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License keys define capacity limits (number of allowed subscriber sessions) and available features on VPC. Adding new 
license keys allows you to increase capacity and add new features as your subscriber base grows. 

New StarOS images are delivered with no license keys installed. In most cases, you receive the license key in electronic 
format (usually through e-mail). 

When StarOS boots with no license key installed, a default set of restricted session use and feature licenses is installed. 
The following Exec Mode command lists the license information: 

[local]host_name# show license information 

Session use and feature use licenses are software mechanisms that provide session limit controls and enable special 
features within StarOS. These electronic licenses are stored in the StarOS configuration file that is loaded each time 
VPC is initialized or restarted. 

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Session use licenses limit the number of concurrent sessions that a VPC is capable of supporting per service type 

and are acquired on an as-needed basis. This allows carriers to pay only for what they are using and easily 
increase capacity as their subscriber base grows. 

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Feature use licenses enable specific features/functionality within StarOS and are distributed based on the total 

number of sessions supported by VPC. 

Use the instructions below to install a new license key. 

If you have a copy of the license, use the following configuration to cut and paste just the license key part: 

From the Exec mode, enter the following: 

configure 

   license key license 

   exit 

license is the license key string. The license can be an alphanumeric string of 1 through 1023 characters that is case 
sensitive. Copy the license key as shown in the example below, including the “\ (double-quote slash). Please note: this is 
not a functional license.

 

"\