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Type—the type of license. For the SecureStack B3, the value in this field is always
"INCREMENT."
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Feature—description of the feature being licensed. For example, "policy"as shown in the
character string above.
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Date‐based version (DBV)—a date‐related string. For the SecureStack B3, the value in this
field is not significant.
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Expiration type—indicates whether the license is a permanent or an evaluation license. If the
license is an evaluation license, this field will contain the expiration date of the license. If the
license is a permanent license, this field will contain the word "permanent."
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Key—the license key.
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Host ID—the serial number of the switch to which this license applies.
When activating licenses on SecureStack devices, we recommend that you copy and paste the
license character string, rather than entering the text manually.
Licensing Procedure in a Stack Environment
The licenses for all members of an operating stack can be activated during a single CLI session, by
following these steps:
1.
Obtain valid licenses for all members of the stack from the Enterasys Customer Portal.
2.
Optionally, note the serial numbers of the switches in the stack. You can use the show system
hardware command (page 3‐12) to display the switch serial numbers.
Note: Since license keys are applied to the correct stack member switch automatically, based on
the switch serial number that is part of the license string, you should know the serial numbers of the
switches in order to enable the licenses of the member switches first, before the master unit.
3.
Enable the licenses on the stack members first, before enabling the master unit, using the set
license command (page 3‐28). For example:
B3(rw)->set license INCREMENT Policy 2006.0127 27-jan-2011 0123456789AB
0123456789AB
4.
Enable the license on the switch master unit last, using the set license command.
Adding a New Member to a Licensed Stack
When a SecureStack B3 switch without a license is added to a stack that has licensing enabled, the
ports on the new switch will not pass traffic until a license has been applied to the new switch. To
add a new member to a licensed stack:
1.
Obtain a license for the new switch from the Enterasys Customer Portal.
2.
Add the new unit to the stack, following the procedure in "Adding a New Unit to an Existing
Stack" on page 2‐3.
3.
Use the set license command to install and activate the new switch's license. The new switch
will then join the stack and its ports will be attached.
Alternatively, you can install and activate the new switch's license first, before adding the switch
to the stack.
Activating Licensed Features
SecureStack B3 Configuration Guide 3-27
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