Juniper Agile Licensing User Manual
Juniper Agile Licensing Guide
Published
2021-03-26
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Juniper Agile Licensing Guide
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Table of Contents
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About the Documentation | vi
Documentation and Release Notes | vi
Documentation Conventions | vi
Documentation Feedback | ix
Requesting Technical Support | ix
Self-Help Online Tools and Resources | x
Creating a Service Request with JTAC | x
Juniper Agile Licensing Overview
Juniper Agile Licensing Overview | 12
Juniper Agile Licensing Overview | 12
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Benefits of Juniper Agile Licensing | 12
Understand Juniper Agile Licensing | 13
Components of Juniper Agile Licensing | 13
Juniper Agile Licensing Workflow for Procuring and Managing Licenses | 16
Procuring and Managing Licenses | 16
Juniper Agile License Management | 18
Juniper Agile License Management | 19
Licensing Models | 19
Setting Up the Juniper Agile License Manager
Installing the Juniper Agile License Manager | 22
System Requirements for the Juniper Agile License Manager | 22
Software Specifications | 22
Hardware Specifications | 23
Method of connecting to the Juniper Agile License Manager | 23
Downloading the Juniper Agile License Manager | 24
Creating the License Manager Redundancy Group | 24
Downloading the Fingerprint Identity File | 26
Installing the Juniper Agile License Manager | 26
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Uninstalling the Juniper Agile License Manager | 30
Uninstall the Juniper Agile License Manager | 30
Managing Juniper Agile License Manager
Managing the Juniper Agile License Manager | 33
Activating and Deploying Software Entitlements to the Juniper Agile License Manager | 33
Viewing the Juniper Agile License Manager Status | 34
Viewing Feature and License Information in Juniper Agile License Manager | 35
Juniper Agile License Manager Redundancy Group Overview | 37
Benefits of a License Manager Redundancy Group | 39
Adding Juniper Agile License Managers to a Redundancy Group | 39
Deleting Existing Juniper Agile License Managers from a Redundancy Group | 41
Moving a Software Entitlement from One License Manager to a Different License Manager | 43
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Configuring Licenses
Configuring Licenses in Junos OS using Network Licensing Mode | 45
Manage Licenses Using Network License Mode | 45
Configuring Licenses on vMX Virtual Routers | 45
Managing vMX Licenses | 46
Adding a License | 47
Deleting a License | 48
Managing cRPD Licenses | 49
Managing cSRX Licenses | 51
Add license using a license file | 51
Add license using a license key | 52
Managing vSRX Licenses Using Standalone Mode | 54
Add License Using a License File | 54
Add License Using a License Key | 55
Managing QFX5220-32CD, QFX5220-128C, PTX10003-80C, and PTX10003-160C Devices
License | 57
Troubleshooting Juniper Agile License Manager
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Troubleshooting the Juniper Agile License Manager | 61
Troubleshooting the Juniper Agile License Manager | 61
Installation Fails for Non-Root Users | 61
Invalid or Corrupt Agile License Manager ID File | 62
Error Checking Status of Agile License Manager | 62
Agile License Manager Starts as Follower Instead of Leader | 63
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About the Documentation
IN THIS SECTION
Documentation and Release Notes | vi
Documentation Conventions | vi
Documentation Feedback | ix
Requesting Technical Support | ix
Juniper Networks introduced the Juniper Agile Licensing Portal to install and manage licenses for hardware
and software features. Juniper Agile Licensing is the new and improved license management system to
simplify the license management in a network.
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Documentation and Release Notes
To obtain the most current version of all Juniper Networks®technical documentation, see the product
documentation page on the Juniper Networks website at https://www.juniper.net/documentation/.
If the information in the latest release notes differs from the information in the documentation, follow the
product Release Notes.
Juniper Networks Books publishes books by Juniper Networks engineers and subject matter experts.
These books go beyond the technical documentation to explore the nuances of network architecture,
deployment, and administration. The current list can be viewed at https://www.juniper.net/books.
Documentation Conventions
Table 1 on page vii defines notice icons used in this guide.
Table 1: Notice Icons
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DescriptionMeaningIcon
Indicates important features or instructions.Informational note
Caution
Indicates a situation that might result in loss of data or hardware
damage.
Alerts you to the risk of personal injury or death.Warning
Alerts you to the risk of personal injury from a laser.Laser warning
Indicates helpful information.Tip
Alerts you to a recommended use or implementation.Best practice
Table 2 on page vii defines the text and syntax conventions used in this guide.
Table 2: Text and Syntax Conventions
ExamplesDescriptionConvention
Fixed-width text like this
Italic text like this
Represents text that you type.Bold text like this
Represents output that appears on
the terminal screen.
