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- Configuring Right-To-Use Licenses
- Finding Feature Information
- Restrictions for Configuring RTU Licenses
- Information About Configuring RTU Licenses
- Right-To-Use Licensing
- Right-To-Use Image Based Licenses
- Right-To-Use License States
- License Activation for Switch Stacks
- Mobility Controller Mode
- Right-To-Use AP-Count Licensing
- Right-to-Use AP-Count Evaluation Licenses
- Right-To-Use Adder AP-Count Rehosting Licenses
- How to Configure RTU Licenses
- Activating an Imaged Based License
- Activating an AP-Count License
- Obtaining an Upgrade or Capacity Adder License
- Rehosting a License
- Changing Mobility Mode
- Monitoring and Maintaining RTU Licenses
- Configuration Examples for RTU Licensing
- Examples: Activating RTU Image Based Licenses
- Examples: Displaying RTU Licensing Information
- Example: Displaying RTU License Details
- Example: Displaying RTU License Mismatch
- Example: Displaying RTU Licensing Usage
- Additional References for RTU Licensing
- Feature History and Information for RTU Licensing
Configuring Right-To-Use Licenses
- Finding Feature Information
- Restrictions for Configuring RTU Licenses
- Information About Configuring RTU Licenses
- How to Configure RTU Licenses
- Monitoring and Maintaining RTU Licenses
- Configuration Examples for RTU Licensing
- Additional References for RTU Licensing
- Feature History and Information for RTU Licensing
Finding Feature Information
Your software release may not support all the features documented in this module. For the latest feature information and caveats, see the release notes for your platform and software release.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support. To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to http://www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.
Restrictions for Configuring RTU Licenses
The following are the restrictions for configuring and using RTU licenses.
- AP count licenses can be ordered and pre-activated on your switch.
- Imaged based licenses can be upgraded. AP count licenses can be deactivated and moved between switches and controllers.
- To activate a permanent license, you must reboot your switch after configuring the new image level. The AP-count license does not require a reboot to activate.
- An expired image based evaluation license can not be reactivated after reboot.
- Stack members of a switch stack must run the same license level.
- Your switch is pre-installed with the image that you ordered. If an image was not pre-ordered, then the switch is booted with a LAN base image by default.
- Adder AP-count licenses are installed in the factory.
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Information About Configuring RTU Licenses
- Right-To-Use Licensing
- Right-To-Use Image Based Licenses
- Right-To-Use License States
- License Activation for Switch Stacks
- Mobility Controller Mode
- Right-To-Use AP-Count Licensing
- Right-to-Use AP-Count Evaluation Licenses
- Right-To-Use Adder AP-Count Rehosting Licenses
Right-To-Use Licensing
Right-to-use (RTU) licensing allows you to order and activate a specific license type and level, and then to manage license usage on your switch. The types of licenses available to order are:
- Permanent licenses—Purchased with a specific feature set with no expiration date.
- Evaluation licenses—Pre-installed on the switch and is valid for only a 90 day in-use period.
To activate a permanent or evaluation license, you are required to accept the End-User License Agreement (EULA). For the evaluation license, you are notified to purchase a permanent license or deactivate the license before the 90 day period expires.
A permanent license can be moved from one device to another. To activate a license, you must reboot your switch.
An evaluation license is a manufacturing image on your switch and is not transferable to another switch. This type of license cannot be reactivated after reboot.
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Right-To-Use Image Based Licenses
Right-to-use imaged licenses support a set of features based on a specific image-based license:
- LAN Base—Layer 2 features.
- IP Base—Layer 2 and Layer 3 features.
- IP Services—Layer 2, Layer 3, and IPv6 features. (Applicable only to switches and not controllers.)
The default image based license is LAN Base.
Right-To-Use License States
After you configure a specific license type and level, you can manage your licenses by monitoring the license state.
Table 1 RTU License States License State Description Active, In Use
EULA was accepted and the license is in use after device reboot.
Active, Not In Use
EULA was accepted and the switch is ready to use when the license is enabled.
Not Activated
EULA was not accepted.
Guidelines to follow when monitoring your image based license state:
- A purchased permanent license is set to Active, In Use state only after a switch reboot.
- If more than one license was purchased, a reboot will activate the license with the highest feature set. For instance, the IP Services license is activated and not the LAN Base license.
- Remaining licenses purchased after switch reboot, stay in Active, Not In Use state.
NoteFor the AP count license, to change the state to Active, In Use, you must first make sure that the evaluation AP count license is deactivated.
