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Installing and Migrating to Cisco Prime LAN Management Solution 4.1
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Chapter 3 Preparing to Install Cisco Prime LAN Management Solution 4.1
Licensing Your Product
Installation Notes (For Soft Appliance Only)
• Ensure that your system meets the recommended hardware and software specifications specified in
Server Requirements on Soft Appliance Systems.
• Soft Appliance OVA software can be installed only on VMware environment.
• We recommend that you disable the virus scan software on your system.
• In VMWare, the resources should not be in shared mode.
Licensing Your Product
The LMS 4.1 product provides features such as software-based product registration and license key
activation technologies. While you are installing LMS, the installer displays the Registration and
Licensing input dialog box.
This section contains:
• Understanding Product Ordering Options and Product Authorization Key
• License Information
• License File
• Evaluation Mode
• NFR (Not For Resale) License
• Installing the License File
Understanding Product Ordering Options and Product Authorization Key
Product Authorization Key (PAK) ID refers to the identification key that you must enter while registering
your product in Cisco.com to receive the product serial license key.
The PAK is normally printed on the software claim certificate that is part of the product DVD kit.
With the new ordering options introduced, you can receive the digital PAK IDs through online delivery
also.
The following are the options available to you to order the LMS 4.1 software and Product Authorization
Key (PAK):
• Ordering Physical LMS 4.1 Product DVD with Printed PAK
• Downloading LMS 4.1 Evaluation Software and Ordering Digital PAK
• Ordering Physical LMS 4.1 Base Media Kit and Digital PAK
Ordering Physical LMS 4.1 Product DVD with Printed PAK
This is the traditional method of purchasing the product through Cisco Direct and Channel Sales
representatives.
You will receive a kit with product DVDs and a software claim certificate paper, when you opt to select
this delivery method. The software claim certificate paper contains the Product Authorization Key (PAK)
printed on it.