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Install licenses for BES-53248 cluster switches

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The BES-53248 cluster switch base model is licensed for 16 10GbE or 25GbE ports and two 100GbE ports. You can add new ports by purchasing more licenses.

Review available licenses

The following licenses are available for use on the BES-53248 cluster switch:

License type License details Supported firmware version

SW-BES-53248A2-8P-2P

Broadcom 8PT-10G25G + 2PT-40G100G License Key, X190005/R

EFOS 3.4.4.6 and later

SW-BES-53248A2-8P-1025G

Broadcom 8 Port 10G25G License Key, X190005/R

EFOS 3.4.4.6 and later

SW-BES53248A2-6P-40-100G

Broadcom 6 Port 40G100G License Key, X190005/R

EFOS 3.4.4.6 and later

Legacy licenses

The following table lists the legacy licenses that were available for use on the BES-53248 cluster switch:

License type License details Supported firmware version

SW-BES-53248A1-G1-8P-LIC

Broadcom 8P 10-25,2P40-100 License Key, X190005/R

EFOS 3.4.3.3 and later

SW-BES-53248A1-G1-16P-LIC

Broadcom 16P 10-25,4P40-100 License Key, X190005/R

EFOS 3.4.3.3 and later

SW-BES-53248A1-G1-24P-LIC

Broadcom 24P 10-25,6P40-100 License Key, X190005/R

EFOS 3.4.3.3 and later

SW-BES54248-40-100G-LIC

Broadcom 6Port 40G100G License Key, X190005/R

EFOS 3.4.4.6 and later

SW-BES53248-8P-10G25G-LIC

Broadcom 8Port 10G25G License Key, X190005/R

EFOS 3.4.4.6 and later

SW-BES53248-16P-1025G-LIC

Broadcom 16Port 10G25G License Key, X190005/R

EFOS 3.4.4.6 and later

SW-BES53248-24P-1025G-LIC

Broadcom 24Port 10G25G License Key, X190005/R

EFOS 3.4.4.6 and later
Note A license is not required for the base configuration.

Install license files

Follow these steps to install licenses for BES-53248 cluster switches.

Steps

  1. Connect the cluster switch to the management network.

  2. Use the ping command to verify connectivity to the server hosting EFOS, licenses, and the RCF file.

    Show example

    This example verifies that the switch is connected to the server at IP address 172.19.2.1:

    (cs2)# ping 172.19.2.1
Pinging 172.19.2.1 with 0 bytes of data:

Reply From 172.19.2.1: icmp_seq = 0. time= 5910 usec.

  3. Check the current license usage on switch cs2:

    show license

    Show example 
    (cs2)# show license
Reboot needed.................................. No
Number of active licenses...................... 0

License Index  License Type     Status
-------------- ---------------- -----------

No license file found.

  4. Install the license file.

    Repeat this step to load more licenses and to use different key index numbers.

    Show example

    The following example uses SFTP to copy a license file to a key index 1.

    (cs2)# copy sftp://root@172.19.2.1/var/lib/tftpboot/license.dat nvram:license-key 1
Remote Password:**

Mode........................................... SFTP
Set Server IP.................................. 172.19.2.1
Path........................................... /var/lib/tftpboot/
Filename....................................... license.dat
Data Type...................................... license

Management access will be blocked for the duration of the transfer
Are you sure you want to start? (y/n) y

File transfer in progress. Management access will be blocked for the duration of the transfer. Please wait...


License Key transfer operation completed successfully. System reboot is required.

  5. Display all current license information and note the license status before switch cs2 is rebooted:

    show license

    Show example 
    (cs2)# show license

Reboot needed.................................. Yes
Number of active licenses...................... 0


License Index  License Type      Status
-------------- ----------------- -------------------------------
1              Port              License valid but not applied

  6. Display all licensed ports:

    show port all | exclude Detach

    The ports from the additional license files are not displayed until after the switch is rebooted.

