Verifying J-series License Management

To verify J-series license management, perform these tasks:

Purpose

Verify that the expected licenses are installed and active on the Services Router.

Action

From the CLI, enter the show system license command.

Sample Output

License usage: 
                   Free ports    Licenses     Licenses    Licenses 
  Feature name           used        used    installed      needed 
  all                                   0            1           0
  firewall                              1            1           0
  if-t1-4                   1           1            4           0
  if-fe                     2           0            0           0
  ipsec-vpn                             1            1           0  
  
Licenses installed: 
License identifier: li29183743
  State: valid
  License version: 2
  Valid for device: jp47859620

License identifier: li48293123
  State: valid
  License version: 2
  Valid for device: jp47859620
  Features:
    firewall         - Stateful firewall

License identifier: li72194673
  State: valid
  License version: 2
  Valid for device: jp47859620
  Features:
    if-t1-4          - Four additional T1 ports

License identifier: li41597793
  State: valid
  License version: 2
  Valid for device: jp47859620
  Features:
    ipsec-vpn        - IPSec VPN tunnelling

What it Means

The output shows a list of the license usage and a list of the licenses installed on the Services Router. Verify the following information:

• Each license is present. Licenses are listed in ascending alphanumeric order by license ID.
• The state of each license is valid.

  A state of invalid indicates that the license key is not a valid license key. Either it was entered incorrectly or it is not valid for the specific device.

• The feature for each license is the expected feature. The features enabled are listed by license. An all-inclusive license has All features listed.
• All configured features have the required licenses installed. The Licenses needed column must show that no licenses are required.

Purpose

Verify that the licenses fully cover the feature configuration on the Services Router.

Action

From the CLI, enter the show system license usage command.

Sample Output

                   Free ports    Licenses     Licenses    Licenses 
  Feature name           used        used    installed      needed 
  all                                   0            1           0
  bgp-reflection                        0            1           1
  firewall                              1            1           0
  if-t1-4                   1           3            4           0
  if-fe                     2           0            2           1
  ipsec-vpn                             2            1           1  

What it Means

The output shows a list of the licenses installed on the Services Router and how they are used. Verify the following information:

• Each licensed feature and port is present. Features and ports are listed in ascending alphabetical order by license name. The number of licenses is shown in the fourth column. Verify that the appropriate number of licenses is installed.
• The number of used licenses matches the number of configured features and ports. If a licensed feature or port is configured, the feature or port is considered used. The sample output shows that stateful firewall and BGP route reflection are configured. Additionally, four T1 interfaces (one free port and three licensed ports) are configured. Two free and two licensed Fast Ethernet ports are configured, and one Fast Ethernet license has been installed.
• A license is installed on the Services Router for each configured feature and port. For every feature or port configured that does not have a license, one license is needed.

  For example, the sample output shows that the user has configured four Fast Ethernet interfaces (two licensed interfaces and two free interfaces). This configuration requires two purchased licenses, but only one has been purchased. An additional license is required to be in compliance with license agreements.

Purpose

Verify the license keys installed on the Services Router.

Action

From the CLI, enter the show system license keys command.

Sample Output

li29183743 jzsn4q ix8i8d 4ky27y jzsn4q ix8i8d adj7kr
           8uq38t 82fsj6 ii8i7e adj7kr 82fsj6 acasck
           ix8i8d 4ky27y acasck 8uq38t ks2923 a938

li48293123 4ky27y acasck 82fsj6 jzsn4q ix8i8d eksi2r
           8uq38t ix8i8d jzsn4q ix8i8d 4ky27y acasck
           82fsj6 ii8i7e adj7kr 8uq38t ks2923 a9382e

li83474929 dkdis8 adj7kr 4ky27y aclsck 82fsj6 jzsn4q
           8uq38t jzsn4q 9dk2i2 ii3i8d akd239 ks2923
           492idf oo8i7e adj7kr 8u3892 3ksio

What it Means

The output shows a list of the license keys installed on the Services Router. Verify that each expected license key is present.