[c-nsp] Determining license for asr 9001

[Rod Bio]

hi thanks, everyone! I was worried that this was a sneaky licensing by 
cisco. Anyway thanks again. I guess I learn something as always.

regards.

On 29/07/2016 15:22, Gert Doering wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Fri, Jul 29, 2016 at 10:21:44AM +0800, Rod Bio wrote:
>> We recently bought asr 9001s. Coming from IOS and now having to deal
>> with IOS XR, I am having difficulty understanding the license included
>> with this box. My IOS XR version is 5.2.4
>>
>> The software included according to the distributor delivery receipt says
>> "Cisco IOS XR IP/MPLS Core Software 3DES". Now this naming suggest that
>> MPLS is included in the bundle but looking through the available
>> commands it looks like "mpls ldp" is not available. Checking the "sh
>> ver" it looks like I am missing this "asr9k-mpls-px.pie" optional
>> individual package.
>>
>> Now, am I wrong to assume that the software bundle includes mpls?
>
> This is not a license thing, but a "modular operating system thing" -
> bumped into it myself, remember the puzzlement :-)
>
> All the stuff that you want is on the disk as packages, but not all of
> it is activated into the system - which is why the MPLS (and multicast)
> commands are not there.
>
> http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/routers/crs/software/crs_r4-2/system_management/configuration/guide/b_sysman_cg42crs/b_sysman_cg42crs_chapter_010.html
>
> (this is for 4.2.x, but describes the general approach)
>
> It's something along the lines of
>
>  (router)# admin show install inactive
>  (router)# admin install activate ?
>   WORD                                         User specified package(s) to acti
> vate
>   disk0:asr9k-9000v-nV-supp-4.3.4.sp6-1.0.0    Package to activate
>   disk0:asr9k-adv-video-supp-4.3.4.sp6-1.0.0   Package to activate
>   disk0:asr9k-base-4.3.4.CSCui94441-1.0.0      Package to activate
>   disk0:asr9k-bng-px-4.3.4                     Package to activate
> ...
>  (router)# admin install activate disk0:asr9k-mpls-px-4.3.4
>
> wait, test, and if all is nice and fine
>
>  (router)# admin install commit
>
>
> gert
>

-- 
Rod