Chapter 6 Software Entitlement; What Is Software Entitlement - Cisco ASR 9000 Series User Configuration Manual

Software Entitlement
Cisco IOS XR software contains all the supported features for a given release. Before the introduction of
software entitlement on Cisco IOS XR software, you could freely activate all available software packages
on your network devices and could enable all the bundled features. Software entitlement has been introduced
so you pay only for the features that you need today, but can upgrade when necessary while keeping your
investment safe. Licensing enables you to purchase individual software features and upgrade hardware
capacity in a safe and reliable way.
For complete descriptions of the commands listed in this module, see
locate documentation for other commands that might appear in the course of performing a configuration
task, search online in Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router Commands Master List.
Table 13: Feature History for Software Entitlement
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Release 3.9.0
Release 4.3.1
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What Is Software Entitlement?

Software entitlement is a system that consists of a license manager on a Cisco IOS XR device that manages
licenses for various software and hardware features. The license manager parses and authenticates a license
before accepting it. The software features on the router use the license manager APIs to check out and release
licenses. Licenses are stored in persistent storage on the router.
What Is Software Entitlement?, page 85
Implementing Default Licensing, page 87
Additional References, page 95
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router System Management Configuration Guide, Release 5.1.x
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Related Documents, on page
Modification
The software entitlement feature was introduced.
NV Satellite license was supported.
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