Difference between revisions of "Getting and Applying License Files to ASA Firewalls"

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* Obtain the license files in the [[Getting and Applying License Files to Nexus 7000 / Nexus 5000 Switches|same way as with Nexus Switches]] (One exception: On the ASA, you get the Serial No with the command <code>show version</code>, the command <code>show license host-id</code> does not exist here.)
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* Obtain the license files in the [[Getting and Applying License Files to Nexus 7000 / Nexus 5000 Switches|same way as with Nexus Switches]] (One exception: On the ASR, you get the Serial and UDI No with the command <code>show license udi</code>, the command <code>show license host-id</code> does not exist here.)
* From the <code>.lic</code> file, copy the long string that looks somewhat like this to the clipboard: <code>a63ed956 087a5836 a1f0f5ac e3fcbcdc 4723cdb1</code>
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* Copy the <code>.lic</code> file to a USB thumb drive and insert the drive into the ASR's USB port.
* On the ASA, switch to <code>enable</code> mode and then type <code>conf t</code>
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* On the ASR, switch to <code>enable</code> and copy the <code>.lic</code> file to the bootflash drive: <code>copy usb1: bootflash:</code>
* Apply the license using the following command: <code>activation-key a63ed956 087a5836 a1f0f5ac e3fcbcdc 4723cdb1</code>
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* Apply the license using the following command: <code>license install bootflash:<filename>.lic</code>
* Check if the license has been applied correctly using the <code>sho ver</code> command
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* Check if the license has been applied correctly using the <code>sho license</code> command

Revision as of 14:59, 21 October 2016

  • Obtain the license files in the same way as with Nexus Switches (One exception: On the ASR, you get the Serial and UDI No with the command show license udi, the command show license host-id does not exist here.)
  • Copy the .lic file to a USB thumb drive and insert the drive into the ASR's USB port.
  • On the ASR, switch to enable and copy the .lic file to the bootflash drive: copy usb1: bootflash:
  • Apply the license using the following command: license install bootflash:<filename>.lic
  • Check if the license has been applied correctly using the sho license command