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:

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

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.

vrouter> 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.

vrouter> 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:

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

Note

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

Offline license

In some cases, an offline license file can be provided in addition to your serial number. It must be imported before entering the serial number, as follows:

vrouter> cmd license file import url http://path/to/file serial <serial>
vrouter> edit running
vrouter running config# system license offline serial <serial>
vrouter running config# commit
vrouter running config# exit
vrouter>

Note

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

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 file import <?> for a complete list.