Installing A New Or Upgrade License File - Cisco 4700M Administration Manual

Chapter 3 Managing ACE Software Licenses
Prerequisites
The license file must reside on a remote server that you can access from the ACE.
You must be in the Admin context to copy the file to disk0: on the ACE.
Detailed Steps
Command
copy tftp:[//server[/path/][/filename]]
disk0:[path/]filename
Example:
host1/Admin# copy
tftp://track/license/ACE-AP-VIRT-020.lic
disk0:
What to Do Next
If the license is a demo or permanent license for a new or upgrade installation, see the
or Upgrade License File"
If the license is a permanent license replacing a demo license, see the
a Permanent License"

Installing a New or Upgrade License File

This section describes how to install a license after you copy a demo or permanent license file to the
ACE for a new or upgrade installation (see the
installations except one have no adverse impact to an operating ACE. No reboot is required and existing
connections are not interrupted. In a redundant configuration, mismatched context licenses between the
active and the standby ACEs cause the active ACE to generate a syslog message (if logging is enabled)
and to disable configuration synchronization. After you install the correct matching license on the
standby ACE, the software automatically detects the new license and restores normal operation.
For information about replacing a demo license with a permanent one, see the
License with a Permanent License"
Restrictions
This topic includes the following restrictions:
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You must have the Admin role in the Admin context to install or upgrade the license file.
If you install a context demo license, make sure that you save the Admin running configuration and
all user context running configurations to a remote server. If you allow a context license to expire,
the ACE automatically removes all user contexts from the Admin running configuration and all
configurations for the user contexts.
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Purpose
Copies the file to disk0: on the ACE.
The arguments and keywords are as follows:
[//server[/path/][/filename]]—The path to the network
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server. This path is optional because the ACE prompts you
for this information if you omit it.
disk0:[path/]filename—Specifies that the file destination is
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the disk0: directory of the current context and the filename.
If you do not provide the optional path, the ACE copies the
file to the root directory on the disk0: file system.
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