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Managing Junos OS Licenses

Displaying License Keys in J-Web

To display license keys installed on the device:

  1. In the J-Web interface, under Administration>License Management>Installed Licenses, click Add to add a new license key.
  2. Under Installed Licenses, click Display Keys to display all the license keys installed on the device.

    A screen displaying the license keys in text format appears. Multiple licenses are separated by a blank line.

Downloading License Keys

To download license keys installed on the device:

  1. In the J-Web interface, under Administration>License Management>Installed Licenses, click Download Keys to download all the license keys installed on the device to a single file.
  2. Select Save it to disk and specify the file to which the license keys are to be written.

Generating a License Key

To generate a license key:

  1. Gather the authorization code that you received when you purchased your license as well as your device serial number.
  2. Go to the Juniper Networks licensing page at:

    https://www.juniper.net/lcrs/generateLicense.do

  3. Enter the device serial number and authorization code in the webpage and click Generate. Depending on the type of license you purchased, you will receive one of the following responses:

    • License key—If you purchased a perpetual license, you will receive a license key from the licensing management system. You can enter this key directly into the system to activate the feature on your device.

    • License key entitlement—If you purchased a subscription-based license, you will receive a license key entitlement from the licensing management system. You can use this entitlement to validate your license on the Juniper Networks licensing server and download the feature license from the server to your device.

Saving License Keys

To save license keys installed on the device:

From operational mode, save the installed license keys to a file or URL.

For example, the following command saves the installed license keys to a file named license.config:

See Also

Updating License Keys (CLI)

Use this task to update a subscription license or a trial license. You can do immediate update from command mode or set up automatic updates using the CLI.

You can set up a proxy server to allow indirect access to the license portal. To set up a proxy server for license updates, see Example: Configuring a Proxy Server for License Updates.

The products supported by the Juniper Agile Licensing (JAL) portal includes: QFX series, SRX Series, EX Series, NFX, vBNG, vMX, vSRX, and ACX. For other Juniper products (SPACE, JSA, SBR Carrier, Screen OS and so on) access the License Management System (LMS).

To do immediate update of a license key from command mode:

From operational mode, do one of the following tasks:

  • Update the license keys immediately from the license portal. You can only use this command to update subscription-based licenses (such as UTM).

    The request system license update command always uses the default license portal.

  • Update the trial license keys immediately from the license portal.

To enable automatic license updates from the CLI:

  1. Contact your account team or Juniper Networks Customer Care to extend the validity period of existing license keys and obtain the URL for a valid update server.

  2. Once you have successfully extended your license key and received the update server URL, configure the auto-update parameter:

  3. (Optional) Configure renew options. The following sample allows the device to contact the license server 30 days before the current license expires and sends an automatic update request every 6 hours.

See Also

Example: Adding a New License Key

This example shows how to add a new license key.

Requirements

Before you begin, confirm that your Junos OS feature requires you to purchase, install, and manage a separate software license.

Overview

You can add a license key from a file or URL, from a terminal, or from the J-Web user interface. Use the filename option to activate a perpetual license directly on the device. (Most feature licenses are perpetual.) Use the url to send a subscription-based license key entitlement (such as UTM) to the Juniper Networks licensing server for authorization. If authorized, the server downloads the license to the device and activates it.

In this example, the file name is bgp-reflection.

Configuration

Procedure

CLI Quick Configuration

To quickly configure this section of the example, copy the following commands, paste them into a text file, remove any line breaks, change any details necessary to match your network configuration, copy and paste the commands into the CLI at the [edit] hierarchy level, and then enter commit from configuration mode.

From operational mode, you can add a license key in either way:

  • From a file or URL:

  • From the terminal:

GUI Quick Configuration
Step-by-Step Procedure

To add a new license key:

  1. In the J-Web user interface, under Administration>License Management>Installed Licenses, click Add to add a new license key.

  2. Do one of the following, using a blank line to separate multiple license keys:

    • In the License File URL box, type the full URL to the destination file containing the license key to be added.

    • In the License Key Text box, paste the license key text, in plain-text format, for the license to be added.

  3. Click OK to add the license key.

    If you added the SRX100 Memory Upgrade license, the device reboots immediately and comes back up as a high-memory device.

  4. Click OK to check your configuration and save it as a candidate configuration.

  5. If you are done configuring the device, click Commit Options>Commit.

Step-by-Step Procedure

To add a new license key:

  1. From operational mode, add a license key in either way:

    • From a file or URL:

    • From the terminal:

  2. When prompted, enter the license key, separating multiple license keys with a blank line. If the license key you enter is invalid, an error is generated when you press Ctrl-D to exit license entry mode.

    If you added the SRX100 Memory Upgrade license, the device reboots immediately and comes back up as a high-memory device.

Results

From operational mode, confirm your configuration by entering the show system license command. If the output does not display the intended configuration, repeat the configuration instructions in this example to correct it.

If you are done configuring the device, enter commit from configuration mode.

Verification

Confirm that the configuration is working properly.

Verifying Installed Licenses

Purpose

Verify that the expected licenses have been installed and are active on the device.

Action

From operational mode, enter the show system license command.

The output shows a list of the licenses used and a list of the licenses installed on the device and when they expire.

Verifying License Usage

Purpose

Verify that the licenses fully cover the feature configuration on the device.

Action

From operational mode, enter the show system license usage command.

The output shows a list of the licenses installed on the device and how they are used.

Verifying Installed License Keys

Purpose

Verify that the license keys were installed on the device.

Action

From operational mode, enter the show system license keys command.

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

Example: Deleting a License Key

This example shows how to delete a license key.

Requirements

Before you delete a license key, confirm that it is no longer needed.

Overview

You can delete a license key from the CLI or J-Web user interface. In this example, the license ID is G0300000xxxx.

Configuration

Procedure

CLI Quick Configuration

To quickly configure this section of the example, copy the following commands, paste them into a text file, remove any line breaks, change any details necessary to match your network configuration, copy and paste the commands into the CLI at the [edit] hierarchy level, and then enter commit from configuration mode.

GUI Quick Configuration
Step-by-Step Procedure

To delete a license key:

  1. In the J-Web user interface, under Administration>License Management>Installed Licenses.

  2. Select the check box of the license or licenses you want to delete.

  3. Click Delete.

    If you deleted the SRX100 Memory Upgrade license, the device reboots immediately and comes back up as a low-memory device.

  4. Click OK to check your configuration and save it as a candidate configuration.

  5. If you are done configuring the device, click Commit Options>Commit.

Step-by-Step Procedure

To delete a license key:

  1. From operational mode, for each license, enter the following command and specify the license ID. You can delete only one license at a time.

    If you deleted the SRX100 Memory Upgrade license, the device reboots immediately and comes back up as a low-memory device.

Results

From configuration mode, confirm your deletion by entering the show system license command. The license key you deleted will be removed. If the output does not display the intended configuration, repeat the configuration instructions in this example to correct it.

If you are done configuring the device, enter commit from configuration mode.

Verification

Confirm that the configuration is working properly.

Verifying Installed Licenses

Purpose

Verify that the expected licenses have been removed from the device.

Action

From operational mode, enter the show system license command.