12-10-2013 08:10 AM - edited 03-03-2019 07:14 AM
Running 2 x Cisco 4500X as one VSS which has Universal IOS installed. Purchased two licenses from Cisco and used following insturction set:-
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/switches/ps5718/ps4324/white_paper_c11-685524.html
Step 1 – License installed on Primary and secondary is forced restarted with evaluation “entservices”.
Step 2 – Secondary reloads with entservices, whereas primary is still running IPBase, According to document this should force operational mode to RPR and following is the output I received.
*Dec 10 06:55:40.724: %SW_LEVEL-6-RESULT: Operational redundancy mode is UNKNOWN, due to software license-level mismatch at ACTIVE and STANDBY. Software Level on Active: ipbase; on Standby: entservices.
*Dec 10 06:56:00.819: %C4K_REDUNDANCY-6-MODE: ACTIVE supervisor initializing for sso mode
With reference to Cisco documentation, I was expecting mode to change to RPR but VSS renegotiated to SSO.
Step 3- Reloaded Primary switch and forced it to ROMON mode, Secondary takes over the VSS. And its running “entservices”.
Step 4- removed the boot level command, documentation states to change redundancy mode to SSO but our VSS mode wasn’t changed to RPR. However, I tried both, changed the mode to RPR manually, took the following command off
#no license boot level entservices
But Secondary switch keeps on running IPBase.
Any suggestions?
12-11-2013 03:28 AM
Issue is resolved, thought to share what problem I faced.
Above link doesn't cater 4500x even though it mentions series. It becomes more confusing as 4500X VSS runs on two chassis opposed to other Chassis with multiple Sup where you need one license per chassis.
In order to install license on VSS 4500X
12-12-2017 11:53 AM
I have 4500 with two chassis. Bought two licenses for additional feature. This is how I had to do it.
<-- copy the two files up using TFTP --->
4500#copy tftp://10.0.9.x/JAExxxxxx_20171211031243.lic bootflash:
Destination filename [JAExxxxxxx_20171211031243.lic]?
Accessing tftp://10.0.9.x/JAE1xxxxxxxx_20171211031243.lic...
Loading JAExxxxxxx_20171211031243.lic from 10.0.9.71 (via Vlanxxx): !
[OK - 1202 bytes]
1202 bytes copied in 0.096 secs (12521 bytes/sec)
4500#copy tftp://10.0.9.x/JAExxxxxxx_20171211031243.lic bootflash: <-- 2nd license UID
4500#dir <-- verify they are there.
<-- install license on 1st chassis -->
4500#license install bootflash:JAExxxxxx_201712121119500360.lic
Installing licenses from "bootflash:JAExxxxxx_201712121119500360.lic"
Installing...Feature:entservices...
1/1 licenses were successfully installed
0/1 licenses were existing licenses
0/1 licenses were failed to install
<-- copy 2nd license to 2nd chassis -->
copy bootflash:/JAExxxxxxxxx_201712121122453180.lic slavebootflash:/
<-- switch over to 2nd chassis -->
remote login module 11
<-- and now install 2nd license there -->
4500-standby-console#license install bootflash:JAExxxxxxx_201712121122453180.lic
Installing licenses from "bootflash:JAExxxxxx_201712121122453180.lic"
Installing...Feature:entservices...Successful:Supported
1/1 licenses were successfully installed
0/1 licenses were existing licenses
0/1 licenses were failed to install
07-06-2020 02:15 AM
Hi atrevido43,
Does this method requires downtime?? Thank you. After installing the license on the standby? what are the next steps? are we going to switchover to active again? thanks
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