Understating Cisco IOS v15 Licenses

Prior to IOS 15 , we used to have 8 IOS images Types (Feature set) , by the way it was 12 be ore it !omes 8" a#y router was !omi#g with I$ $ase eature set a#d a!!ordi#g to your !ompa#y #eeds you !a# go or adva#!e eature set a#d rep%a!e the IOS , !he!& the be%ow pi! '

The o%%owi#g Pi!ture e(p%ai# ea!h o#e a#d what eatures you wi%% gai# o#!e you ru# that eature set '

)ow with IOS 15 it be!ome * i#stead o 8 Feature sets a#d these * Features set !omes i# o#e si#g%e IOS image ,#ow days we use the term (te!h#o%ogy pa!&age ) whe# re erri#g to eature set"

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I% &ase (ipbase+,)!ome a#d ru##i#g with a#y #ew IS- .2 routers (1,//,2,//,0,// Series) , its e#try %eve% or 1is!o IOS u#!tio#a%ity 2. '()( (data+,)support 2P3S"4T2" 2u%tiproto!o% support 3. Uni*ied Co++uincations (u!+,) support 5OIP 6 IP Te%epho#y 4. Security (se!urity+,) support 1is!o IOS Firewa%% , IPS , IPse! , 078S, 5P) 1. The o%%owi#g pi!ture summari9e these Feature sets (technology package)$

IS- I#tegrated Servi!e -outer .2 !ome with IPbase a#d to ru# the other three te!h#o%ogy pa!&age we #eed to u#dersta#d the !o#!ept o %i!e#ses whi!h simi%ar to 4S4 irewa%%s %i!e#ses by the way " Licenses has t o types$ ,valuation ()e+porary) License whi!h mea# wi%% be avai%ab%e with a%% u#!tio#a%ity or tria% period wou%d be :/ days %er+anent License whi!h mea# you must get #ew %i!e#se rom !is!o to ru# it or ever (ny License has Status $ a#y type !ou%d had o#e o two status

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)orma%%y your ;#iversa% image !ome with ipbase&, bui%t <i# with the o%%owi#g type a#d status 3i!e#se Type' Perma#e#t 3i!e#se State' 4!tive, I# ;se
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So i we wa#t to ru# o#e o the remai#i#g three eature sets ,3i!e#ses #eed to be a!tivate it so you !a# use it whatever you wi%% use it as Perma#e#t or 8va%uatio#" 1is!o give you the abi%ity to a!tivate the remai#i#g three eature sets or 8va%uatio# but i you %i&e to use a#y o them Perma#e#t%y you wi%% #eed to get %i!e#se rom !is!o" .ote 1 $ The IP $ase %i!e#se is a prere=uisite or i#sta%%i#g the 7ata, Se!urity, a#d ;#i ied 1ommu#i!atio#s %i!e#se" .ote # $ i you wa#t to ru# a%% eature set you wi%% #eed %i!e#se or ea!h as the pi! be%ow '

/o to get License *ro+ Cisco and ho to install it in +y !outer 0 1omp%ete the o%%owi#g steps to perma#e#t%y a!tivate a so tware pa!&age or eature o# the router' 11 %urchase the so*t are package or *eature that you %(4 ith your purchase2 What is %roduct authori5ation key (%(4)$ The P4+ is provided to you whe# you order or pur!hase the right to use a eature set or a parti!u%ar p%at orm" The P4+ serves as a re!eipt a#d is used as part o the pro!ess to obtai# a %i!e#se ant to install2 3ou receive a

#1"et the license *ile using one o* these options$ Optio# 1 <1is!o 3i!e#se 2a#ager, whi!h is a ree so tware app%i!atio# avai%ab%e at http'>>www"!is!o"!om>go>!%m" Optio# 2 <!is!o %i!e#se registratio# porta% www"!is!o"!om>go>%i!e#se o# a#y o these optio#s what you wi%% do is 1o#vert the P4+ to a %i!e#se by e#teri#g the P4+ a#d the u#i=ue devi!e ide#ti ier (;7I) i#to the 132 or 1is!o Produ!t 3i!e#se -egistratio# porta% .ote $ ;7I has two mai# !ompo#e#ts' the PI7 a#d the seria% What is the uni6ue device identi*ier (U'I)0 4" The ;7I is a !ombi#atio# o the produ!t id (PI7), the seria% #umber, a#d the hardware versio#" The ;7I is pri#ted o# a %abe% that is %o!ated o# the ba!& o every swit!h a#d a%so viewab%e rom the !omma#d<%i#e i#ter a!e (13I) (show %i!e#se ;7I) a#d ma#ageme#t too%s (usi#g Simp%e )etwor& 2a#ageme#t Proto!o% ?S)2P@)" O#%y the PI7 a#d seria% #umber are used or %i!e#se !reatio#