Introduces or emphasizes important
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new terms.
Identifies guide names.
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Identifies RFC and Internet draft
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titles.
To enter configuration mode, type
the configure command:
user@host> configure
user@host> show chassis alarms
No alarms currently active
A policy term is a named structure
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that defines match conditions and
actions.
Junos OS CLI User Guide
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RFC 1997, BGP Communities
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Attribute
Table 2: Text and Syntax Conventions (continued)
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ExamplesDescriptionConvention
Italic text like this
Text like this
< > (angle brackets)
| (pipe symbol)
Represents variables (options for
which you substitute a value) in
commands or configuration
statements.
Represents names of configuration
statements, commands, files, and
directories; configuration hierarchy
levels; or labels on routing platform
components.
variables.
Indicates a choice between the
mutually exclusive keywords or
variables on either side of the symbol.
The set of choices is often enclosed
in parentheses for clarity.
Configure the machine’s domain
name:
[edit]
root@# set system domain-name
domain-name
To configure a stub area, include
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the stub statement at the [edit
protocols ospf area area-id]
hierarchy level.
The console port is labeled
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CONSOLE.
stub <default-metric metric>;Encloses optional keywords or
broadcast | multicast
(string1 | string2 | string3)
# (pound sign)
[ ] (square brackets)
Indention and braces ( { } )
; (semicolon)
GUI Conventions
Indicates a comment specified on the
same line as the configuration
statement to which it applies.
Encloses a variable for which you can
substitute one or more values.
Identifies a level in the configuration
hierarchy.
Identifies a leaf statement at a
configuration hierarchy level.
rsvp { # Required for dynamic MPLS
only
community name members [
community-ids ]
[edit]
routing-options {
static {
route default {
nexthop address;
retain;
}
}
}
Table 2: Text and Syntax Conventions (continued)
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ExamplesDescriptionConvention
Bold text like this
> (bold right angle bracket)
Represents graphical user interface
(GUI) items you click or select.
Separates levels in a hierarchy of
menu selections.
In the Logical Interfaces box, select
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All Interfaces.
To cancel the configuration, click
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Cancel.
In the configuration editor hierarchy,
select Protocols>Ospf.
Documentation Feedback
We encourage you to provide feedback so that we can improve our documentation. You can use either
of the following methods:
Online feedback system—Click TechLibrary Feedback, on the lower right of any page on the Juniper
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Networks TechLibrary site, and do one of the following:
Click the thumbs-up icon if the information on the page was helpful to you.
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Click the thumbs-down icon if the information on the page was not helpful to you or if you have
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suggestions for improvement, and use the pop-up form to provide feedback.
E-mail—Send your comments to techpubs-comments@juniper.net. Include the document or topic name,
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URL or page number, and software version (if applicable).
Requesting Technical Support
Technical product support is available through the Juniper Networks Technical Assistance Center (JTAC).
If you are a customer with an active Juniper Care or Partner Support Services support contract, or are
covered under warranty, and need post-sales technical support, you can access our tools and resources
online or open a case with JTAC.
JTAC policies—For a complete understanding of our JTAC procedures and policies, review the JTAC User
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Guide located at https://www.juniper.net/us/en/local/pdf/resource-guides/7100059-en.pdf.
Product warranties—For product warranty information, visit https://www.juniper.net/support/warranty/.
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JTAC hours of operation—The JTAC centers have resources available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,
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365 days a year.
Self-Help Online Tools and Resources
For quick and easy problem resolution, Juniper Networks has designed an online self-service portal called
the Customer Support Center (CSC) that provides you with the following features:
Find CSC offerings: https://www.juniper.net/customers/support/
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Search for known bugs: https://prsearch.juniper.net/
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Find product documentation: https://www.juniper.net/documentation/
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Find solutions and answer questions using our Knowledge Base: https://kb.juniper.net/
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Download the latest versions of software and review release notes:
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https://www.juniper.net/customers/csc/software/
Search technical bulletins for relevant hardware and software notifications:
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https://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/
Join and participate in the Juniper Networks Community Forum:
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https://www.juniper.net/company/communities/
Create a service request online: https://myjuniper.juniper.net
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To verify service entitlement by product serial number, use our Serial Number Entitlement (SNE) Tool:
https://entitlementsearch.juniper.net/entitlementsearch/
Creating a Service Request with JTAC
You can create a service request with JTAC on the Web or by telephone.
Visit https://myjuniper.juniper.net.
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Call 1-888-314-JTAC (1-888-314-5822 toll-free in the USA, Canada, and Mexico).
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For international or direct-dial options in countries without toll-free numbers, see
https://support.juniper.net/support/requesting-support/.
