Contents

Managing licenses· 1

About licenses· 1

License types· 1

Licenses for different device types· 1

Restrictions: Hardware compatibility with license management 1

Comware package license· 1

Feature license· 2

Restrictions and guidelines: License management 3

Management operation· 3

Activation file operations· 3

License consistency in an IRF fabric· 3

License registration and installation flowchart 4

License management tasks at a glance· 4

Identifying the license storage· 5

Compressing the license storage· 5

Obtaining required information for license registration· 5

Registering a license· 6

About registering a license· 6

Restrictions and guidelines· 6

Registering licenses for the first time· 6

Registering upgrade licenses· 7

Installing a license· 7

Restrictions and guidelines for license installation· 7

Installing an activation file· 7

Uninstalling a license· 7

About license uninstallation· 7

Restrictions and guidelines for license uninstallation· 7

Uninstalling an activation file· 8

Transferring a license· 8

Recovering an activation file· 8

Display and maintenance commands for license management 8

 

Managing licenses

About licenses

License-based features, such as Comware software package, RTC terminal access, POS terminal access, IPS signature database, ACG signature database, SSL VPN, and Web caching., require licenses to run on your device.

License types

Licenses include trial licenses and formal licenses. Trial licenses typically have time limits. After a trial license expires, the license-based feature is not available unless you purchase and install a formal license for the feature.

Licenses for different device types

(In standalone mode.) You must purchase a license key for the entire device. To license the device, use the license key and the device's SN and DID to register an activation file and install the activation file on the device.

You must purchase a license key for each IRF member device. To license an IRF member device, use the license key and the member's SN and DID to register an activation file and install the activation file on the IRF member device. An IRF member device is licensed even if the device joins another IRF fabric.

Restrictions: Hardware compatibility with license management

Licenses for devices include package licenses and feature licenses.

H3C website provides the same license registration procedure for package licenses and feature licenses.

Comware package license

For the support of hardware platforms for Comware packages, the following matrixes show the necessity of Comware package license:

 

Hardware	Comware package license necessity
MSR5620	No
MSR5660, MSR5680	·     When MPU-100 is installed: Yes ·     When MPU-100-X1 is installed: No

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The device software image includes the following software:

·     Boot ROM image

·     System image

·     Feature packages:

¡     Data feature package—Includes the features such as MPLS and DLSw.

¡     Security feature package—Includes the features such as VPN.

¡     Voice feature package—Includes the features such as BUSYOUT and voice.

The Boot ROM image and system image are required for the system to work, and they do not need any licenses.

The feature packages are all license-based features. You must register and activate the license for a feature to run on your device.

After a Comware package license is correctly installed, the system will automatically search the storage media for a matching feature package. If no match is found, you are required to load the feature package and install it. If a match is found, the system will install the feature package. If the installation fails because of device poweroff or reboot, you are required to manually install the feature package when the device is powered on again. Use the display boot-loader command to verify that the feature package is installed successfully.

 

	IMPORTANT: During the installation of feature packages, do not execute the save command. The violation will cause configuration loss.

 

Feature license

ATC license

To use the RTC terminal access feature, you must install ATC licenses.

IP POS license

The following compatibility matrix shows the support of hardware platforms for IP POS license:

 

Hardware	IP POS license compatibility
MSR5620	No
MSR5660, MSR5680	Yes Supports a maximum of 4096 TCP connections with POS terminals.

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To establish TCP connections with POS terminals, you must install IP POS licenses on the device. The IP POS licenses control the number of TCP connections established between the device and POS terminals. When the device is installed with an IP POS license, the device is allowed to establish a maximum of 256 TCP connections with POS terminals. You can increase the number of allowed TCP connections by installing multiple IP POS licenses.

The E1POS interface modules are not subject to IP POS licenses. An E1POS interface module can function correctly even if no IP POS licenses are installed.

IPS license

To update the IPS signature database, you must install IPS licenses on the device.

