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This feature module describes the licensing aspects of the Cisco ASR 901S Series Aggregation Services
Router.
Finding Feature Information, page 1
Feature Overview, page 2
Licenses Supported on Cisco ASR 901S Router, page 2
License Types, page 3
Port or Interface Behavior, page 5
Generating the License, page 11
Installing the License , page 11
Changing the License, page 13
Verifying the License, page 13
Where to Go Next, page 13
Additional References, page 13
Feature Information for Licensing, page 15
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Feature Overview
Feature Overview
TheCisco ASR 901S router license is similar to any other software license in Cisco. It is tied to the Unique
Device Identifier (UDI) where the license is integrated to the PID (Product Identifier) and SN (Serial
Number). A license generated for one router cannot be shared or installed in any other router.
Complete these steps to obtain the license file:
1 Purchase the required Product Authorization Key (PAK).
2 Get the UDI from the device.
3 Enter the UDI and PAK in the Ciscos licensing portal.
You will receive a license file through email.
1 Install the licenses on the device. For more information on how to install the license, see Installing the
License , on page 11.
In addition to using the router CLI, you can install the license using the Cisco License Manager (CLM) or the
Callhome interface.
Chassis PID
License PID
License Description
A901S-4SG-F-D
SL-A901-B
Base license
SL-A901-A=
SL-A901-T=
A901S-3SG-F-D
A901S-2SG-F-D
A901S-3SG-F-AH
A901S-2SG-F-AH
2
A901S-4SG-F-D
A901S-3SG-F-D
A901S-2SG-F-D
A901S-3SG-F-AH
A901S-2SG-F-AH
A901S-4SG-F-D
A901S-3SG-F-D
Feature
A901S-2SG-F-D
A901S-3SG-F-AH
A901S-2SG-F-AH
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License Types
The Cisco ASR 901S software uses the license description to resolve errors related to license availability.
You need to map the proper license PID as per the table above and purchase the licenses.
The Cisco ASR 901S router supports only permanent licenses.
You should install only a supported license for the proper chassis PID. You will get a Not Supported message
while trying to install a wrong license. However, license installation process will go through and a confirmation
message is displayed. When you run the show license command to display the details of this license, the
output shows license state as NOT IN USE, and you cannot make it IN USE.
The following is a sample confirmation message that is displayed on the router when you try to install a wrong
license.
Router#lic instal flash:CAT1618U02C_201311132320280160.lic
Installing licenses from "flash:CAT1618U02C_201311132320280160.lic"
% Error: The device with UDI A901-4C-FT-D:CAT1618U02C not found
0/3 licenses were successfully installed
0/3 licenses were existing licenses
3/3 licenses were failed to install
Router# 12:36 PM
Router#sh lic udi
SlotID PID SN UDI
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------*0 A901S-4SG-F-D FOC1738N74L A901S-4SG-F-D:FOC1738N74L
License Types
Cisco ASR 901S router supports the following types of licenses:
Image Level License
Feature Based License
Features Supported
In Cisco ASR 901S , Base license (SL-A901-B) and AdvancedMetroIPAccess (SL-A901-A) are permanent;
once installed they do not expire. Trial or temporary licenses are not supported on the Cisco ASR 901S router.
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Feature Based License
License
Features
Base / SL-A901-B
AdvancedMetroIPAccess / SL-A901-A=
Note
When installed, the ASR 901S timing feature license (1588 boundary clock) becomes active and there is
no need to reboot the router.
Port Type
Chassis PID
License PIDs
0-3
Copper
A901-4C-FT-D
FLS-A901-4T
A901-4C-F-D
4-7
Combo
8-11
Small Form-Factor
Pluggable(SFP)
No license is required.
These ports are enabled
by default.
A901-4C-FT-D
FLS-A901-4S
A901-4C-F-D
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Port or Interface Behavior
Port Number
Port Type
Chassis PID
License PIDs
A901-6CZ-FT-A
FLS-A901-4
A901-6CZ-FT-D
A901-6CZ-F-A
A901-6CZ-F-D
TenGig0/1, TenGig0/2
SFP+
A901-6CZ-FT-A
FLS-A901-2Z
A901-6CZ-FT-D
A901-6CZ-F-A
A901-6CZ-F-D
By default, ports 4 to 7 are enabled on the router. When you purchase the copper or SFP port license, the
corresponding ports are only enabled. Copper and SFP port licenses can co-exist.
1588BC License
1588BC (SL-A901-T) license is a feature based license. This license does not need rebooting of the router
for activation. The following table lists the features supported
License PID
Features
SL-A901-T
IP-Address
unassigned
unassigned
unassigned
OK?
YES
YES
YES
Method
unset
unset
unset
Status
Protocol
administratively down down
administratively down down
administratively down down
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Port Based License
GigabitEthernet0/3
unassigned
GigabitEthernet0/4
unassigned
GigabitEthernet0/5
unassigned
GigabitEthernet0/6
unassigned
GigabitEthernet0/7
unassigned
GigabitEthernet0/8
unassigned
GigabitEthernet0/9
unassigned
GigabitEthernet0/10
unassigned
GigabitEthernet0/11
unassigned
FastEthernet0/0
unassigned
Vlan1
unassigned
Router#
Router(config-if)# interface gig 0/0
Router(config-if)# no shutdown
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
unset
unset
unset
unset
unset
unset
unset
unset
unset
NVRAM
unset
administratively
down
down
down
down
administratively
administratively
administratively
administratively
administratively
down
down down
down
down
down
down
down down
down down
down down
down down
down down
down
Router(config-if)#
*Oct 5 14:22:27.743: %LICENSE-1-REQUEST_FAILED: License request for feature fls-a901-4t
1.0 failed. UDI=MWR-3941:FHAK13101A1
Router# show interface gigabitEthernet 0/0
GigabitEthernet0/0 is administratively down, line protocol is down (disabled)
.......
reliability 255/255, txload 1/255, rxload 1/255
Encapsulation ARPA, loopback not set
Keepalive set (10 sec)
Full Duplex, 1000Mbps, link type is force-up, media type is RJ45
output flow-control is unsupported, input flow-control is unsupported
LICENSE not available! Interface disabled
ARP type: ARPA, ARP Timeout 04:00:00
Last input never, output never, output hang never
When the port based license is installed for copper or SFP ports, the corresponding ports are enabled. Following
is a sample output from the show ip interface command:
Router# show ip interface brief
Interface
GigabitEthernet0/0
GigabitEthernet0/1
GigabitEthernet0/2
.....