License Activation for Switch Stacks
Right-to-use licensing is supported on switch stacks. A switch is a set of up to nine stacking-capable switches connected through theirStackWise-480 ports. You can connect only one switch type in a stack. One switch in the stack is identified as the active switch and the remaining switches are standby switches. The active switch is the switch that is activated with an RTU license and from its active console, the license level for the standby switches in the stack can be activated at the same time.
A new switch is allowed to join the switch stack if its license level matches. If there is a mismatch, then the active switch can reconfigure the license level and reboot it to allow it to join the stack.
Mobility Controller Mode
AP-count licenses are used only when the switch is in Mobility Controller mode. The MC is the gatekeeper for tracking the AP-count licenses and allows an access point to join or not.
Management of AP-count licenses is performed by the switch in mobility controller mode configurable through the CLI.
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Right-To-Use AP-Count Licensing
Right-to-use licensing (RTU) allows you to order and activate a specific license type, and then to manage license usage on your switch.
You can order your switch with support for any number of access points as the adder access point count licenses but the total number of the licenses ordered should not exceed 50. You can also order the adder access point count licenses after receiving the switch.
For example, if you have ordered 50 new adder licenses, you can add only those ordered adder licenses to the switch. The licenses can be added in increments of 1, but the total number of licenses added for the switch should not exceed 50 .
You can configure your switch to manage the access point count licenses and view the number of access points currently in use from the CLI.
The following are the two different types of access point licenses:
- Permanent licenses for the access points
- You can activate the evaluation licenses to evaluate more access point count licenses before purchasing.
- Maximum number of access points that can be evaluated is 50 .
- The evaluation period for trying for the access point licenses is 90 days.
- You can activate and deactivate the evaluation license for the access points from the CLI.
Right-to-Use AP-Count Evaluation Licenses
If you are considering upgrading to a license with a higher access point count, you can try an evaluation license before upgrading to a permanent version of the license. For example, if you are using a permanent license with a 10 access-point count and want to try an evaluation license with a 40-access-point count, you can try out the evaluation license for 90 days.
When an evaluation license is activated, the permanent AP-count licenses are ignored. The maximum supported licenses of 50 access points are available for 90 days.
To prevent disruptions in operation, the switch does not change licenses when an evaluation license expires. A warning expiry message is displayed daily starting five days prior to the expiry date. After 90 days, the evaluation license expires with a warning message. You must disable the evaluation license and then purchase the permanent license.
When the switch reboots after the evaluation license expiry, the license defaults to a permanent license.
Right-To-Use Adder AP-Count Rehosting Licenses
Revoking a license from one device and installing it on another is called rehosting. You might want to rehost a license to change the purpose of a device.
To rehost a license, you must deactivate the adder ap-count license from one device and activate the same license on another device.
Evaluation licenses cannot be rehosted.
How to Configure RTU Licenses
- Activating an Imaged Based License
- Activating an AP-Count License
- Obtaining an Upgrade or Capacity Adder License
- Rehosting a License
- Changing Mobility Mode
Activating an Imaged Based License
SUMMARY STEPS
1. license right-to-use activate{ipbase |ipservices | lanbase} {all | evaluation all } [slot slot-number] [ acceptEULA]
2. reload [ LINE | at | cancel | in | slot stack-member-number | standby-cpu ]
3. show license right-to-use usage [ slot slot-number ]
DETAILED STEPSRelated Concepts
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Activating an AP-Count License
SUMMARY STEPS
1. license right-to-use activate{apcount ap-number slot slot-num} | evaluation} [ acceptEULA]
2. show license right-to-use usage [ slot slot-number ]
DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action Purpose
Step 1 license right-to-use activate{apcount ap-number slot slot-num} | evaluation} [ acceptEULA]
Example:Switch# license right to use activate apcount 5 slot 1 acceptEULAActivates one or more adder AP-count licenses and immediately accepts the EULA.
Step 2 show license right-to-use usage [ slot slot-number ]
Example:Switch# show license right-to-use usage Slot# License Name Type usage-duration(y:m:d) In-Use EULA ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 ipservices permanent 0 :3 :29 yes yes 1 ipservices evaluation 0 :0 :0 no no 1 ipbase permanent 0 :0 :0 no no 1 ipbase evaluation 0 :0 :0 no no 1 lanbase permanent 0 :0 :0 no no 1 apcount evaluation 0 :3 :11 no no 1 apcount base 0 :0 :0 no yes 1 apcount adder 0 :0 :17 yes yes Switch#Displays detailed usage information.
Obtaining an Upgrade or Capacity Adder License
Rehosting a License
SUMMARY STEPSTo rehost a license, you have to deactivate the license from one switch and then activate the same license on another switch.