    Show example 
    (cs2)# show port all | exclude Detach

                 Admin     Physical   Physical   Link   Link    LACP   Actor
Intf      Type   Mode      Mode       Status     Status Trap    Mode   Timeout
--------- ------ --------- ---------- ---------- ------ ------- ------ --------
0/1              Disable   Auto                  Down   Enable  Enable long
0/2              Disable   Auto                  Down   Enable  Enable long
0/3              Disable   Auto                  Down   Enable  Enable long
0/4              Disable   Auto                  Down   Enable  Enable long
0/5              Disable   Auto                  Down   Enable  Enable long
0/6              Disable   Auto                  Down   Enable  Enable long
0/7              Disable   Auto                  Down   Enable  Enable long
0/8              Disable   Auto                  Down   Enable  Enable long
0/9              Disable   Auto                  Down   Enable  Enable long
0/10             Disable   Auto                  Down   Enable  Enable long
0/11             Disable   Auto                  Down   Enable  Enable long
0/12             Disable   Auto                  Down   Enable  Enable long
0/13             Disable   Auto                  Down   Enable  Enable long
0/14             Disable   Auto                  Down   Enable  Enable long
0/15             Disable   Auto                  Down   Enable  Enable long
0/16             Disable   Auto                  Down   Enable  Enable long
0/55             Disable   Auto                  Down   Enable  Enable long
0/56             Disable   Auto                  Down   Enable  Enable long

  7. Reboot the switch:

    reload

    Show example 
    (cs2)# reload

The system has unsaved changes.
Would you like to save them now? (y/n) y

Config file 'startup-config' created successfully .

Configuration Saved!
Are you sure you would like to reset the system? (y/n) y

  8. Check that the new license is active and note that the license has been applied:

    show license

    Show example 
    (cs2)# show license

Reboot needed.................................. No
Number of installed licenses................... 1
Total Downlink Ports enabled................... 16
Total Uplink Ports enabled..................... 8

License Index  License Type              Status
-------------- ------------------------- -----------------------------------
1              Port                      License applied

  9. Check that all new ports are available:

    show port all | exclude Detach

    Show example 
    (cs2)# show port all | exclude Detach

                 Admin     Physical   Physical   Link   Link    LACP   Actor
Intf      Type   Mode      Mode       Status     Status Trap    Mode   Timeout
--------- ------ --------- ---------- ---------- ------ ------- ------ --------
0/1              Disable    Auto                 Down   Enable  Enable long
0/2              Disable    Auto                 Down   Enable  Enable long
0/3              Disable    Auto                 Down   Enable  Enable long
0/4              Disable    Auto                 Down   Enable  Enable long
0/5              Disable    Auto                 Down   Enable  Enable long
0/6              Disable    Auto                 Down   Enable  Enable long
0/7              Disable    Auto                 Down   Enable  Enable long
0/8              Disable    Auto                 Down   Enable  Enable long
0/9              Disable    Auto                 Down   Enable  Enable long
0/10             Disable    Auto                 Down   Enable  Enable long
0/11             Disable    Auto                 Down   Enable  Enable long
0/12             Disable    Auto                 Down   Enable  Enable long
0/13             Disable    Auto                 Down   Enable  Enable long
0/14             Disable    Auto                 Down   Enable  Enable long
0/15             Disable    Auto                 Down   Enable  Enable long
0/16             Disable    Auto                 Down   Enable  Enable long
0/49             Disable   100G Full             Down   Enable  Enable long
0/50             Disable   100G Full             Down   Enable  Enable long
0/51             Disable   100G Full             Down   Enable  Enable long
0/52             Disable   100G Full             Down   Enable  Enable long
0/53             Disable   100G Full             Down   Enable  Enable long
0/54             Disable   100G Full             Down   Enable  Enable long
0/55             Disable   100G Full             Down   Enable  Enable long
0/56             Disable   100G Full             Down   Enable  Enable long
Caution When installing additional licenses, you must configure the new interfaces manually. Do not re-apply an RCF to an existing working production switch.

Troubleshoot install issues

Where problems arise when installing a license, run the following debug commands before running the copy command again.

Debug commands to use: debug transfer and debug license

Show example 
(cs2)# debug transfer
Debug transfer output is enabled.
(cs2)# debug license
Enabled capability licensing debugging.

When you run the copy command with the debug transfer and debug license options enabled, the log output is returned.

