Contents

Managing licenses· 1

License types· 1

Restrictions and guidelines· 1

General restrictions and guidelines· 1

Licenses for different device types· 2

License file safety· 2

Registering and activating a license· 2

Transferring a license· 3

Compressing the license storage· 4

Displaying and maintaining licenses· 4

Managing licenses

License-based features, such as ACG, IPS, and SSL VPN, require a license to run on your device. To use a license-based feature, you must purchase a license or obtain a free trial license.

The licensing requirements for features vary.

·     SSL VPN—Purchase SSL VPN licenses if you want to increase the number of SSL VPN users allowed by the device. When the licenses are uninstalled, the number of allowed SSL VPN users restores to the default.

·     ACG or IPS—When you use this feature on the device for the first time, the feature can run only with the system-defined signature database if no valid license is installed. When the installed license expires, this feature can use the existing signature data to function correctly, but it cannot update the signature database.

This chapter describes how to license a feature, transfer a license between devices, remove a license, and manage the license storage space.

License types

The following types of licenses are available depending on validity period:

·     Permanent—A permanent license is always valid and never expires.

·     Days restricted—A license valid for a limited period in days, for example, 30 days.

Trial licenses are typically days restricted.

The following types of licenses are available depending on locking method:

·     Device locked—A license can be installed only on the DID-specific device. The license takes effect on any MPU in the device even after an MPU replacement.

·     MPU locked—A license can be installed only on the DID-specific MPU. The license takes effect on the MPU even after the MPU is moved to a different device.

Restrictions and guidelines

General restrictions and guidelines

When you manage licenses, follow the general restrictions and guidelines:

·     Use the display license feature command to identify license-based features and their licensing information.

·     Manage licenses on the default MDC, and the licensed features will be licensed to the non-default MDCs automatically. Non-default MDCs do not support the license management. For information about MDCs, see Virtual Technologies Configuration Guide.

·     Make sure no one else is performing license management tasks on the device you are working with.

·     After a license is activated, it takes 5 minutes for fiber ports that are bound to an IRF port to function correctly.

When installing a license, the system also searches the storage media for a matching feature package. When it finds a matching package, it stops searching and installs the package.

·     When uninstalling a license, the system checks whether the feature package for the license is running. If it is running, the system uninstalls the package automatically.

·     If you cannot obtain or re-register the activation file due to problems such as operating system and browser errors, contact H3C Support.

Licenses for different device types

(In standalone mode.) License registration requires a license key, hardware SN, and DID. This information is device specific. A registered license takes effect on the entire device.

(In IRF mode.) When you register and install licenses, follow these restrictions and guidelines:

·     Install one license for the feature on each member in the fabric. Make sure the SN and DID used for registering the license matches the current SN and DID of the specified member device.

·     Make sure the licenses installed on the members are the same.

·     A registered license takes effect on the member device where it is installed, and it is effective even after the member device joins another IRF fabric.

License file safety

When you manage licenses, follow these restrictions and guidelines for license file safety:

·     Save and back up the obtained activation file in case of loss.

·     If you use FTP to transfer the activation file, use the Binary mode.

·     Do not open and edit the activation file to avoid file corruption.

·     Do not modify the name of the activation file to avoid licensing error.

·     Do not delete or move files in the flash:/license directory on a device. The license management feature uses this directory for license management. An incorrect file operation can cause problems. For example, if you delete an activation file that is usable or in use, the related feature will not function correctly. If a file is missing or corrupted, copy the activation file to the directory to recover the license. If the state of the recovered license is In use but not all licensed features can function, reboot the device. To verify the license state, use the display license command.

Registering and activating a license

Make sure you have purchased an upgrade license for add-on nodes, add-on features, or time extensions.

To register and activate a license:

Transferring a license

You can transfer a license from one device to another if its activation file has not expired. If the activation file has expired, the license is not transferrable.

To transfer a license:

Compressing the license storage

If the license storage area is not sufficient for installing new licenses, compress the license storage. This action deletes expired licenses and uninstalled licenses.

To compress the license storage:

Displaying and maintaining licenses

Execute display commands in any view.