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Juniper Agile Licensing Overview
Juniper Agile Licensing Overview | 12
Juniper Agile License Management | 18
Juniper Agile Licensing Overview
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SUMMARY
Learn about Juniper Agile Licensing, an improved
license management system to activate, install, manage,
and monitor licenses on Juniper Networks devices in
a network.
Juniper Agile Licensing Overview
IN THIS SECTION
Benefits of Juniper Agile Licensing | 12
Understand Juniper Agile Licensing | 13
IN THIS SECTION
Juniper Agile Licensing Overview | 12
Juniper Agile Licensing Workflow for Procuring
and Managing Licenses | 16
Components of Juniper Agile Licensing | 13
Benefits of Juniper Agile Licensing
Provides an intuitive user experience and simplified operational processes.
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Provides seamless lifecycle management of licenses.
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Offers flexible license administration and deployment.
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Enables monitoring of software usage through centralized administrator and reporting.
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Allows users to proactively adjust usage based on real-time reporting.
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Provides consistent license management workflow for all Juniper products.
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Understand Juniper Agile Licensing
Juniper Networks introduced the Juniper Agile Licensing solution to provide an efficient way for customers
and partners to manage licenses for hardware and software features. To use a licensed feature, you need
to purchase and activate a license that corresponds to that feature and deploy that license so that it can
be utilized by the software during normal operation. You can administer and manage the licenses through
the Juniper Agile Licensing Portal. The portal provides an intuitive task-based user interface that provides
full lifecycle management of licenses.
Juniper Agile Licensing ensures that features are used in compliance with Juniper's End User License
Agreement. There are currently two main modes for deploying licenses:
Standalone mode allows you to activate a license on a single hardware device or software instance. Such
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a license can only be used by the instance on which it is activated. Sharing a license with multiple instances
is not permissible.
Network mode provides a centralized system for deploying licenses to a network of devices or software
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instances. The Juniper Agile License Manager software runs on your network and provides a local
repository of licenses that are dynamically consumed by devices as required. License Manager also
monitors license usage and can synchronize that usage data with Juniper to enable enhanced monitoring
and compliance reporting.
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Support for each deployment mode varies by product. Both deployment modes enable efficient management
of both subscription and perpetual licenses and may enable combinations of features and capacity depending
on the specific license purchased.
Components of Juniper Agile Licensing
Figure 1 on page 14 shows the architecture of Juniper Agile Licensing.
Figure 1: Juniper Agile Licensing Workflow
Juniper Agile
License Manager
Start Server
vMX
vMX
Juniper Agile
License Manager CLI
Fingerprint Identity
File Download
Customer Network
Admin
Customer
Juniper Agile
Licensing
Portal
Juniper Entitlement
Management System
Juniper Networks
Customer
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3
4
5
vMX
Internet
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Entitlements
• View account-wide
entitlements for your
Juniper Networks
products.
• Display your software
license purchases
that are linked to your
company account
associations and
awaiting activation.
Activations
• Activate quickly from
the portal home page.
• Activate from the My
Entitlements section.
• Download and send them
through email.
• View related information
about activated
entitlements.
RMA Tool
• Transfer license keys
from a defective to a
replacement device.
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1. Juniper Agile Licensing Portal
Figure 2: Juniper Agile Licensing Portal Features
The Juniper Agile Licensing Portal provides the features shown in Figure 2 on page 14.
You use the Juniper Agile Licensing Portal to activate and deliver the required license keys for products
you have purchased.
Depending on the type of license, the fulfillment e-mail you receive from Juniper after purchase of a
license indicates whether your device can be used without installing license keys. If you need to install
license keys, you can view and activate the purchased entitlements in the Agile Licensing Portal.
NOTE: In some cases, the fulfillment e-mail might include a license key, in which case it is
not necessary to manage the entitlement through the Agile Licensing Portal.
2. Juniper Entitlement Management System
The Juniper Agile Entitlement Management System is a repository of all your entitlements. It simplifies
the licensing life cycle by providing a centralized license management interface that you can access
using the Agile Licensing Portal.
3. Juniper Agile License Manager
The Agile License Manager is a software application that runs on your network and provides a local
repository of licenses that are dynamically consumed by devices as required. License Manager also
monitors license usage and can synchronize that usage data with Juniper to enable enhanced monitoring
and compliance reporting.
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NOTE: Redundancy is not used if only one Agile License Manager is configured. The configured
Agile License Manager is the leader for the operations. Redundancy is enabled if more than
one Agile License Manager is configured. One Agile License Manager act as a leader and all
the other Agile License Managers acts as followers for all operations.
