Activating Cisco Csr 1000V Licenses; Cisco Software Licensing (Csl); Installing Csl Evaluation Licenses For Cisco Ios Xe 3.13S And Later - Cisco CSR 1000v Series Software Configuration Manual

Activating Cisco CSR 1000v Licenses

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Activating Cisco CSR 1000v Licenses
When the Cisco CSR 1000v first boots, the router boots in evaluation mode. The network interfaces are
activated but throughput is limited to 2.5 Mbps and the feature support is limited. Activate the software licenses
to obtain the throughput and feature support provided by the license. For information about the available
licenses in your software version, see the
the following options to activate the software licenses:
Cisco Software Licensing
(CSL)
Cisco Smart Licensing

Cisco Software Licensing (CSL)

Installing CSL Evaluation Licenses for Cisco IOS XE 3.13S and Later

In Cisco IOS XE 3.13S and later, including IOS XE Denali 16.2 and later, the Cisco CSR 1000v first boots
with the AX feature set enabled and the maximum throughput limited to 100 Kbps. The following evaluation
licenses are available:
• AX feature set with 50 Mbps maximum throughput
• APPX feature set with 5 Gbps maximum throughput
The evaluation licenses are available for download at the Cisco Software Licensing portal.
If you are installing an evaluation license for a feature set with a maximum throughput of 10 Gbps, then
Note
additional configuration is required to support the 10 Gbps interface. See
Gbps Maximum Throughput, on page
Perform the following steps after the Cisco CSR 1000v first boots:
Cisco CSR 1000v Series Cloud Services Router Software Configuration Guide
156
Cisco Software Licensing (IOS XE 3.12 or Earlier), page 193
Installing the Cisco CSR 1000v licenses using Cisco Software Licensing (CSL)
is similar to other Cisco router platforms. See
Licenses for Cisco IOS XE 3.13S and Later, on page 156
sections.
The Cisco CSR 1000v supports activation using Cisco Smart Licensing. (Cisco
IOS XE Release 3.15S and later.) See
Cisco CSR 1000v Release
161.
Installing Cisco CSR 1000v Licenses
Notes. The Cisco CSR 1000v supports
Installing CSL Evaluation
and subsequent
Cisco Smart Licensing, on page
Configuring an Interface for 10
172.