1. license right-to-use deactivate apcount ap-number slot slot-num [ acceptEULA]
2. license right-to-use activate apcount ap-number slot slot-num [ acceptEULA]
DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action Purpose
Step 1 license right-to-use deactivate apcount ap-number slot slot-num [ acceptEULA]
Example:Switch# license right to use deactivate apcount 1 slot 1 acceptEULADeactivates the license on one switch.
Step 2 license right-to-use activate apcount ap-number slot slot-num [ acceptEULA]
Example:Switch# license right to use activate apcount 2 slot 2 acceptEULAActivates the license on another switch.
Changing Mobility Mode
SUMMARY STEPS
1. wireless mobility controller
2. write memory
3. reload [ LINE | at | cancel | in | slot stack-member-number | standby-cpu ]
4. no wireless mobility controller
5. write memory
6. reload [ LINE | at | cancel | in | slot stack-member-number | standby-cpu ]
DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action Purpose
Step 1 wireless mobility controller
Example:Switch(config)# wireless mobility controller % Mobility role changed to Mobility Controller. Please save config and reboot the whole stack.Changes a switch in Mobility Agent mode to Mobility Controller mode.
Step 2 write memory
Example:Switch# write memory Building configuration... Compressed configuration from 13870 bytes to 5390 bytes[OK] Switch#Step 3 reload [ LINE | at | cancel | in | slot stack-member-number | standby-cpu ]
Example:Switch# reload slot 3 Proceed with reload? [confirm] yStep 4 no wireless mobility controller
Example:Switch(config)# no wireless mobility controller % Mobility role changed to Mobility Agent. Please save config and reboot the whole stack. Switch(config)#Changes a switch in Mobility Controller mode to Mobility Agent mode.
Step 5 write memory
Example:Switch# write memory Building configuration... Compressed configuration from 13870 bytes to 5390 bytes[OK] Switch#Step 6 reload [ LINE | at | cancel | in | slot stack-member-number | standby-cpu ]
Example:Switch# reload slot 3 Proceed with reload? [confirm] y
Monitoring and Maintaining RTU Licenses
Command Purpose show license right-to-use default
Displays the default license information.
show license right-to-use detail
Displays detailed information of all the licenses in the switch stack.
show license right-to-use eula {adder | evaluation | permanent}
Displays the end user license agreement.
show license right-to-use mismatch
Displays the license information that does not match.
show license right-to-use slot slot-number
Displays the license information for a specific slot in a switch stack.
show license right-to-use summary
Displays a summary of the license information on the entire switch stack.
show license right-to-use usage [ slot slot-number ]
Displays detailed information about usage for all licenses in the switch stack.
show switch
Displays detailed information of every member in a switch stack including the state of the license.
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Configuration Examples for RTU Licensing
- Examples: Activating RTU Image Based Licenses
- Examples: Displaying RTU Licensing Information
- Example: Displaying RTU License Details
- Example: Displaying RTU License Mismatch
- Example: Displaying RTU Licensing Usage
Examples: Activating RTU Image Based Licenses
This example shows how to activate an IP Services image license and accept the EULA for a specific slot:
Switch# license right-to-use activate ipservices slot 1 acceptEULA % switch-1:stack-mgr:Reboot the switch to invoke the highest activated License levelThis example shows how to activate a license for evaluation:
Switch# license right-to-use activate ipservices evaluation acceptEULA % switch-1:stack-mgr:Reboot the switch to invoke the highest activated License levelRelated Concepts
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Examples: Displaying RTU Licensing Information
This example shows the consolidated RTU licensing information from the active switch on a switch stack. All of the members in the stack have the same license level. When the evaluation AP-count license is activated, the adder AP-count licenses are ignored. The maximum number of AP-count licenses are available when evaluation is enabled.
Switch# show license right-to-use summary License Name Type Count Period left ------------------------------------------------------- ipservices permanent 10 Lifetime apcount evaluation 40 90 ------------------------------------------------------- License Level In Use: ipservices License Level on Reboot: ipbase Evaluation AP-Count: Enabled Total AP Count Licenses: 50 AP Count Licenses In-use: 10 AP Count Licenses Remaining: 40This example shows a summary of permanent and adder licenses. The evaluation AP-count license is disabled displaying the total number of activated adder AP-count licenses in the switch stack. AP-count licenses in-use mean that they are connected.
Switch# show license right-to-use summary License Name Type Count Period left ------------------------------------------------------------- ipservices permanent N/A Lifetime apcount base 0 apcount adder 40 Lifetime ------------------------------------------------------------- License Level In Use: ipservices License Level on Reboot: ipservices eval Evaluation AP-Count: Disabled Total AP Count Licenses: 40 AP Count Licenses In-use: 10 AP Count Licenses Remaining: 30This example shows the RTU default licenses. Default licenses are pre-installed and cannot be removed or transferred. If no license is activated the switch uses the default license, after a reboot.