IPS licenses are time-based, including licenses valid for one year and licenses valid for three years. The license validity period can be accumulated by installing multiple IPS licenses.

ACG license

To update the ACG signature database, you must install ACG licenses on the device.

ACG licenses are time-based, including licenses valid for one year and licenses valid for three years. The increase validity period can be accumulated by by installing multiple ACG licenses.

SSL VPN license

By default, no SSL VPN license is installed and the device allows 15 SSL VPN users to come online. To allow more SSL VPN users to come online, you can install SSL VPN licenses on the device. The SSL VPN licenses control the number of online SSL VPN users. Based on the allowed user number, SSL VPN licenses include the following types:

·     SSL VPN licenses that allow a maximum of 30 online SSL VPN users.

·     SSL VPN licenses that allow a maximum of 200 online SSL VPN users.

You can increase the number of allowed online SSL VPN users by installing multiple SSL VPN licenses.

Web cache license

To use the Web caching feature, you must install the activation file for the Web cache license.

Restrictions and guidelines: License management

Management operation

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

Activation file operations

When you manage activation files, follow these restrictions and guidelines:

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

·     Do not modify the names of the files to avoid licensing error.

·     For licensed features to function correctly, do not delete files that are usable or in use in the flash:/license directory. The license management feature uses this directory for license management.

License consistency in an IRF fabric

For licensed features to function correctly in an IRF fabric, make sure all IRF member devices are installed with the same licenses.

License registration and installation flowchart

Figure 1 License registration and installation flowchart

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License management tasks at a glance

To manage licenses, perform the following tasks:

1.     Identifying the license storage

2.     (Optional.) Compressing the license storage

3.     Obtaining required information for license registration

4.     Registering a license

5.     Installing a license

6.     Managing installed licenses

¡     Uninstalling a license

¡     Transferring a license

¡     Recovering an activation file

Identifying the license storage

To identify the license storage, execute the following command in any view:

display license feature

From the command output, view the Total and Usage fields to examine whether the remaining license storage is sufficient for installing new licenses. If the remaining license storage is not sufficient, compress the license storage.

Compressing the license storage

About this task

Compress the license storage to delete expired and uninstalled license information to ensure sufficient storage space for installing new licenses.

Restrictions and guidelines

The compression operation clears expired licenses and uninstalled licenses that are installed by using activation files.

If uninstalled licenses or expired licenses exist on the device, the compression operation will make the DID change. Before performing a compression, make sure all licenses registered with the old DID have been installed. You will be unable to install such licenses after the compression.

Procedure

1.     Back up the Uninstall keys of uninstalled licenses.

When you uninstall an unexpired license, an Uninstall key is created. The Uninstall key is required for transferring the license.

2.     Make sure all licenses generated based on the old DID have been installed.

3.     Enter system view.

system-view

4.     Compress the license storage.

In standalone mode:

license compress

In IRF mode:

license compress chassis chassis-number

Obtaining required information for license registration

1.     Identify whether the required features need to be licensed on the device.

Execute the following command in any view:

display license feature

2.     Execute the following command in any view to display the current license status.

In standalone mode:

display license [ activation-file ] [ slot slot-number ]

In IRF mode:

display license [ activation-file ] [ chassis chassis-number slot slot-number ]

3.     Obtain the license key by purchasing a license.

The authorization serial number in the Software License Certificate is the license key.

4.     Execute the following command in any view to obtain the SN and DID information.

In standalone mode:

display license device-id slot slot-number

 

In IRF mode:

display license device-id chassis chassis-number slot slot-number

5.     Back up the license key in case of loss.

Registering a license

About registering a license

License registration has the following procedures:

·     Registering licenses for the first time—Register a license for a device that has not previously been registered.

·     Registering upgrade licenses—Register licenses for capacity expansion, feature enhancement, or a time extension. This procedure is also applicable to the scenario that you register a new license for a device that has expired or uninstalled licenses.

