Overview¶
License key¶
A license key is required to unlock Virtual Service Router features and capacities.
License Type |
Capability |
Capacity Ranges |
|---|---|---|
Base License |
Throughput |
100 Mbps to 200 Gbps |
Application License |
Number of IPsec tunnels |
100 tunnels to 100K tunnels |
Number of Concurrent Connections |
1M CC to 100M CC |
A license key is defined with a combination of base license and application license. It is used to enable a specific set of features and capacities. Different levels of licenses are available for each product of the Virtual Service Router family.
You should have received your license key at time of software delivery. You can retrieve your license key from the Licensing End-User Portal accessible on your 6WIND Customer Zone, or if not available request it through a support ticket.
Activation and health check¶
The license key must first be configured and activated on Virtual Service Router. This is done through a connection to the license key server (and therefore requires the DNS and an internet route to be configured). Activating a license key consumes an activation on the license key server. The license is valid if it is enabled on the license key server and has enough activations left.
The license key is valid for 30 days. A health check mechanism regularly and automatically checks the license key validity with the license server. A successful health check resets the validity period for 30 more days.
Note
The following device information are collected during Activation and Health Check : instance’s IP address, Instance version data (OS, version, build) and instance environment information (CPU, memory, hostname).
Note
Some specific licenses can be activated offline, through the Licensing End-User Portal accessible on the 6WIND Customer Zone. In this case the license can be activated/deactivated through a webpage, and does not require a connection between the Virtual Service Router and the license server.
When the license key is removed from the configuration or deactivated on the server, it becomes invalid on the Virtual Service Router 1. The features and capacities will be restricted.
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The license key becomes invalid either right away when removed from the configuration, or at next health check when deactivated on the server.
Maintenance end date¶
The license key has a maintenance end date associated, which corresponds to the end of the maintenance period after the first delivery of Virtual Service Router. The maintenance end date is updated when the maintenance agreement is renewed. The license key is not valid for releases of Virtual Service Router released after the maintenance end date.