Note
IP-Address
unassigned
unassigned
unassigned
OK?
YES
YES
YES
Method
unset
unset
unset
Status
Protocol
up
up
administratively down down
administratively down down
Combo ports are either copper or SFP ports depending on the configuration specified in the media-type
command.
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10gigUpgrade License
10gigUpgrade License
When you do not have the 10gigUpgrade license, the 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports are enabled in 1 Gigabit
Ethernet mode. Install the 10gigUpgrade license to enable new 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports in 10Gigabit Ethernet
mode. To enable 1 Gigabit Ethernet mode, 1 Gigabit Ethernet SFPs have to be used on both the ends. There
is no speed command to control the speed and this depends on the type of the SFP. The 10 Gigabit Ethernet
ports does not support 100M speed. You can connect 10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ to 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports
only.
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Flexi License
Flexi License
When a flexi license is not present, ports 4 to 7 are enabled. Ports 0 to 3, and ports 8 to 11 are disabled. This
is the expected behavior. Interfaces that are disabled are in the administrative down state.
FLS-A901-4 flexi license is a combination of copper and SFP ports. This license is not tied to any port types.
If you purchase a single FL-A901-4 license and install it, four ports are enabled and if you have two licenses,
all the eight ports are enabled. You can purchase and install two flexi licenses in a router.
Flexi license is also called Count-based license, with a maximum count of two. In a normal license, if the
license is already installed and when you try to install the same license again, the installation fails and router
displays Duplicate License error message. With flexi license (as it is count based), you can install the same
license twice. Anything above this will throw an error.
OK?
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
Method
unset
unset
unset
unset
unset
unset
unset
unset
unset
unset
unset
unset
NVRAM
unset
Status
administratively
administratively
administratively
administratively
down
down
down
down
administratively
administratively
administratively
administratively
administratively
down
down
down
down
down
down
down
down
down
down
Protocol
down
down
down
down
down
down
down
down
down
down
down
down
down
down
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1588BC License
1588BC License
When the SL-A901-T= 1588BC license is not installed, the PTP boundary clock cannot be configured. For
more information on configuring the PTP boundary clock, see PTP Boundary Clock.
Note
Though an error message appears on configuring the PTP boundary clock, the running-config file accepts
the PTP boundary clock configuration. This configuration can be saved. However, the PTP boundary
clock is not configured in the hardware, and is inactive.
Router(config)# ptp clock boundary domain 0
%ERROR: Boundary Clock needs a separate license. Please install license and reconfigure
PTP.
Router(config-ptp-clk)#
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1588BC License
Note
When the 1588BC license is installed and PTP boundary clock is not configured, the license state is
displayed as Active, Not in Use . When the 1588BC license is installed and PTP boundary clock is
configured, the license state is displayed as Active, In Use .
Router# show license
Index
Index
Index
Index
Index
1
2
3
4
5
Feature: AdvancedMetroIPAccess
Feature: IPBase
Feature: Gige4portflexi
Feature: 10gigUpgrade
Feature: 1588BC
Period left: Life time
License Type: Permanent
License State: Active, In Use
License Count: Non-Counted
License Priority: Medium
Note
SUMMARY STEPS
1. Use the yes command to remove the PTP boundary clock configuration.
2. Use the license clear command to remove the 1588BC license.
DETAILED STEPS
Step 1
Use the yes command to remove the PTP boundary clock configuration.
Router(config-ptp-clk)# yes
Step 2
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Generating the License
SUMMARY STEPS
1. Use the show license udi command on the router
2. Save the output.
3. Go to the SWIFT tool at https://tools.cisco.com/SWIFT/Licensing/PrivateRegistrationServlet.
4. Enter the PAK and UDI.
5. Click Submit.
DETAILED STEPS
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5
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Installing the License
SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. license install ?
3. copy tftp: flash:
4. show flash:
5. license install &;
6. reload
DETAILED STEPS
Step 1
Command or Action
Purpose
enable
Example:
Router> enable
Step 2
license install ?
Example:
Step 3
Example:
Router# copy tftp: flash:
Step 4
show flash:
Example:
Router# show flash:
Step 5
Example:
Router# license install
FHK10LLL021_20110530015634482.lic
Step 6
reload
Example:
Router# reload
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Changing the License
Note
If you do not install a license, the router starts with the lowest level license by default.
Note
After installing the AdvancedMetroIPAccess license and reloading the router, the AdvancedMetroIPAccess
license will be activated by default.
second
Where to Go Next
For additional information on Licensing, see the documentation listed in the Additional References section.
Additional References
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Feature Information for Licensing
Note
The following table lists only the software release that introduced support for a given feature in a given
software release train. Unless noted otherwise, subsequent releases of that software release train also
support that feature.
Table 1: Feature Information for Licensing
Feature Name
Releases
Feature Information
Licensing
15.2(2)SNH1
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Feature Information for Licensing
Feature Name
Releases
Feature Information
1588BC Licensing
15.2(2)SNI
Licensing
15.4(2)S
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