Chapter 5 Configuring Additional Router Features

Configuring Software Entitlement

Configuring Software Entitlement

Beginning in Cisco IOS XR Software Release 3.5.0, certain software and hardware features are enabled using software entitlement. Software entitlement is a system that consists of a license manager on a Cisco IOS XR device that manages licenses for various software and hardware features. The license manager parses and authenticates a license before accepting it. The software features on the router use the license manager APIs to check out and release licenses. Licenses are stored in persistent storage on the router.

All core routing features are available for use without any license. In Cisco IOS XR Software

Release 3.6.0, the following features must be enabled with licenses:

Layer 3 VPN

Modular services card bandwidth

Cisco XR 12000 SIP-401 bandwidth

Cisco XR 12000 SIP-501 bandwidth

Cisco XR 12000 XIP-601 bandwidth

Refer to the Software Entitlement on Cisco IOS XR Software module in Cisco IOS XR System

Management Configuration Guide for more information on configuring software licenses.

Configuration Limiting

The Cisco IOS XR software places preset limits on the configurations you can apply to the running configuration of a router. These limits ensure that the router has sufficient system resources (such as RAM) for normal operations. Under most conditions, these preset limits are sufficient.

In some cases, for which a large number of configurations is required for a particular feature, it may be necessary to override the preset configuration limits. This override can be done only if configurations for another feature are low or unused. For example, if a router requires a large number of BGP configurations and Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) is not being used at all, then the BGP limits can be increased to use the unused memory assigned to MPLS.

Caution Overriding the default configuration limits can result in a low-memory condition.

The following sections describe the limits you can configure, default and maximum values, and commands for configuring and displaying the configuration limits:

Static Route Configuration Limits, page 5-122

IS-IS Configuration Limits, page 5-122

OSPFv2 and v3 Configuration Limits, page 5-123

BGP Configuration Limits, page 5-125

Routing Policy Language Line and Policy Limits, page 5-127

Multicast Configuration Limits, page 5-129

MPLS Configuration Limits, page 5-130

 

 

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