License Portal Guide

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:

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/ by using scp or tftp etc.

9.    Install the license by issuing the following command:

10.    Restart the PICOS service to activate the license:

11.   After the switch rebooted, use the following command to verify the installed license.

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