Managing Licenses - Dell PowerConnect J-EX4200-24T Software Manual

Managing Licenses

Managing Licenses for the J-EX Series Switch (CLI Procedure)
Chapter 6: Booting the Switch, Upgrading Software, and Managing Licenses
Managing Licenses for the J-EX Series Switch (CLI Procedure) on page 83
Managing Licenses for the J-EX Series Switch (J-Web Procedure) on page 84
To enable and use some Junos OS features on a J-EX Series switch, you must purchase,
install, and manage separate software licenses. Each switch requires one license. For a
Virtual Chassis deployment, two licenses are recommended for redundancy. After you
have configured the features, you see a warning message if the switch does not have a
license for the feature.
Before you begin managing licenses, be sure that you have:
Obtained the needed licenses. For information about how to purchase software licenses,
contact Dell.
Understand what makes up a license key. For more information, see "License Key
Components for the J-EX Series Switch" on page 66.
This topic includes the following tasks:
Adding New Licenses on page 83
Deleting Licenses on page 84
Saving License Keys on page 84
Adding New Licenses
To add one or more new license keys on the switch, with the CLI:
Add the license key or keys:
1.
To add one or more license keys from a file or URL, specify the filename of the file
or the URL where the key is located:
user@switch> request system license add filename | url
To add a license key from the terminal:
user@switch> request system license add terminal
When prompted, enter the license key, separating multiple license keys with a blank
2.
line.
If the license key you enter is invalid, an error appears in the CLI output when you press
Ctrl+d to exit the license entry mode.
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