•
Cisco Software Licensing (IOS XE 3.12 or Earlier), page 193
Activating Cisco CSR 1000v Licenses
When the Cisco CSR 1000v first boots, the router boots in evaluation mode. The network interfaces are
activated but throughput is limited to 2.5 Mbps and the feature support is limited. Activate the software licenses
to obtain the throughput and feature support provided by the license. For information about the available
licenses in your software version, see the
. The Cisco CSR 1000v supports
the following options to activate the software licenses:
Installing the Cisco CSR 1000v licenses using Cisco Software Licensing (CSL)
is similar to other Cisco router platforms. See
Cisco Software Licensing
(CSL)
Licenses for Cisco IOS XE 3.13S and Later, on page 156
and subsequent
sections.
The Cisco CSR 1000v supports activation using Cisco Smart Licensing. (Cisco
IOS XE Release 3.15S and later.) See
Cisco Smart Licensing, on page 172
.
Cisco Smart Licensing
Cisco Software Licensing (CSL)
Installing CSL Evaluation Licenses for Cisco IOS XE 3.13S and Later
In Cisco IOS XE 3.13S and later, including IOS XE Denali 16.2 and later, the Cisco CSR 1000v first boots
with the AX feature set enabled and the maximum throughput limited to 100 Kbps. The following evaluation
licenses are available:
•
AX feature set with 50 Mbps maximum throughput
•
APPX feature set with 5 Gbps maximum throughput
The evaluation licenses are available for download at the Cisco Software Licensing portal.
If you are installing an evaluation license for a feature set with a maximum throughput of 10 Gbps, then
additional configuration is required to support the 10 Gbps interface. See
Configuring an Interface for 10
Gbps Maximum Throughput, on page 161
.
Note
Perform the following steps after the Cisco CSR 1000v first boots:
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Activating Cisco CSR 1000v Licenses