To &#ow what is your ;7I , type sho

license udi as the o%%owi#g pi! showi#g you '

4%so show versio# !omma#d wi%% disp%ay the ;7I This i# ormatio# is a%so prese#t o# a pu%%<out %abe% tray ou#d o# the devi!e" See the o%%owi#g two pi!tures '

4 ter e#teri#g the appropriate i# ormatio#, you wi%% re!eive a# e<mai% !o#tai#i#g the %i!e#se i# ormatio# that you !a# use to i#sta%% the %i!e#se A 1opy the %i!e#se i%e re!eived rom the 1is!o Produ!t 3i!e#se -egistratio# porta% to the appropriate i%e system o# the devi!e" or A 1%i!& the I#sta%% butto# o# the web page"

What is the License For+at 0 The %i!e#se is i# the orm o a i%e with a "%i! e(te#sio# 4 So tware 4!tivatio# 3i!e#se is a# B23 te(t i%e with a "%i! e(te#sio# a#d eve# !a# be ope#ed by #otepad or a#y te(t editor'

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3etCs say we wa#t to ta&e the be#e it o usi#g se!urity&, Feature set i# 8va%uatio# period to set our router as IOS irewa%% , we wi%% type the o%%owi#g !omma#d !outer(con*ig)8license 9oot +odule c#:;; technology1package securityk: The# we wi%% as&ed to type Des To a!!ept the 8va%uatio# 3i!e#se agreeme#t

Installing %er+anent License *or *eature set (technology1package)$ 4 ter doi#g the steps we ta%& about ear%ier to get the %i!e#se i%e , we wi%% !opy it to our router %ash the# type the o%%owi#g !omma#d ' !18 license install *lash;$uck:1#:;;1S%,15;<4:1F//1##5;;5=2>+l !18 reload

&acking up the License co++and $ !18 license save *lash$all<licenses2lic

Uninstalling the License co++and (t o steps re6uired *or uninstalling licenses ) $ 1< First we disab%e it !outer(con*ig)8 license 9oot +odule c7:;; technology1package uck: disa9le !outer(con*ig)8 e>it !outer8 reload 2< The# we !%ear it !outer8license clear uck: !outer8con*ig t
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!outer(con*ig)8no license 9oot +odule c7:;; technology uck: disa9le !outer(con*ig)8e>it !outer8reload

.ote $ some %i!e#ses su!h as bui%t i# %i!e#ses !a##ot be !%eared" O#%y %i!e#ses that have bee# added by usi#g the %i!e#se i#sta%% !omma#d are removed" 8va%uatio# %i!e#ses are #ot removed"

Finally I reco++end you to understand the na+ing *or+at *or IOS 15 it sel* e>a+ple$ !2,//<u#iversa%&,<m9"SP4"151<*"2*"bi# )he +ain point here to undersatnd here is hat is ? @ )0

i# brie ,2 re%ease stay or 1: mo#th a#d duri#g this period we !ou%d see ma#y re%ease o T i#!%udi#g e#ha#!eme#t a#d adva#!e u#!tio#a%ity added "

More info : http'>>www"!is!o"!om>e#>;S>prod>!o%%atera%>iosswre%>ps88/2>ps1/58E>ps1/5,1>ps1/:21> =aF!:EF5:1,*/"htm% ?ore related$ Gow To -e!over 1is!o -outer Password The 7i ere#!e o The 1is!o 1ata%yst 2,// a#d 1is!o 1ata%yst 1,// ?ore Cisco products and !evie s you can visit$ http://www.3anetwork.com/blog It is re erred rom' https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/docs/ !"#2$321

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