Switch# show license right-to-use default Slot# License Name Type Count ---------------------------------------------------- 1 ipservices permanent N/A 1 apcount base 0 1 apcount adder 10 Slot# License Name Type Count ---------------------------------------------------- 2 ipservices permanent N/A 2 apcount base 0 2 apcount adder 10 Slot# License Name Type Count ---------------------------------------------------- 3 ipservices permanent N/A 3 apcount base 0 3 apcount adder 10Example: Displaying RTU License Details
This example shows all the detailed information for the RTU licenses on slot 1:
Switch# show license right-to-use detail slot 1 Index 1: License Name: ipservices Period left: Lifetime License Type: permanent License State: Active, In use License Count: Non-Counted License Location: Slot 1 Index 2: License Name: ipservices Period left: 90 License Type: evaluation License State: Not Activated License Count: Non-Counted License Location: Slot 1 Index 3: License Name: ipbase Period left: Lifetime License Type: permanent License State: Active, Not In use License Count: Non-Counted License Location: Slot 1 Index 4: License Name: ipbase Period left: 90 License Type: evaluation License State: Not Activated License Count: Non-Counted License Location: Slot 1 License Location: Standby Switch 1 Index 5: License Name: lanbase Period left: Lifetime License Type: permanent License State: Not Activated License Count: Non-Counted License Location: Slot 1 Index 6: License Name: apcount Period left: 90 License Type: evaluation License State: Active, In use License Count: 50 License Location: Slot 1 Index 7: License Name: apcount Period left: Lifetime License Type: base License State: Active, Not In use License Count: 0 License Location: Slot 1 Index 8: License Name: apcount Period left: Lifetime License Type: adder License State: Active, Not In use License Count: 10 License Location: Slot 1Example: Displaying RTU License Mismatch
This example shows the license information of the switches in a stack and a mismatch state of a member switch. The member must match the active.
Switch# show switch Switch/Stack Mac Address : 6400.f125.0c80 H/W Current Switch# Role Mac Address Priority Version State ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Standby 6400.f125.1b00 1 0 Ready *2 Active 6400.f125.0c80 1 V01 Ready 3 Member 6400.f125.1780 1 0 Lic-Mismatch
NoteTo resolve the license mismatch, first check the RTU license summary:
Switch# show switch right-to-use summaryThen change the license level of the mismatched switched so that it is the same license level of the active switch. This example shows that the IP Base license was activated for the member switch to match the active switch.
Switch# license right-to-use activate ipbase slot 1 acceptEULAExample: Displaying RTU Licensing Usage
This example shows the detailed licensing usage on your switch stack. The IP Services license in Slot 1 is permanent and usage is one day. An AP-count license in Slot 2 is ready for evaluation. EULA was accepted and state shows in use, but after reboot the evaluation license will be deactivated.
Switch# show license right-to-use usage Slot# License Name Type usage-duration(y:m:d) In-Use EULA --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 ipservices permanent 0 :0 :1 yes yes 1 ipservices evaluation 0 :0 :0 no no 1 ipbase permanent 0 :0 :0 no yes 1 ipbase evaluation 0 :0 :0 no no 1 lanbase permanent 0 :0 :0 no no 1 apcount evaluation 0 :0 :0 yes yes 1 apcount base 0 :0 :0 no yes 1 apcount adder 0 :0 :0 no yes Slot# License Name Type usage-duration(y:m:d) In-Use EULA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 ipservices permanent 0 :0 :1 yes no 2 ipservices evaluation 0 :0 :0 no yes 2 ipbase permanent 0 :0 :0 no yes 2 ipbase evaluation 0 :0 :0 no no 2 lanbase permanent 0 :0 :0 no no 2 apcount evaluation 0 :0 :0 yes yes 2 apcount base 0 :0 :0 no yes 2 apcount adder 0 :0 :0 no no Slot# License Name Type usage-duration(y:m:d) In-Use EULA ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 ipservices permanent 0 :0 :1 yes yes 3 ipservices evaluation 0 :0 :0 no no 3 ipbase permanent 0 :0 :0 no no 3 ipbase evaluation 0 :0 :0 no no 3 lanbase permanent 0 :0 :0 no no 3 apcount evaluation 0 :0 :0 yes yes 3 apcount base 0 :0 :0 no yes 3 apcount adder 0 :0 :0 no noAdditional References for RTU Licensing
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