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  • 1.  Switch license transfer

    Posted 10-03-2024 14:05

    bonjour everybody, 

    how about a quick licence tutorial ? 

    our network internet access goes through a pair of EX4600 at a central location. Needless to say. one of them going down would be a major service interruption. So the organisation purchased a spare 4600 with both configurations available so to be able to do a quick changeover of  a defective one. 

    the  original 4600s do have individual bgp licence installed, but not the spare one. so this brings me to 2 questions I could not find clear anserws on the Juniper site.

    1)  is there a way to just transfer the licence of the downed device to the spare one ?  the purpose of the spare unit was to go back online quick before going through all the RMA procedure that seems required for license transfer from what I read on the Juniper site. Also, from what I understand for a show licence, they are tied to the device serial number. so it may not be possible. 

    2) if I want to shorten my downtime, should I simply buy a 3rd bgp license for the spare device, install it, and be confident that the spre device can replace any of the 2 online switches ? 

    thanks for your help. 



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    Michel Lapointe
    GIRAT
    Rouyn-Noranda, QC
    Canada

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  • 2.  RE: Switch license transfer

    Posted 10-04-2024 03:23

    Hi Michel,

    I'm not aware of anyway to migrate the license, we have a few EX4600s with the BGP advanced license so we bought a BGP license for our spare one, luckily we have not needed to use it but it is always ready to go if we needed it to.



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    HARRY
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  • 3.  RE: Switch license transfer

    Posted 30 days ago

    merci beaucoup Harry,

    based on Ihor comment, I'll probably install a spare licence on the spare switch like you did. the goal is to minimize downtime and everybody understand there is a price to be paid for that. tthanks, 

    Michel



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    MICHEL LAPOINTE
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  • 4.  RE: Switch license transfer

    Posted 10-04-2024 06:09

    Hi Michel,

    You can transfer license from one device to another one if your devices have 1, 3 or 5 year licences. You cannot transfer licence if it is perpetual. 

    Self-service instructions on how to transfer a license:

    https://supportportal.juniper.net/s/article/Transfer-license-keys-to-an-RMA-replacement-device?language=en_US

    If you want to shorten your downtime you have to  buy any kind ( 1, 3, 5 years or perpetual ) of licence for spare device.  Let me note for the perpetual license  you need buy separate support.

    Usually Juniper equipment works without license ( base honor license) but you will get log messages constantly when your change configuration. Also JTAC  will not help you without license if you need help.  I am not sure if it works for EX4600.

    BR,

    Ihor Shtanko

    Ukraine



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    IHOR SHTANKO
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  • 5.  RE: Switch license transfer

    Posted 30 days ago

    bonjour Ihor

    I stopped at commit check on the spare switch. since what I got was a warning and not a fail, it just may work . I am getting prices on a spare bgp licence to keep things simple and quick. 

    thanks for the link, 

    take care, 

    Michel



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    MICHEL LAPOINTE
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  • 6.  RE: Switch license transfer

    Posted 30 days ago

    bonjour  Michel,

    When you  commit new configuration you will get  message that you don't have license but configuration will be committed.  After that everything will work.

    BR,



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    IHOR SHTANKO
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