Isn't paperback license exist for this exact reason, as opposite to e-delivery?
On 30/08/13 12:30, "Rolf Hanßen" wrote: > Hello Blake, > > the question was more the other direction: > How do I prove/verify I have a valid license if I receive nothing that > says "here is your Cisco license #xxxxxx for IOS Advanced IP Services on > Sup2T" ? > I now payed around 8k Dollar and only have a CD (Windows says its ever A > CDRW) with a Cisco logo + the image name / version printed on it and the > dealers invoice that I bought 1x "license". > For that price I want to be sure that it is not just a CD made by some > guys in China with a good CD printer. > > kind regards > Rolf > >> Well, it's copyright infringement if you knowingly violate the terms of >> the >> software licensing, so treat that as you may as far as any enforcement vs >> just buying one license and installing it on many devices. >> >> -Blake >> >> >> On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 5:12 PM, "Rolf Hanßen" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> so there is no key or certificate or reference number at all ? >>> What prevents customers to buy one "alibi" license for all devices if >>> there is no link to the device? >>> Does it have any effect at all if you configure/install such a pseudo >>> license or not ? >>> >>> regards >>> Rolf >>> >>>> On 29/08/13 17:45, "Rolf Hanßen" wrote: >>>> >>>>> How do I see if the correct features were enabled or which type >>> (baseip, >>>>> ipservice, advipservice) is installed ? >>>>> Maybe somebody with a working and licensed router can compare the >>> output >>>>> ? >>>>> >>>>> What happens if I reboot and the license was wrong (i.e. baseip >>> only), >>>>> does the IOS reject commands in that case or is the whole licensing >>> on >>>>> 6500/7600just a dummy ? >>>> >>>> That's not how 6500 works. >>>> >>>> For 6500, on both sup720 and sup2T IIRC, the feature set is determined >>>> by the image you boot. There's no license key for "advanced IP >>> services" >>>> - you just boot that image. >>>> >>>> To see which "feature" is installed/enabled, just look to see which >>>> images is booted. >>>> >>>> The right to use the software comes from having purchased that version >>>> of the software with the chassis, or having purchased an upgrade later >>> on. >>>> >>>> See also >>>> >>>> >>> http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/iosswrel/ps8802/ps6970/ps6017/qa_c67-661785.pdf >>>> >>>> As an example - most of our 6500 purchases came with a line item for: >>>> >>>> S733ZK9M-12218SXD >>>> >>>> ...which is the Advanced IP service package, and confers the right to >>>> use that image (and smartnet confers the right to upgrade). >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] >>>> https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp >>>> archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] >>> https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp >>> archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ >>> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] > https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp > archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ > _______________________________________________ cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
