Installing your license

Online license

The standard online license requires DNS and internet access and is configured as follows, using the serial number provided with the software delivery:

vsr> edit running
vsr running config# system license online serial <serial>
vsr running config# commit
vsr running config# exit
vsr>

Note

It is required to exit edit mode to take license activation into account.

Note

If your configuration relies on a feature enabled by license (BGP, IPsec) to reach the license key server and you have not obtained a valid license yet, you are facing a catch-22 issue. You’ll need to perform a simple Day-1 configuration using static routing to install your license key first, and then you’ll be able to move forward with a more complex configuration.

Offline activation of an online license

Some specific licenses can be activated offline, through a webpage on the Licensing End-User Portal.

First, request an activation certificate on the machine that will use the license token.

vsr> cmd license certificate request-activation serial <serial>
Activation certificate: <certificate>

Note

The license certificate request commands can only be run when the license is disabled in configuration.

Then login to the Licensing End-User Portal using the credential received from 6WIND support team, go to the Offline Activation tab, copy paste the certificate obtained at the previous step, and click on Activate.

Note

A license token can be freed using cmd license certificate request-deactivation serial <serial>, copy paste the obtained certificate to the Licensing End-User Portal, and click on Deactivate.

The next step is to import this new certificate back on the machine that will use the license token.

vsr> cmd license certificate import content <certificate-from-webpage> serial <serial>
OK.

Note

The import command accepts other url types, like ftp and http. The file contents can be directly pasted on the console too. Run cmd license certificate import <?> for a complete list.

Finally, the system can be configured to use the license:

vsr> edit running
vsr running config# system license offline-certificate serial <serial>
vsr running config# commit
vsr running config# exit
vsr>

Note

It is required to exit edit mode to take license activation into account.