Upgrading or downgrading licenses on the Ruckus ICX 7150

Upgrading and downgrading to a licensed feature set on the Ruckus ICX 7150 uses the same commands and similar steps.

Upgrading licenses on the Ruckus ICX 7150

To upgrade from a 2X10G license to a 4x10GR license, perform the following steps as shown in the example below.
  1. Place a purchase order with Brocade order management.
  2. Enter the show version command to verify that the correct license is purchased. The current license field displays the license you have currently installed in the device. 
    device# show version
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UNIT 1: SL 1: ICX7150-24P-2X10G 24-port Management Module
Serial #:CYT3346K035
Current License: 2X10G  
P-ASIC 0: type B548, rev 01 Chip BCM56548_A0
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  3. Enter the license install perpetual command. 
    device# license install perpetual 1 4x10gr
    The above command installs a perpetual 4x10GR license on unit 1.
    NOTE

    Every Ruckus ICX 7150 includes 60 day trial licenses for all licensable features. Separate trial licenses are not available.

  4. Enter y to accept the Brocade End User License Agreement (EULA), or n to cancel. 
    By selecting 'y' you have read and accept the Brocade End USER License Agreement found at the following URL [http://www.brocade.com/en/legal/hardware-terms-eulas/network-operating-system-fastiron-netiron-serveriron-ip-slx-os-platforms.html].
Continue?(enter 'y' to continue, 'n' to cancel): y
  5. Enter the show version command to verify that the license is installed correctly. The current license field displays the license you have currently installed in the device. 
    device# show version
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UNIT 1: SL 1: ICX7150-24P-2X10G 24-port Management Module
Serial #:CYT3346K035
Current License: 4X10GR  
P-ASIC 0: type B548, rev 01 Chip BCM56548_A0
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    NOTE
    If you attempt to update a license that is already installed on the device, an error message is displayed on the CLI. The following is an example of the error message. 
    device# update-license perpetual 1 2x10g
License package 2x10g is already installed.
device#

Downgrading licenses on the Ruckus ICX 7150

To downgrade from a 4x10GR license to a 2X10G license, perform the following steps as shown in the example below.
  1. Enter the license install perpetual command. 
    device# license install perpetual 1 2x10g

    The above command installs a perpetual 2X10G license on unit 1.

  2. Enter y to accept the downgrade of the license, or n to cancel. 
    By selecting 'y' current license will be downgraded. All licensed configurations will be lost after reload.
Continue?(enter 'y' to continue, 'n' to cancel): y
License downgrade successful. Reboot may be required for licensed features to be automatically disabled. If you did not intend to perform a license downgrade, you can use the license install command to upgrade the license.
    NOTE
    When performing a license downgrade, the licensed features continue working until you reload the device.
  3. Enter the show version command to verify the correct license to which you have downgraded to. The current license field displays the license you have currently installed in the device. 
    device# show version
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UNIT 1: SL 1: ICX7150-24P-2X10G 24-port Management Module
Serial #:CYT3346K035
Current License: 2X10G  
P-ASIC 0: type B548, rev 01 Chip BCM56548_A0
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Parent topic: Licensing on the Ruckus ICX 7150
Parent topic: Licensing on the Ruckus ICX 7150