Overview¶
License key¶
A license key is required to unlock Virtual Service Router features and capacities, according to the purchased licenses.
License Type |
License Name |
Capacity |
|---|---|---|
Network |
VSR |
Throughput: 100Mbps to 200 Gbps |
Application |
IPsec |
Number of tunnels: 100 to 40K |
CG-NAT |
Number of connections: 1M to 30M |
A single license key is used to enable a set of features and capacities. You should have received you license key at time of software delivery. You can retrieve your license key from the Licensing End-User Portal accessible on the 6WIND Customer Zone, or request it by filing a ticket on the 6WIND Customer Zone.
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
During activation or health check, the following information is sent to the license server: the instance’s IP address and geolocalization, Virtual Service Router information (OS, version, build) and machine 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.
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In some cases, offline licenses may be provided, which are permanently activated and do not require a connection to 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.