Beginning with SBC Core release 7.0, the SBC is configured in legacy license mode by default. The “local” and “network” options for license mode that were supported for SBC SWe in prior releases are being phased out. Although some references to local license mode remain in documentation, the CLI, or the EMA UI, local license mode is not supported.
If your SBC SWe deployment was configured to use network license mode in a prior release, the tools to monitor and configure network-mode licensing remain available but will be phased out in the future. Contact your Ribbon Sales Representative for more information on licensing and assistance in updating your license.
The network-wide licensing method uses licenses supplied by a centralized licensing server running within the EMS. The SBC must already be configured in network license mode prior to using this procedure.
To configure D-SBC SWe for network wide licensing:
Select the D-SBC instance from the list appearing in the left pane. The SBC Configuration Manager page displays.
D-SBC Configuration Manager
Click Save.
Creating a License Server
If using redundant EMS (EMS GR), create a license server for each EMS instance, with priority 1 for the source EMS and priority 2 for the target EMS.
Select the required license from the Feature Name drop-down.
Depending on the license selected, you may be prompted to enter the Min Count and Max Count.
Click Save.
Creating New Required License
Select Administration > System Administration > Platform Management and click Restart SBC Application.
After application restarts, click License Info List section to view the configured license information.
S-SBC License Information
For more license information, refer to Managing SBC Licenses.
For more information on Alarms, refer to Licensing Alarms for SBC SWe Cloud.