Show example 
transfer.c(3083):Transfer process  key or certificate file type = 43
transfer.c(3229):Transfer process  key/certificate cmd = cp /mnt/download//license.dat.1 /mnt/fastpath/ >/dev/null 2>&1CAPABILITY LICENSING :
Fri Sep 11 13:41:32 2020: License file with index 1 added.
CAPABILITY LICENSING : Fri Sep 11 13:41:32 2020: Validating hash value 29de5e9a8af3e510f1f16764a13e8273922d3537d3f13c9c3d445c72a180a2e6.
CAPABILITY LICENSING : Fri Sep 11 13:41:32 2020: Parsing JSON buffer {
  "license": {
    "header": {
      "version": "1.0",
      "license-key": "964B-2D37-4E52-BA14",
      "serial-number": "QTFCU38290012",
      "model": "BES-53248"
  },
  "description": "",
  "ports": "0+6"
  }
}.
CAPABILITY LICENSING : Fri Sep 11 13:41:32 2020: License data does not contain 'features' field.
CAPABILITY LICENSING : Fri Sep 11 13:41:32 2020: Serial number QTFCU38290012 matched.
CAPABILITY LICENSING : Fri Sep 11 13:41:32 2020: Model BES-53248 matched.
CAPABILITY LICENSING : Fri Sep 11 13:41:32 2020: Feature not found in license file with index = 1.
CAPABILITY LICENSING : Fri Sep 11 13:41:32 2020: Applying license file 1.

Check for the following in the debug output:

  • Check that the Serial number matches: Serial number QTFCU38290012 matched.

  • Check that the switch Model matches: Model BES-53248 matched.

  • Check that the specified license index was not used previously. Where a license index is already used, the following error is returned: License file /mnt/download//license.dat.1 already exists.

  • A port license is not a feature license. Therefore, the following statement is expected: Feature not found in license file with index = 1.

Use the copy command to back up port licenses to the server:

(cs2)# copy nvram:license-key 1 scp://<UserName>@<IP_address>/saved_license_1.dat
Caution If you need to downgrade the switch software from version 3.4.4.6, the licenses are removed. This is expected behavior.

You must install an appropriate older license before reverting to an older version of the software.

Activate newly licensed ports

To activate newly licensed ports, you need to edit the latest version of the RCF and uncomment the applicable port details.

The default license activates ports 0/1 to 0/16 and 0/55 to 0/56 while the newly licensed ports will be between ports 0/17 to 0/54 depending on the type and number of licenses available. For example, to activate the SW-BES54248-40-100G-LIC license, you must uncomment the following section in the RCF:

Show example 
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!
! 2-port or 6-port 40/100GbE node port license block
!
interface 0/49
no shutdown
description "40/100GbE Node Port"
!speed 100G full-duplex
speed 40G full-duplex
service-policy in WRED_100G
spanning-tree edgeport
mtu 9216
switchport mode trunk
datacenter-bridging
priority-flow-control mode on
priority-flow-control priority 5 no-drop
exit
exit
!
interface 0/50
no shutdown
description "40/100GbE Node Port"
!speed 100G full-duplex
speed 40G full-duplex
service-policy in WRED_100G
spanning-tree edgeport
mtu 9216
switchport mode trunk
datacenter-bridging
priority-flow-control mode on
priority-flow-control priority 5 no-drop
exit
exit
!
interface 0/51
no shutdown
description "40/100GbE Node Port"
speed 100G full-duplex
!speed 40G full-duplex
service-policy in WRED_100G
spanning-tree edgeport
mtu 9216
switchport mode trunk
datacenter-bridging
priority-flow-control mode on
priority-flow-control priority 5 no-drop
exit
exit
!
interface 0/52
no shutdown
description "40/100GbE Node Port"
speed 100G full-duplex
!speed 40G full-duplex
service-policy in WRED_100G
spanning-tree edgeport
mtu 9216
switchport mode trunk
datacenter-bridging
priority-flow-control mode on
priority-flow-control priority 5 no-drop
exit
exit
!
interface 0/53
no shutdown
description "40/100GbE Node Port"
speed 100G full-duplex
!speed 40G full-duplex
service-policy in WRED_100G
spanning-tree edgeport
mtu 9216
switchport mode trunk
datacenter-bridging
priority-flow-control mode on
priority-flow-control priority 5 no-drop
exit
exit
!
interface 0/54
no shutdown
description "40/100GbE Node Port"
speed 100G full-duplex
!speed 40G full-duplex
service-policy in WRED_100G
spanning-tree edgeport
mtu 9216
switchport mode trunk
datacenter-bridging
priority-flow-control mode on
priority-flow-control priority 5 no-drop
exit
exit
!
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Note For high-speed ports between 0/49 to 0/54 inclusive, uncomment each port but only uncomment one speed line in the RCF for each of these ports, either: speed 100G full-duplex or speed 40G full-duplex as shown in the example. For low-speed ports between 0/17 to 0/48 inclusive, uncomment the entire 8-port section when an appropriate license has been activated.
What's next?

Install the Reference Configuration File (RCF).