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To generate a license, user needs to go to the license web site and authenticate on this server.

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If user cannot log in to the License page, user should log in to Pica8 portal: https://www.pica8.com/single-sign-on/.
Click "Change Password" to activate an account and access the License page.

 

 

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To generate a new license, click on "New Switch License".

 

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User should select the "Speed type" for the switch. The switch's speed type is indicated by the type of the output of the "license -s" command.

 

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  1. Select "Feature type" and type the hardware id displayed by "license -s".
  2. Provide a name to associate the license and the switch for future maintenance.
  3. Click the "Add" button to generate the license
  4. Click "+" to show the entire license.

 

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Click the "Download" button to download the license onto PC.

 

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Last steps:

  1. ssh to the switch and change directory to /etc/picos.
  2. Copy the license to /etc/picos.
  3. Issue the following command: # license -i license.txt
  4. Reboot the switch to make license effective.

 

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Follow the steps below to generate and install the PICOS license.

1. Get the switch’s speed type and hardware ID by issuing the following command at switch’s Linux prompt:


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admin@XorPlus$ license –s

2. Use the assigned credential (SSO) by PICOS License team (license@pica8.com)to login at “License Portal” website.

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3. In the “License Portal” page, click “New Switch License” as shown below:

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4. In “New Switch License” page, select Speed type and Feature type based on your purchased order. Then, enter the switch’s hardware ID. License name is optional.

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5. After clicking the “Add License” button, the license will be added to the database.

6. Click the “+” sign of the newly added license to display the “Download” button.

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7. Click the “Download” button to download the license to the host. The license file name is “hardware_ID.lic”. For example: xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx.lic

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8.    Copy the downloaded license file (xxxx.lic) to the switch’s folder /home/admin/.
9.    Install the license by issuing the following command:

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admin@XorPlus$ sudo license -i /home/admin/xxxx.lic

10.    Restart the PICOS service to activate the license:

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admin@XorPlus$ sudo reboot