Managing License Keys; New System License Keys; Session Use And Feature Use Licenses; Installing New License Keys - Cisco ASR 5500 Administration Manual

Software Management Operations
A plugin is a functional software entity that provides incremental updates to a pre-existing StarOS software
component. Plugins have the characteristic of being dynamically loadable at runtime and do not require a
system restart. A plugin has a name and one or more versions. All plugin names are known to the system at
product release.
For complete information on the Dynamic Software Update process, refer to the ADC Administration Guide.

Managing License Keys

License keys define capacity limits (number of allowed subscriber sessions) and available features on your
system. Adding new license keys allows you to increase capacity and add new features as your subscriber
base grows.

New System License Keys

New systems are delivered with no license keys installed. In most cases, you receive the license key in electronic
format (usually through e-mail).
When a system boots with no license key installed a default set of restricted session use and feature licenses
is installed. The following Exec Mode command lists the license information:
[local]
Important
The license keys on the ASR 5500 are stored in EEPROM on the chassis midplane. Both MIO/UMIOs access
this EEPROM when booting.

Session Use and Feature Use Licenses

Session use and feature use licenses are software mechanisms that provide session limit controls and enable
special features within the system. These electronic licenses are stored in the system's configuration file that
is loaded as part of the system software each time the system is powered on or restarted.
• Session use licenses limit the number of concurrent sessions that a system is capable of supporting per
• Feature use licenses enable specific features/functionality within the system and are distributed based

Installing New License Keys

Use the instructions below to install a new license key.
host_name show license information
#
With no license key installed, the session use licenses for PDSN, HA, GGSN, and L2TP LNS are limited
to 10,000 sessions.
service type and are acquired on an as-needed basis. This allows carriers to pay only for what they are
using and easily increase capacity as their subscriber base grows.
on the total number of sessions supported by the system.
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