Release Notes

Parameter Description
ralized licensing feature. This command is available in config mode.
license-vrrp <id>
Use this command to specify a VRRP instance to be used for the cent-
ralized licensing feature. This command is available in config mode.
By default, the master controller in a master-local topology is the primary
licensing server. If this master controller already has a redundant
standby master, that redundant master will automatically act the backup
licensing server with no additional configuration. If your primary licensing
server does not yet have a redundant standby controller and you want to
use a backup server with the centralized licensing feature, you must
identify a second controller you want to designate as the backup licens-
ing server, and define a virtual router on the primary licensing server. For
details, see vrrp.
peer-ip-address <ip-addr>
Enter the IP address of the backup licensing server. This command is
available in config mode.
Usage Guidelines
Obtain a Dell software license certificate from your Dell sales representative or authorized reseller. Use the
certificate ID and the system serial number to obtain a software license key which you install in the controller.
Starting with ArubaOS 6.3, you no longer need to reboot a controller after adding or deleting a license.
Users that are not very familiar with this procedure may wish to use the License Management page in the WebUI to
install and manage licenses on the controller.
Centralized licensing simplifies licensing management by distributing licenses installed on one controller to
other controllers on the network. One controller acts as a centralized license database for all other controllers
connected to it, allowing all controllers to share a pool of unused licenses. The primary and backup licensing
server can share single set of licenses, eliminating the need for a redundant license set on the backup server.
Local licensing client controllers maintain information sent from the licensing server even if licensing client
controller and licensing server controller can no longer communicate.
You can use the centralized licensing feature in a master-local topology with a redundant backup master, or in a
multi-master network where all the masters are connected to a single AirWave server. In the master-local
topology, the master controller acts as the primary licensing server, and the redundant backup master acts as
the backup licensing server. In a multi-master network, one controller must be designated as a primary server
and a second controller configured as a backup licensing server.
Centralized licensing can distribute the following license types:
l AP
l PEFNG
l RF PRotect
l xSec
l ACR
Centralized licensing allows the primary and backup licensing server controllers share a single set of licenses. If
you do not enable this feature, the master and backup master controller each require separate, identical license
sets. The two controllers acting as primary and backup license servers must use the same version of ArubaOS,
and must be connected on the same broadcast domain using the Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP).
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