In this section:

Note

 It is assumed that you are logged into the required DSC SWe VM.

Depending on your system configuration, the DSC Platform is equipped with as many as ten virtual slots. Each virtual slot has one license key.

To commission a new DSC Platform, the product license key information is added to the system for verification and authentication.

Caution

Do not attempt to open or modify the license key file. Any such attempt disables the DSC SWe. Contact Customer Support for assistance with license key files.

Configure Licensing Using the Menu UI

Start
  1. Log onto the DSC SWe using SSH:
    1. At the login prompt, type root and press ENTER.
    2. Type changeme and press ENTER.
  2. At the prompt, type startmenu and press ENTER.

  3. When prompted, change the root password. For information about password restrictions, see DSC Password Management.



  4. Navigate to the DSC Platform Main Menu, select Licensing, and then press ENTER.



  5. Select Add License, and then press ENTER.
  6. Read the agreement while pressing the ENTER key repeatedly to advance to the end of the agreement.

  7. When prompted to agree and acknowledge the terms of the agreement, enter yes and then press ENTER.

    Tip

    Enter yes not y. Otherwise, this agreement is displayed again.

  8. Do one of the following:

    1. Open a separate window on the same system, enter/copy the license keys into a text file with the file name license.key, and place this file into the /tmp directory (go to step 9).
    2. Enter the license keys one at a time (go to step 11).  
  9. After you entered/copied the license keys into a text file with the file name license.key and placed this file into the /tmp directory, go to the window that you are using for this procedure.

  10. Press ENTER when prompted. Go to step 12.

  11. Enter the license keys one at a time for the displayed MAC Address, and press ENTER. After each license key entry, press ENTER to start a new line for the next license key.

    The letter that you received with your system lists the MAC Addresses for the Routing and Management VMs with the corresponding license key.

  12. If you performed the task in step 10, press ENTER twice when all license keys have been entered to end the registration of license keys. The system automatically upgrades the Routing and Management VMs with the license information.

  13. Do one of the following:

    1. If the message shows that the license keys are successfully activated, press ENTER to proceed with other provisioning activities.
    2. If the message shows that the license keys are not successfully activated, press ENTER to try again or to cancel and then contact Customer Support for assistance.

  14. The licenses are validated and loaded to all Routing and Management VMs.

Configure Licensing Using the Web UI

Start
  1. Log onto the DSC SWe as root user.
  2. Click Licensing under the System menu.
  3. Click Add License.
  4. Read the licensing agreement.
  5. Press I Agree.
  6. Enter the license key into the Add New License Keys text box.
  7. Press Add Keys. 
  8. Access the Menu UI.
  9. Navigate to the startmenu and select 3 - Set Initial Configuration to read the license(s) and activate the system configuration.

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