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Upgrade and Maintenance Guide
Upgrading SteelHead xx50 Appliances
Installing Licenses and Activating Specifications
Installing Licenses and Activating Specifications
The following sections describe how to install model upgrade licenses and activate model specifications
using the CLI (RiOS software v4.1.9d, v5.0.7e, v5.0.9, v5.5.2d, v5.5.4, and later) or the Management Console
(RiOS software v5.0.7e, v5.0.9, v5.5.2d, v5.5.4 and later).
After you install a model upgrade license, you must stop the SteelHead service to activate the model
specification.
Model Upgrades Using the CLI
This section describes how to install a model upgrade license and activate a specification using the CLI. The
CLI can be used to install licenses and activate specifications with RiOS software v4.1.9d, v5.0.7e, v5.0.9,
v5.5.2d, v5.5.4, and later.
1.
Connect to the Riverbed CLI.
For detailed information about using the CLI, see the
Riverbed Command-Line Interface Reference Manual
.
2.
Enter enable mode; at the system prompt, enter the
enable
command:
amnesiac > enable
3.
Enter configuration mode; at the system prompt, enter the
configure terminal
command:
amnesiac # configure terminal
amnesiac (config) #
4.
View current and available model specifications; enter the
show hardware spec
command:
amnesiac (config) # show hardware spec
Spec Description
- ---------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
* 1050_LR BW Limit: 8000 Kb/s Connection Limit: 800
(activation requires hardware)
1050_MR BW Limit: 10000 Kb/s Connection Limit: 1300
(activation requires hardware)
1050H BW Limit: 20000 Kb/s Connection Limit: 2300
1050_HR BW Limit: 20000 Kb/s Connection Limit: 2300
(activation requires hardware)
* = active
5.
Install the model upgrade license, enter the
license install <license-key>
command:
amnesiac (config) # license install LIC-EXAMPLE1050_MR-0000-0000-0-000X-0XX0
Important:
Riverbed recommends you write the license to memory after it has been installed.
6.
Write the model upgrade license to memory; enter the
write memory
command:
amnesiac (config) # write memory
7.
View licenses installed on the appliance; enter the
show licenses
command:
