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Chapter18 M anaging System Administration Configurations
Installing a License File
Viewing the Base License
To upgrade the base license:
Step1 Select System Administration > Configuration > Licensing > Base Server License.
The Base Server License page appears with a description of the ACS deployment configuratio n and a list
of the available deployment licenses. See Types of Licenses for a list of deployment licenses.
Table18-30 describes the fields in the Base Server License page.
You can select one or more radio buttons next to the instance whose license you want to upgrade.
Step2 Click Upgrade. See Upgrading the Base Server License, page 18-37 for valid field options.
Table18-30 Base Server License Page
Option Description
ACS Deployment Configuration
Primary ACS Instance Name of the primary instance created when you logged into the ACS 5.4 web interface.
Number of Instances Current number of ACS instances (primary or secondary) in the ACS database.
Current Number of
Configured IP Addresses
in Network Devices
Total number of IP addresses in all the subnetworks that you have configured as part of network
device configuration.
The number of devices is determined by the number of unique IP addresses that you configure.
This includes the subnet masks that you configure. For example, a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0
implies 256 unique IP addresses and hence the number of d evices is 256.
Maximum Number of IP
Addresses in Network
Devices
Maximum number of IP addresses that your license supports:
•Base License—Supports 500 IP addresses.
The number of devices is determined by the number of unique IP addresses that you configure.
This includes the subnet masks that you configure. For example, a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0
implies 256 unique IP addresses and hence the number of d evices is 256.
•Large Deployment—Supports an unlimited number of IP addresses.
Use this link to obtain a
valid License File
Directs you to Cisco.com to generate a valid license file using the Product Activation Key (PAK)
Base License Configuration
ACS Instance Name of the ACS instance, either primary or secondary.
Identifier Name of the base license.
License Type Specifies the base license type (permanent, evaluation).
Expiration Specifies the expiration date for evaluation licenses. For permanent licenses, the expiration field
indicates permanent.
Licensed to Name of the company that this product is licensed to.
PAK Name of the Product Activation Key (PAK) received from Cisco.
Version Current version of the ACS software.