router, it ships with the software image and the corresponding permanent licenses for the packages and features that you specified, preinstalled. You do not need to activate or register the software before use.
The following prerequisites apply only if you are upgrading or installing a new Cisco IOS software license on a CGR 1000:
- Purchase the software package or feature that you want to install. You will receive a product activation key (PAK) with your purchase.
- If you do not have a cisco.com username and password, get your username and password by registering at Cisco.com.
- Familiarize yourself with the Cisco software licensing concepts detailed at:
http://www.cisco.com/go/clm.
Options for Getting and Managing Software Licenses
There are multiple options for getting and managing the software licenses on your router. Use one of the following options supported on the CGR 1000 to get and manage software licenses on your router:
- Cisco Product License Registration Portal—lets you manually get and register individual software licenses through a registration portal. See the “Cisco Product License Registration Portal” section for details.
- Activating and Configuring Licenses—lets you install and manage licenses using the Cisco IOS command-line interface (CLI). See the “Activating and Configuring Licenses” section for details.
Cisco Product License Registration Portal
Use the Cisco Product License Registration Portal at http://www.cisco.com/go/license to manually perform the following licensing tasks:
Getting a Permanent License Using Cisco License Portal
To get a permanent license, perform the steps detailed in this section.
Step 1 Enter the appropriate information at http://www.cisco.com/go/license.
Step 2 Download the license file or receive the license file by e-mail.
Step 3 To obtain additional licenses, repeat Step 1 and Step 2.
Activating and Configuring Licenses
Use the Cisco IOS CLI to install and manage the software licenses on your router. This section contains the following procedures:
- Installing a Permanent License
- Activating an Evaluation Right To Use License
- Clearing an Active Permanent Technology Package License
- Clearing an Active Permanent Technology Package License
- Configuring the EULA
- Verifying Licenses and Other Licensing Tasks
Installing a Permanent License
You can install additional licenses on a router in the field. These licenses would be licenses other than those ordered and preinstalled at shipment.
Note You can install multiple supported licenses on the router.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Ensure you have met the Prerequisites.
EXAMPLE
Activating an Evaluation Right To Use License
You can activate an Evaluation Right to Use license on the router.
Note Evaluation Right To Use licenses are preinstalled on CGR 1000. Evaluation Right to Use licenses automatically become Right to Use licenses after the initial evaluation period. Follow the steps detailed in this section to activate an Evaluation Right to Use license.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Ensure that you have met the Prerequisites.
DETAILED STEPS
EXAMPLE
The following example shows how to activate an Evaluation Right To Use license:
Clearing an Active Permanent Technology Package License
You can clear (remove) an active permanent license from the CGR 1000 by following these steps:
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Ensure that you have met the Prerequisites.
DETAILED STEPS
EXAMPLE
This example shows how to remove a technology package and then clear that license from the router software.
Configuring the EULA
To activate a Right to Use license, you must activate the End User License Agreement (EULA) by entering the license accept end user agreement command to provide a one-time acceptance of the EULA for all Cisco IOS software packages and features. During the activation process, the EULA will not display and you will not be prompted to accept the EULA.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Ensure that you have met the Prerequisites.
Verifying Licenses and Other Licensing Tasks
To display details on licenses, enter any or all of the following commands.
Verifying Licenses and Other Licensing Tasks
To display details on licenses, enter any or all of the following commands.
Related Documentation
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
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