R E V I E W D R A F T — C I S C O C O N F I D E N T I A L
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Appendix C Obtaining Software
Obtaining a License Key From Cisco.com
Licensing the
ASA 5500-X IPS SSP
For the ASA 5500-X series adaptive security appliances with the IPS SSP, the ASA requires the IPS
Module license. To view your current ASA licenses, in ASDM choose
Home > Device Dashboard >
Device Information > Device License
. For more information about ASA licenses, refer to the licensing
chapter in the configuration guide. After you obtain the ASA IPS Module license, you can obtain and
install the IPS license key.
For More Information
•
For more information about getting started using the ASA 5500-X IPS SSP, refer to the
Cisco IPS
Module on the ASA Quick Start Guide
.
•
For the procedures for obtaining and installing the IPS License key, see
Obtaining a License Key
From Cisco.com, page C-8
.
Uninstalling the License Key
Note
The CLI output is an example of what your configuration may look like. It will not match exactly due to
the optional setup choices, sensor model, and IPS 7.1 version you have installed.
Use the
erase
license-key
command to uninstall the license key on your sensor. This allows you to delete
an installed license key from a sensor without restarting the sensor or logging into the sensor using the
service account. Uninstalling the license key is supported in IPS 7.1(3)E4 and later.
To uninstall the license key, follow these steps:
Step 1
Log in to the CLI using an account with administrator privileges.
Step 2
Uninstall the license key on the sensor.
sensor#
erase license-key
Warning: Executing this command will remove the license key installed on the sensor.
You must have a valid license key installed on the sensor to apply the Signature Updates
and use the Global Correlation features.
Continue? []: yes
sensor#
Step 3
Verify the sensor key has been uninstalled.
sensor#
show version
Application Partition:
Cisco Intrusion Prevention System, Version 7.1(4)E4
Host:
Realm Keys key1.0
Signature Definition:
Signature Update S615.0 2012-01-03
OS Version: 2.6.29.1
Platform: IPS-4345-K9
Serial Number: FCH1445V00N
No license present
Sensor up-time is 5 days.
Using 5318M out of 7864M bytes of available memory (67% usage)