Juniper Agile License Manager CLI
You can start and stop the Juniper Agile License Manager through the CLI. You can also access additional
administrative functions through the CLI.
Juniper Agile Licensing Workflow for Procuring and Managing Licenses
Procuring and Managing Licenses
IN THIS SECTION
Download, install, and configure Agile License Managers (including redundancy) | 17
Configure Network Devices to Use Agile License Managers | 17
Purchase Licenses from Juniper Networks | 17
Manage Entitlements using the Agile Licensing Portal | 18
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For procuring and managing licenses, Juniper Agile Licensing comprises the following phases:
The phases of the licensing life cycle are shown in Figure 3 on page 17.
Figure 3: Licensing Phases
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Device UI
Install
JAL Portal or Support Page
Not required for all products
Email or Download
Generates license keys
JAL Portal or Support Page
Activate
Outputs fulfillment email
Sales
Purchase
Sales
Basic Maintenance
• Delete
• Save
• Update
• View
Complex Maintenance
• Downgrade
• Transfer
• Upgrade
JAL Portal or Support Page and Device UI
Maintain
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Download, install, and configure Agile License Managers (including redundancy)
You can download Juniper Agile License Manager software from Juniper’s Software Download Web site.
Install the Agile License Manager software on a physical server or virtual machine on your network, and
establish a connection to the Agile Entitlement Management System through the public cloud. This
connection is highly secure and requires only a single outgoing HTTPS port to be enabled. After installing
the Agile License Manager software, configure individual Agile License Managers and Agile License Manager
Redundancy Group (for redundancy) through the Agile Licensing Portal.
Log in to the Agile Licensing Portal to create a redundancy server group, download the fingerprint identity
file, and associate the created redundancy server group with entitlements.
Configure Network Devices to Use Agile License Managers
Juniper devices and software applications dynamically obtain active license tokens from Agile License
Managers. Configure the devices and software applications to communicate with the Agile License Managers
within their network and to obtain the active license tokens.
Purchase Licenses from Juniper Networks
Licenses to use Juniper software are purchased through Juniper’s standard sales order process. After
meeting with your Sales Representative or Juniper Partner, submit a sales order to Juniper. License sales
order lines will send you an e-mail that includes your activation code and Software Support Reference
Number (SSRN) relating to your entitlements. The system creates entitlements associated with your user
account (e-mail ID) that you can subsequently manage through the Juniper Agile Licensing Portal.
Depending on the type of license, access the Agile Licensing Portal to activate license keys or send the
keys by e-mail to yourself.
NOTE: Keep a record of your SSRN, which is used as a proof of purchase and for support
entitlement purposes.
Manage Entitlements using the Agile Licensing Portal
You use the information from the fulfillment e-mail to activate your entitlements. This process generates
software license activation keys (license keys) that you can install on devices directly, or automatically
synchronize to previously installed Agile License Managers.
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NOTE: Some software licenses can be only activated, and do not generate or require a license
activation key to be installed on the device. Refer to the fulfillment e-mail that you receive after
purchase for this information.
Juniper Agile License Management
IN THIS SECTION
Juniper Agile License Management | 19
Juniper Agile License Management
IN THIS SECTION
Licensing Models | 19
Table 3 on page 19 lists licensing tasks and links to procedures where you can perform those tasks. Complex
tasks require you to use both the Juniper Agile Licensing portal (or Support page) and a user interface to
the device.
Table 3: Licensing Tasks Used to Manage Your Licenses
LinkLicensing Task
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View entitlements, activate
products to generate licenses, and
mail or download licenses.
(Juniper Agile Licensing Portal or
Support page)
Licensing
Manage Product Licenses (select product to launch Juniper Agile Licensing Portal
or Support page)
Junos Configuration for Enabling Network License ModeEnable network mode for Agile
Adding a LicenseInstall license keys on a device.
Deleting a LicenseDelete license keys on a device.
Licensing Models
Juniper Agile Licensing supports two models described in Table 4 on page 19.
Table 4: Juniper Agile Licensing Models
DescriptionLicensing Model
Subscription
Prepaid, term-based licenses that enable the right to use for a fixed duration. At the
end of the subscription period, customers must renew the subscription or the license
is deemed out of compliance.
Prepaid licenses that are activated in perpetuity for the life of the product or device.Perpetual
Juniper Agile Licensing supports the license types described in Table 5 on page 20. Unless otherwise
stated, license types apply to Juniper Networks customers and potential customers.
Table 5: Types of Juniper Agile Licenses
TermPurposeLicense Type
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Use in a production environmentProduction
Perpetual: In perpetuity
Subscription: 1 or 3 years
90 daysMarketing of Juniper Networks productsTrial
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