[c-nsp] Sup2T / IOS15 licensing questions

["Rolf Hanßen"]

Hi,

so there is no key or certificate or reference number at all ?
What prevents customers to buy one "alibi" license for all devices if
there is no link to the device?
Does it have any effect at all if you configure/install such a pseudo
license or not ?

regards
Rolf

> On 29/08/13 17:45, "Rolf Hanßen" wrote:
>
>> How do I see if the correct features were enabled or which type (baseip,
>> ipservice, advipservice) is installed ?
>> Maybe somebody with a working and licensed router can compare the output
>> ?
>>
>> What happens if I reboot and the license was wrong (i.e. baseip only),
>> does the IOS reject commands in that case or is the whole licensing on
>> 6500/7600just a dummy ?
>
> That's not how 6500 works.
>
> For 6500, on both sup720 and sup2T IIRC, the feature set is determined
> by the image you boot. There's no license key for "advanced IP services"
> - you just boot that image.
>
> To see which "feature" is installed/enabled, just look to see which
> images is booted.
>
> The right to use the software comes from having purchased that version
> of the software with the chassis, or having purchased an upgrade later on.
>
> See also
>
> http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/iosswrel/ps8802/ps6970/ps6017/qa_c67-661785.pdf
>
> As an example - most of our 6500 purchases came with a line item for:
>
> S733ZK9M-12218SXD
>
> ...which is the Advanced IP service package, and confers the right to
> use that image (and smartnet confers the right to upgrade).
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