Netgear XCM8810 Chassis Hardware Installation Guide - Page 43

NETGEAR 8800 Chassis Switch CLI Manual Default N/A Usage Guidelines The software license levels that apply to NETGEAR 8800 software are described in Appendix A of the NETGEAR 8800 User Manual. To obtain a software license, specify the key in the format xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx. You obtain the software license key (or feature pack key) either by ordering it from the factory or by obtaining a license voucher from your NETGEAR supplier. You can obtain a regular software license or a trial software license, which allows you use of the license for either 30, 60 or 90 days; you cannot downgrade software licenses. The voucher contains all the necessary information on the software license, whether regular or trial, and number of days for trial software license. After you enable the software license or feature pack by entering the software key, the system returns a message that you either successfully or unsuccessfully set the license. Once you enable the software license (or if you do not use the correct key, attempt to downgrade the license, or already installed the software license) you see one of the following messages: Enabled license successfully. Error: Unable to set license using supplied key. Error: Unable to set license - downgrade of licenses is not supported. Error: Unable to set license - license is already enabled. Error: Unable to set license - trial license already enabled. If you enable a trial license, the system generates a daily message showing the number of days until expiry. Once installed (or enabled), the software license goes with the switch chassis itself (not with the MSM/MM module). The software license information is stored in EEPROM; the information persists through reboots, software upgrades, power outages, and reconfigurations. If you attempt to execute a command and you do not either have the required software license or have reached the limits defined by the current software license level, the system returns one of the following messages: Error: This command cannot be executed at the current license level. Error: You have reached the maximum limit for this feature at this license level. If you attempt to execute a command and you do not have the required feature pack, the system also returns a message. To protect against attacks to install maliciously created license keys, the system has an exponential delay of each failed attempt to install a license. To view the type of software license you are currently running on the switch, use the show licenses command. The license key number is not displayed, but the type of software Chapter 2. Commands for Accessing the Switch | 43