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Chapter 3 Managing ACE Software Licenses
Installing a New or Upgrade License File
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Installing a New or Upgrade License File
After you copy a demo or permanent license file to the ACE for a new or upgrade
installation, you can install it. All license installations except one have no adverse
impact to an operating ACE. No reboot is required and existing connections are
not interrrupted. In a redundant configuration, mismatched context licenses cause
the active ACE to generate a syslog message if logging is enabled and to disable
configuration synchronization. After you install the correct matching license on
the standby ACE, the software automatically detects the license and restores
normal operation. For information on replacing a demo license with a permanent
one, see the “Replacing a Demo License with a Permanent License” section.
Caution If you install a context demo license, make sure that you save the Admin running
configuration and all user context running configurations to a remote server. If
you allow a context license to expire, the ACE automatically removes all user
contexts from the Admin running configuration and all configurations for the user
contexts.
To install or upgrade a license on your ACE, use the license install disk0:
command in Exec mode from the Admin context. The syntax of this command is:
license install disk0:[path/]filename [target_filename]
The arguments are:
• [path/]filename—Installs the license stored on the disk0: file system. If you
do not specify the optional path, the ACE looks for the file in the root
directory.
• target_filename—(Optional) Target filename for the license file.
For example, to install the 2 Gbps appliance throughout performance license,
enter:
host1/Admin# license install disk0:ACE-AP-02-LIC.lic
To install a license file for an SSL 5000 TPS license, enter:
host1/Admin# license install disk0:ACE-AP-SSL-05K-K9.lic
To install a license file for a 20 context license, enter:
host1/Admin# license install disk0:ACE-AP-VIRT-020.lic