If you do not know which registration procedure should be used, select registering licenses for the first time. If the selection is not correct, the website will display messages for the correct registration choice after you enter the required information.

Restrictions and guidelines

If you cannot download the activation file due to problems such as operating system and browser errors, try to re-register the license. If the problem persists, contact H3C Support.

Registering licenses for the first time

1.     Visit the H3C website at http://www.h3c.com/en/License/.

2.     Select Register the First Time.

3.     Enter the authorization serial number in the Input the license key field and click Submit.

A dialog box opens, displaying product categories matching the license key.

4.     In the dialog box, select a product category from the Product category dropdown list and click OK.

5.     Enter the device S/N.

6.     Upload the DID file.

7.     Enter the required contact information and verify code, select I accept all terms of H3C Legal Statement, and click Get activation key or file.

8.     Download the activation file to the PC.

A copy of the activation file will also be sent to the email address that you enter in the contact information.

Registering upgrade licenses

1.     Visit the H3C website at http://www.h3c.com/en/License/.

2.     Select Register Upgrade Licenses.

3.     Enter the authorization serial number in the Input the license key field and click Submit.

A dialog box opens, displaying product categories matching the license key.

4.     In the dialog box, select a product category from the Product category dropdown list and click OK.

5.     Enter the device S/N.

6.     Upload the DID file and click Submit.

7.     Enter the required contact information and verify code, select I accept all terms of H3C Legal Statement, and click Get activation key or file.

8.     Download the activation file to the PC.

A copy of the activation file will also be sent to the email address that you enter in the contact information.

Installing a license

Restrictions and guidelines for license installation

When installing a license, the system automatically searches the storage media for a matching feature package. When a match is found, it stops searching and installs the package.

Installing an activation file

1.     Enter system view.

system-view

2.     Install an activation file.

In standalone mode:

license activation-file install license-file

In IRF mode:

license activation-file install license-file chassis chassis-number

Uninstalling a license

About license uninstallation

Perform this task to uninstall an unexpired formal license when the license remains unused for a while or needs to be transferred to another device.

After uninstallation, Uninstall keys are generated, which will be used for license transfer.

Restrictions and guidelines for license uninstallation

Trial licenses cannot be transferred. Uninstall a trial license does not create any uninstallation information.

Expired licenses cannot be uninstalled.

A license that was uninstalled on a device cannot be re-installed on the device. It can only be transferred to another device.

Uninstalling an activation file

1.     Enter system view.

system-view

2.     Uninstall an activation file.

In standalone mode:

license activation-file uninstall license-file

In IRF mode:

license activation-file uninstall license-file chassis chassis-number

Only unexpired activation files can be uninstalled.

Transferring a license

About this task

You can transfer a license from one device to another if the license has not expired.

Procedure

1.     Log in to the source device, and uninstall the license to obtain the uninstallation information. For more information, see "Uninstalling a license."

2.     Obtain the Uninstall key of the license by using the display license command.

3.     Access the target device and obtain SN and DID information. For more information, see "Obtaining required information for license registration."

4.     Register a license for the target device. For more information, see "Registering a license."

During the license register, you must provide SN and DID information of the target device and the Uninstall key of the source device.

5.     Install the new license on the target device. For more information, see "Installing a license."

Recovering an activation file

If you mistakenly delete an activation file, use the following procedure to recover the activation file:

1.     Use the copy command to copy the backup activation file to directory flash:/license.

2.     Use the display license command to verify that the state of the recovered activation file is In use.

3.     Restart the device if the license state is In use but the licensed feature cannot function correctly.

Display and maintenance commands for license management

Execute display commands in any view.

 

Task	Command
Display detailed license information.	In standalone mode: display license [ activation-file ] In IRF mode: display license [ activation-file ] [ chassis chassis-number ]
Display the SN and DID information.	In standalone mode: display license device-id In IRF mode: display license device-id chassis chassis-number
Display brief feature license information.	display license feature

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