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Junos OS License Keys

Licensable Ports on MX5, MX10, and MX40 Routers

Starting with Junos OS Release 12.2, license keys are available to enhance the port capacity on MX5, MX10, and MX40 routers up to the port capacity of an MX80 router. The MX5, MX10, and MX40 routers are derived from the modular MX80 chassis with similar slot and port assignments, and provide all functionality available on an MX80 router, but at a lower capacity. Restricting port capacity is achieved by making a set of MIC slots and ports licensable. MICs without a license are locked, and are unlocked or made usable by installing appropriate upgrade licenses.

The base capacity of a router is identified by the Ideeprom assembly ID (I2C ID), which defines the board type. However, the Junos OS licensing infrastructure allows the use of restricted ports without a license for a grace period of 30 days. After the grace period expires, the router reverts back to the base capacity if no upgrade license is purchased and installed for the locked ports. The I2C ID along with an upgrade license determine the final capacity of an MX5, MX10, or MX40 router.

The MX5, MX10, MX40, and MX80 routers support the following types of MICs:

  • A built-in 10-Gigabit Ethernet MIC with four 10-Gigabit Ethernet ports
  • Two front-pluggable MICs

A feature ID is assigned to every license upgrade for enhancing port capacity. Table 1 displays the chassis types and their associated port capacity, I2C ID, base capacity, feature ID, feature name, and the final capacity after a license upgrade.

Table 1: Upgrade Licenses for Enhancing Port Capacity

Chassis Type

Port Capacity

I2C ID

Base Capacity

Feature ID and Feature Name

Upgrade Capacity

MX5

20G

0x556

Slot 1

  • 1/MIC0

f1—MX5 to MX10 upgrade

Slot 1 and 2

  • 1/MIC0
  • 1/MIC1

MX10

40G

0x555

Slot 1 and 2

  • 1/MIC0
  • 1/MIC1

f2—MX10 to MX40 upgrade

Slot 2 and first 2 ports on Slot 0

  • 1/MIC1
  • First 2 ports on 0/MIC0

MX40

60G

0x554

Slot 1, SLot 2 and first 2 ports on Slot 0

  • 1/MIC0
  • 1/MIC1
  • First 2 ports on 0/MIC0

f3—MX40 to MX80 upgrade

Slot 2 and all ports on Slot 0

  • 1/MIC1
  • All 4 ports on 0/MIC0

When installing an upgrade license for enhancing port capacity on MX5, MX10 and MX40 routers, consider the following:

  • To upgrade an MX5 router to MX80 router capacity, licenses for all three features (f1, f2, f3) must be installed. All three features can be provided in a single license key.
  • To upgrade an MX10 router to MX40 router capacity, installing a license key with f2 feature is sufficient.
  • Non-applicable feature IDs in a license key reject the upgrade license. For example:
    • An f1 feature ID on an MX10 upgrade license key rejects the license.
    • Feature IDs f1 and f2 on an MX40 upgrade license key reject the entire license.
 

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Published: 2013-01-23

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