Configuring a shared license, Configuring the shared licensing server – Cisco ASA 5505 User Manual

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Cisco ASA 5500 Series Configuration Guide using the CLI

Chapter 3 Managing Feature Licenses

Configuring Licenses

Detailed Steps

Configuring a Shared License

This section describes how to configure the shared licensing server and participants. For more
information about shared licenses, see the

“Shared AnyConnect Premium Licenses” section on

page 3-23

.

This section includes the following topics:

Configuring the Shared Licensing Server, page 3-35

Configuring the Shared Licensing Backup Server (Optional), page 3-37

Configuring the Shared Licensing Participant, page 3-37

Configuring the Shared Licensing Server

This section describes how to configure the ASA to be a shared licensing server.

Prerequisites

The server must have a shared licensing server key.

Command

Purpose

Step 1

activation-key

key [activate | deactivate]

Example:

hostname# activation-key 0xd11b3d48

0xa80a4c0a 0x48e0fd1c 0xb0443480

0x843fc490

Applies an activation key to the ASA. The key is a five-element
hexadecimal string with one space between each element. The
leading 0x specifier is optional; all values are assumed to be
hexadecimal.

You can install one permanent key, and multiple time-based keys.
If you enter a new permanent key, it overwrites the already
installed one.

The activate and deactivate keywords are available for
time-based keys only. If you do not enter any value, activate is the
default. The last time-based key that you activate for a given
feature is the active one. To deactivate any active time-based key,
enter the deactivate keyword. If you enter a key for the first time,
and specify deactivate, then the key is installed on the ASA in an
inactive state. See the

“Time-Based Licenses” section on

page 3-21

for more information.

Step 2

(Might be required.)

reload

Example:

hostname# reload

Reloads the ASA. Some permanent licenses require you to reload
the ASA after entering the new activation key. See

Table 3-18 on

page 3-34

for a list of licenses that need reloading. If you need to

reload, you will see the following message:

WARNING: The running activation key was not updated with

the requested key. The flash activation key was updated

with the requested key, and will become active after the

next reload.

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